IPFlex will showcase the FFT accelerator at the ESEC 8th Embedded Systems
Expo + Conference in Tokyo held at the Tokyo Big Sight from June 29th to July
1st. This configuration change can take place not only when the system
is designed, but also during operation, dynamically, in a single clock
cycle(6), to meet the instantaneous change in needs of applications
implemented by the system .jp/

IPFlex Inc.

MDS Inc. LLNL is a
world leader in laser science and technology and laser researchers at LLNL
have been awarded 48 R&D 100 awards since 1978.

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The FFT accelerator performs phase retrieval 13 times faster than the
conventional system based on fastest CPU: a 1000 -repetition phase retrieval
for 1024 x1024 pixel image reconstruction is done in mere 87 seconds, while
the conventional system takes 20 minutes to do the same.
For more information, please visit: http://www.com
http://www. When completed in 2008, NIF is
expected to be the largest laser in the world.

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(IPFlex) today announced that they have jointly developed two-dimensional
fast Fourier transform accelerator (FFT accelerator)(1) using DAPDNA-2(2)
dynamically reconfigurable processor (3), shortening phase retrieval process by
an order of magnitude.6-35)

Development Background
Currently, image reconstruction of amorphous samples using SPring-8 is
conducted in a three sequential steps: collection of coherent x-ray scattering
data, measurement of scattering distribution with two-dimensional detectors,
and realization of actual image with mathematical phase retrieval .jp/

Independent Administrative Institution RIKEN Harima Institute
Shigefumi Saruki
Harima Research Promotion Division
TEL: +81-791-58-0900
FAX: +81-791-58-0800
E-mail: ssaruki@riken.riken.
Miwa Sasaki
Marketing Communications
TEL: +81-3-5739-3832
FAX: +81-3-5739-3831
E-mail: info@ipflex.

Robert Van Adel, President and Chief Executive Officer of AECL
added, "We are entering into this voluntary mediation process with
the spirit and intent of arriving at a satisfactory resolution to all
of the outstanding issues and we look forward to the successful
commissioning of the MAPLE reactors.

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The computation process was divided into four steps, each
represented as a hardware configuration on DAPDNA-2.

About RIKEN
RIKEN is a public corporation supported by the government. For additional information, please visit the RIKEN home page at
http://www. is a fabless semiconductor company specialized in the design
of dynamically reconfigurable processor.com/

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from a very fundamental level to immediate
application.riken.ipflex.

JDS Uniphase Modulators Selected by Lawrence Livermore National Lab for World's Largest Laser

JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) today
announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide electro-optic
modulators for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) Project at the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL ).

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There is a strong demand to confirm the actual images while collecting
X-ray scattering data as biological samples could be damaged upon X-ray
irradiation.
(5) Phase retrieval: Retrieving phase information from distribution data
of electronic wave density
(6) a single clock cycle: One clock switching operation is possible by
creating configuration information beforehand and storing in the
background configuration banks. It is engaged
in research over a wide range of fields such as physics, chemistry,
bioscience, engineering, etc .harima. We provide a diverse range of superior products and
services to increase our customers' speed , precision and productivity
in the drug development and disease diagnosis processes. Experiments performed on NIF will be essential to DOE's
Stockpile Stewardship Program to ensure the safety, performance , and
reliability of the nation's nuclear stockpile.

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Until now, researchers had to either wait until entire sample
data was collected, or spend much time analyzing the intermediate data, before
deciding to proceed with the test.
The Ishikawa Laboratory, in consideration of this issue, requested the
Ebisuzaki Laboratory to develop a two-dimensional FFT accelerator that makes
it possible to quickly process computationally intensive two-dimensional FFT. DAPDNA-2 can change
its hardware configuration to provide the optimal circuitry for an application
on demand. (TSX:MDS)(NYSE:MDZ) , and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
(AECL) today announced that the two companies have reached an
agreement to seek a mediated resolution of the issues related to the
construction, commissioning and operation of the MAPLE facilities in
Chalk River, Ontario. We are a
global, values-driven health and life sciences company, recognized
for our reliability and collaborative relationships as we help create
better outcomes in the treatment of disease.

