Macnica Releases SLVS-EC Interface IP Core for FPGA

“Ideal for receiving high resolution and high framerate data from Sony CMOS Image Sensor”

YOKOHAMA, Japan-- November 08, 2016 -- Macnica, Inc., a global leader in distributing semiconductors, electronic components, and network equipment, with its headquarter located in 1-6-3 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan (“Macnica”), today expanded its Mpression IP portfolio releasing SLVS-EC interface IP core for ALTERA FPGA compliant with SLVS-EC interface technology newly incorporated into Sony CMOS Image Sensor. Users can quickly develop and introduce their products early into market with SLVS-EC technology.

Macnica is a global, technology oriented distributor particularly focusing on demand creation. Macnica not only offers outstanding technical support for its product lines but also provides its original products and services under its “Mpression” brand for satisfying customer needs and solving issues.

Sony CMOS Image Sensor with SLVS-EC interface capable of high speed data transfer will be introduced into CMOS Image Sensor market to satisfy needs for trending higher resolution and higher framerate.
Mpression SLVS-EC Rx IP Macnica has developed can support and contribute users who develop advanced products supporting SLVS-EC interface.

Macnica has paid attention to SLVS-EC interface in the early days and realized a world first solution to receive high speed image data transmitted over SLVS-EC interface on ALTERA FPGA.
Now, the IP enables to connect Sony high resolution and high framerate CMOS Image Sensor to FPGA easily. It is ideal for a various applications like the products with CMOS image sensor and FPGA to receive the image data.

Macnica is licensing the IP worldwide through its subsidiaries or partners. ATD Electronique, an affiliate of Macnica sells and supports it in Europe.
Macnica will exhibit demonstration of SLVS-EC Rx IP at the booth of ATD Electronique in VISION SHOW held in Stuttgart, Germany from November 8 to 10.

About Macnica:

Macnica has been established since 1972 as a semiconductor distribution company headquartered in Yokohama, Japan servicing customers in Japan, the Americas and Asia through its 75 sales offices around the world. Total number of employees is over 2,000 worldwide and total revenue for fiscal 2015 was approximately US$4B. Macnica is famous for having an excellent engineering team of more than 800 application engineers with strong focus on providing technical support for its customers. Macnica is continuing to improve its presence globally by having successful partners in strategic areas in the electronics market. Macnica Inc. and ATD Electronique have entered into an agreement for Macnica to acquire 49% of ATD’s outstanding shares on July 22nd, 2016.

About ATD Electronique:

ATD Electronique, who was founded in 1990 represents and distributes innovative electronic component brands and offers engineering services for machine vision and imaging applications through its offices in France and Germany and its representatives in Italy and Spain. Its product portfolio includes image sensors, controller & interface ICs, ISPs as well as development tools and design services enabling fast and efficient realization of new high performance camera systems for markets such as automotive, medical, security and machine vision.

About Mpression:

Mpression represents an integration and collection of all original technology solutions of Macnica group such as software, platforms, evaluation boards, and others which has been developed, provided and supported in each country by each Macnica group companies.
Macnica provides its advanced and ready-to-use system level solutions to customers based on the accumulated know-hows by the very experienced engineers from worldwide group companies, and thus leads to maximizing the value of products as well as shortening customer's development time.
Macnica is going to propose and support the IP offering one-stop services through its group companies in all regions from country to country in Europe, USA, China, and Asia.
Please visit our web-site (http://m-pression.com/) for a full detail of Mpression.