YOKOHAMA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Macnica Group (TOKYO:7631), a leading global technical distributor for
semiconductor and networking products, today announced release of its
Mpression Nitro board using an Altera Cyclone® V GX FPGA. It is useful
for quickly prototyping FPGA-based multi-input/output applications in
combination with various I/O daughter cards and 3 of its on-board HSMC*
expansion connectors. The Mpression Nitro board enables FPGA designers
to accelerate Cyclone V GX based design and verification at minimum cost
and time. Macnica starts to take orders for Mpression Nitro from the
middle of June 2014 worldwide through local Macnica subsidiaries having
an Altera franchise.

Macnica’s Nitro board has minimum components such as a Altera Cyclone V
GX FPGA in the center, two DDR3 memories and clock ICs, and the three
HSMC connectors to connect to any HSMC daughter cards either currently
existing or newly created for functional differentiation. (Figure 1) For
example, using DDR3 as a frame buffer and combining daughter cards on
the 3 connectors, you can build various applications such as a video
stream format converter among HDMI, DVI, SDI, DisplayPort, V-by-One®, or
a high speed packet data switch to PCI Express, Ethernet, USB3.0, etc.

Even after designing an application, you can create a new application by
replacing all or a part of the daughter cards and FPGA logic, resulting
in a reduction of cost and time compared to developing new boards from
scratch. When the design has to adopt new I/O standards, a designer can
either buy off-the-shelf daughter cards or create new ones. For details,
please visit the Mpression web site: www.m-pression.com/solutions/boards/nitro-board

The Mpression Nitro board is sold through Macnica’s worldwide network
with Altera franchises in Japan, North America, China, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, ASEAN countries and India.

About Macnica GroupMacnica Group, a leading technical distributor
operating worldwide, provides services and high-value products,
including semiconductor components, electronic devices, network
equipment and software, to electrical and electronics manufacturers and
to IT and enterprise customers. Since Macnica was founded in 1972 in
Japan, it has focused on technical support and continuous advancement of
its technical capabilities. Macnica’s business extends globally through
its 34 local business centers worldwide, and aims to evolve from a
unique Japanese company to a unique global company. Macnica operates in
different brands in regions: Macnica (Japan, APAC, North America,
Brazil, & Europe), Altima (Japan), Elsena (Japan), Kogent (Japan),
Cytech Technology (China & Hong Kong), Cytech Global (ASEAN & India),
and Galaxy Far East (Taiwan & China). For more details, please visit http://www.macnica.co.jp/en/