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The accelerator
conducts phase retrieval 13 times faster compared to presently-used highest
spec CPU-based systems. IPFlex supplies high performance,
multifunctional processors that are dynamically reconfigurable, and also
provides development software, evaluation boards, and peripheral interface
products for the processors. NIF will also have basic
science applications in such areas as astrophysics, hydrodynamics, and
material properties, and is expected to provide insight into the viability
of thermonuclear fusion as a future economic energy source.com.

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(IPFlex: Booth No. With its DAPDNA series of dynamically
reconfigurable processors and design tools, IPFlex provides a platform to
shorten development cycle and enable unprecedented flexibility in hardware."

About 15 to 20 million nuclear medicine procedures are performed
each year around the world. More information is available at
www.jdsu.

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Contact:
Independent Administrative Institution RIKEN Wako Institute
Hidehiro Komai
Public Relations Office
TEL: +81-48-467-9272
FAX: +81-48-462-4715
E-mail: h-komai@riken.

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About AECL

AECL is an integrated nuclear technology company providing
services to nuclear utilities worldwide.

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Synchrotron radiation is widely used in academic research/ industrial
applications, in fields such as materials science, earth and planetary
science, life science, environmental science, and medical applications,
as an innovative instrument for material analysis, and is expected to
provide further advances in many other fields.or.com/

IPFlex, DAPDNA, and Software-to-Silicon are registered trademarks of
IPFlex in Japan.

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SPring-8, the World's Largest and Most Powerful Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Achieves 13 Times Performance in Nano-imaging

TOKYO, RIKEN Wako Institute 's Toshikazu Ebisuzaki
Computational Astrophysics Laboratory (the Ebisuzaki Laboratory) and IPFlex
Inc.

DAPDNA-EB4 Evaluation Board Specification
[Processor]
-DAPDNA-2
2 chips

[On-board Devices]
-DDR-SDRAM
256 MB(per DAPDNA-2), total 512 MB
-ROM
2Kbit SPI serial boot ROM x1 (per DAPDNA-2)
2Mbit SPI serial program ROM (x4) (per DAPDNA-2)
-PCI
card-edge connector

-UART
2 channels
-FLASH ROM
16MBx2

[External Interfaces]
-DNA Direct I/O
6 channels

[Software]
-Board Control Library
I/O drivers

About SPring-8 Synchrotron Radiation Facility
SPring-8, which is the largest third-generation synchrotron radiation
facility in the world, provides the most powerful synchrotron radiation
currently available .

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"We believe our broad portfolio of analog, digital, and custom modulators,
coupled with our industry-leading expertise in integrated optics, allow us
to meet very unique needs for our customers' mission-critical designs, such
as the NIF project," said Mike Ricci, vice president of the Components and
Modules Group at JDS Uniphase.

Media Inquiries: Pamela Sufi, Corporate Marketing Communications,
408-546-4714 or pam.

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RIKEN and IPFlex Jointly Develop Two-Dimensional Fast Fourier Transform Accelerator Using Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor DAPDNA-2(R) Enabling Extremely

"(4) The HIO
algorithm enables phase retrieval(5) from data consisting only of X-ray
scattering . Crystallization and analysis of
membrane protein nano-imaging was extremely difficult with previously
available tools, and RIKEN expects to make a great advance using the FFT
accelerator powered by IPFlex's DAPDNA-2 processors.

Different specialties are separated into their divisions.

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MDS, through its isotopes division MDS
Nordion, supplies over half of the global supply of reactor-produced
medical isotopes.

NIF's 192 beams will produce a combined 500 trillion watts of power in an
ultraviolet laser pulse with energy up to 1.

"NIF's phase and amplitude modulators must meet the stringent technical
requirements," said Dr.sufi@jdsu.

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About the DAPDNA-2 Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor
DAPDNA-2 is a dual-core processor, comprised of a high-performance RISC
processor core, called the DAP, and the dynamically reconfigurable core , DNA,
a two-dimensional array of 376 processing elements (PEs).
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IPFlex provided DAPDNA-EB4 board with two DAPDNA-2s to the Ebisuzaki
Laboratory, and the laboratory implemented the "HIO algorithm. It spends mere 87 seconds for a 1000-repetition phase
retrieval for 1024x1024 pixel image reconstruction, while conventional
CPU-based system spends more than 20 minutes to do the same. The four configurations
are switched dynamically in the following order: Fourier transform, reciprocal
space constraint, reverse Fourier transform, and real space constraint. These facilities, when commissioned, will
exclusively produce medical isotopes used globally for the diagnosis
and treatment of disease. The
Government of Canada has agreed to have a representative be a formal
observer in this process. A number of
innovations have arisen from laser research as LLNL including small,
inexpensive radars for motion detectors; backup system alarms; and medical
monitors; CAD/CAM systems used in engineering; fast, hand-held biological
detection devices; and lasers for medicine and manufacturing.

