Ellisys Announces Collaborations With Major Test & Measurement Companies

GENEVA, Jul 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
Ellisys, a leading supplier of protocol test and analysis solutions for
USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB), the Universal Serial Bus (USB), Wireless USB,
the WiMedia UWB platform, and Bluetooth(R), today announced
collaborations with leading test & measurement providers Agilent
Technologies and Tektronix, Inc. Ellisys will work with Agilent and
Tektronix to extend their respective physical layer test and compliance
solutions for SuperSpeed USB, including loopback mode receiver testing.
These additional capabilities will be provided by special-purpose
configurations of the Ellisys Explorer 280 (EX280) SuperSpeed USB 3.0
protocol analyzer/generator system. SuperSpeed USB, employing a 5Gb/second
signaling rate, is the latest version of the ubiquitous USB personal
interconnect, targeted at applications involving rich media, storage, and
large digital transfers.

"These collaborations with Tektronix and Agilent bring together our
SuperSpeed USB protocol test and analysis capabilities with
high-performance, world-class physical layer test and measurement tools to
meet receiver testing and other specific physical layer test requirements
of silicon manufacturers currently working to bring SuperSpeed USB to the
technology marketplace," states Mario Pasquali, Ellisys co-founder and
president for products. "We're pleased to be working closely with these
industry-leading companies to bring valuable vertical solutions to
SuperSpeed USB developers."

"Having advance access to measurements enables developers of cutting-edge
digital devices to address potential design issues early in the design
cycle and get products to market faster," said Jim Choate, program manager
USB applications at Agilent. "We are looking forward to working closely
with Ellisys to further address the upcoming USB protocol analysis
challenges with our continuously growing portfolio of USB 2.0 and 3.0 test
solutions."

"Tektronix is pleased to be working with Ellisys to help engineers solve
USB design verification and compliance challenges faster," said Ian
Valentine, general manager, Technology Solutions Group, Tektronix. "Our
extensive PHY layer debugging and automated compliance toolsets are the
perfect complement to the outstanding Ellisys protocol support for
SuperSpeed USB."

Receiver Test Mode Defined by SuperSpeed USB Specification

These strategic relationships pave the way for various test methodologies
and applications. A primary application involves SuperSpeed USB receiver
testing. The USB 3.0 specification defines an internal mechanism that
characterizes the error rate of a SuperSpeed USB receiver, as well as a
special compliance test mode that allows a receiver to loop back bit
streams it receives to its transmitter for retransmission to other test
equipment for characterization. To extend test capabilities, Ellisys will
provide versions of its SuperSpeed USB Explorer 280 for purposes of
characterizing the bit error rate (BER) in the retransmitted bit streams.
Test equipment provided by Tektronix or Agilent can be used to precisely
control a multitude of complex physical parameters of the signal
transmitted to the receiver in order to test various aspects of the
receiver's capabilities, which are then characterized by the Ellisys EX280
system.

SuperSpeed Provides Major Performance Boost

SuperSpeed USB is the latest version of the USB personal interconnect,
originally introduced in 1995. SuperSpeed USB will deliver a 10x
performance increase as compared to USB 2.0 devices, and will remain
backward-compatible to USB 2.0. The growing ubiquity of large digital
media files, high-definition video, flash drives, camcorders, external
hard drives, and many other data-intense applications and devices will
drive the consumer need for the increased performance provided by this new
technology. Consumers should expect the availability of SuperSpeed
USB-enabled computer platforms and devices in early 2010.

Additional Information

Additional information can be found at: www.ellisys.com/products/usbex280
or by contacting Ellisys at info@ellisys.com.

About Ellisys

Ellisys is a test and measurement company committed to the design and
timely introduction of advanced protocol analysis solutions for USB,
SuperSpeed USB 3.0, Wireless USB, WiMedia Ultra-Wideband, and Bluetooth
technology. Developers have been using Ellisys products and solutions for
more than eight years with great success. By providing technology
developers with the right innovative tools at the right time, Ellisys
enables these promising markets to grow in a secure and confident manner,
helping to ensure rapid and wide acceptance of these technologies.

Ellisys
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CH-1217 Meyrin Geneva
Switzerland
www.ellisys.com

World Class Solutions for USB, Wireless USB, WiMedia, Bluetooth
technology

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by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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WiMedia Explorer, are trademarks of Ellisys, and may be registered in some
jurisdictions. All other trademarks, product and company names, are the
property of their respective owners.

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Vancouver, WA, USA

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Director of Marketing
Phone: 360-896-7242
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