SAN JOSE, Calif., July 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc.
(NASDAQ: XLNX) announced today that it has joined the Industrial
Internet Consortium (IIC) to collaborate and drive common
architectures and frameworks within the Industrial IoT
(IIoT). Xilinx's All Programmable, standards-based solutions
combine software programmability, real-time processing, hardware
optimization, and any-to-any connectivity with security and safety
required by IIoT systems. The Industrial Internet Consortium
was founded in 2014 by AT&T, Cisco, General Electric, IBM, and
Intel to catalyze and coordinate the priorities and enabling
technologies of the Industrial Internet.
"We are pleased Xilinx has joined the IIC, offering its
experience in FPGA and SoC-based solutions for the development and
deployment of Industrial IoT solutions," Dr. Richard Soley, executive director, Industrial
Internet Consortium.
"National Instruments is excited that Xilinx has joined the IIC.
NI and Xilinx have worked together for well over a decade to
help scientists and engineers design and deploy smart systems based
on the LabVIEW RIO architecture which consists of a processor, IO,
and Xilinx FPGAs," said Jamie Smith,
director of embedded systems for NI. "The LabVIEW RIO
architecture is ideal for the advanced need of systems designed for
the Industrial Internet of Things."
"Xilinx plans to work closely with the IIC member companies to
collaborate and drive common architectures and frameworks that
leverage both our current technologies and extensive ecosystem,"
said Dan Isaacs, director of
connected systems at Xilinx. "We look forward to joining with
industry innovators to further the technology including the safety
and security requirements of the Industrial Internet."
About Xilinx Industrial IoT Solutions
Xilinx provides
flexible, standards-based solutions that combine software
programmability, real-time processing, hardware optimization, and
any-to-any connectivity with security and safety for IIoT systems.
Xilinx All Programmable solutions are already in production across
a broad range of industrial applications including networking,
factory automation, smart grid, smart medical, smart cities, and
many other applications across the industrial sectors.
Xilinx's strong FPGA and SoC device leadership and broad-reaching
ecosystem maximize the innovation and deployment of Industrial IoT
solutions to create a more secure and connected industry.
Xilinx SDAccel™, SDSoC™, and Vivado® High-level
Synthesis software development environments also enable customers
to quickly develop their smart, connected, and differentiated
applications in a secure manner. To learn more about Xilinx's
Industrial IoT solutions, please visit
http://www.xilinx.com/applications/megatrends/industrial-iot.html.
About the Industrial Internet
Consortium
The Industrial Internet Consortium is an open membership
organization, with over 180 members to date, formed to accelerate
the development, adoption and widespread use of interconnected
machines and devices, intelligent analytics, and people at work.
Founded by AT&T, Cisco, General Electric, IBM and Intel in
March 2014, the Industrial Internet
Consortium catalyzes and coordinates the priorities and enabling
technologies of the Industrial Internet.
www.iiconsortium.org.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading provider of All
Programmable FPGAs, SoCs, MPSoCs, and 3D ICs. Xilinx uniquely
enables applications that are both software defined and hardware
optimized – powering industry advancements in Cloud Computing,
SDN/NFV, Video/Vision, Industrial IoT, and 5G Wireless. For more
information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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