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The Ebisuzaki Laboratory chose IPFlex's DAPDNA-2 dynamically
reconfigurable processor as a device that could power the accelerator . The
laboratory used IPFlex's DAPDNA-EB4 board with two DAPDNA-2s and implemented
HIO algorithm .

Ontario Appeals Court Judge Stephen Goudge has been appointed as
the mediator and will work closely with the two parties. As part of this 192-beam
laser system NIF is using custom designed and manufactured JDS Uniphase
lithium niobate modulators.

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spring8. Other corporate and product names are the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.jp
http://www. With JDS Uniphase
design expertise and transmission modulators, which are critical for
precise pulse shaping, the NIF laser can perform a broad range of
applications in high-energy-density, inertial fusion energy, and basic
science research.

About JDS Uniphase

JDS Uniphase Corporation designs and manufactures products that provide
innovative optical solutions for communications, commercial and consumer
applications.

General Inquiries: Contact your JDS Uniphase Representative or call
800-498-5378 in North America or + 800-5378-5378 outside of North America.

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DAPDNA-2's hardware configurations are dynamically switched to provide the
necessary computational power for the FFT accelerator.riken.

MDS Inc. and AECL Announce Mediation Process for MAPLE Project

"We see the initiation of this mediation process as a positive
step towards the resolution of the issues related to this project,"
said President and CEO of MDS Inc.mdsintl.

MDS INC.

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About IPFlex
IPFlex Inc.

Source: Independent Administrative Institution RIKEN
(Wako Institute, Ebisuzaki Computational Astrophysics Laboratory)
(Harima Institute, Ishikawa Coherent X-ray Optics Laboratory)
IPFlex Inc.
(TSX:MDS)(NYSE:MDZ) -

Judge Stephen Goudge Appointed as Mediator

MDS Inc. has more than 9,000 highly skilled people in 25
countries.

George Miller, LLNL associate director for National
Ignition Facility Programs.

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"These custom modulators were developed in
partnership between the NIF laser design team and JDS Uniphase engineers."

About NIF and Laser Research at LLNL

The NIF project is currently under construction at LLNL with funding from
the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security
Administration . The Company offers components, modules and subsystems for a
variety of markets including communications , display, commercial lasers,
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RIKEN starts implementation and usage of the FFT accelerator at the X-ray
free electron laser facility (SCSS: SPring-8 Compact SASE Source) for the
analysis of membrane protein nano-imaging.
Please note that, as such, it is subject to change without prior notice. Our 3,500 employees are
focused on delivering R+D support , nuclear services, design and
engineering, construction management, specialist technology, and
waste management and decommissioning in support of CANDU reactor
products. NIF is the
latest in a long line of large laser systems at LLNL dating back to the
mid-1970's built for inertial confinement fusion research.

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The FFT accelerator is used for nano-imaging analysis
at SPring-8 (Hyogo, Japan ), the world's largest and most powerful synchrotron
radiation facility, by RIKEN Harima Institute 's Tetsuya Ishikawa Coherent
X-ray Optics Laboratory (the Ishikawa Laboratory). The Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) and
RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research) started construction
of SPring-8 in 1991 and completed the construction and opened the facility in
October 1997.

Terminology
(1) Two-dimensional FFT Accelerator: DAPDNA-2 implementing HIO algorithm
for phase retrieval, enabling high speed processing
(2) DAPDNA: Digital Application Processor, Distributed Network
Architecture
(3) Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor: processor capable of
dynamically switching among prepared circuit configurations in a
single clock cycle
(4) HIO algorithm: Successive approximation algorithm developed in
Stanford University, it enables image reproduction through four
steps: Fourier transform, reciprocal space constraint, reverse
Fourier transform, and real space constraint .jp
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"Even as we address customers' current
needs , meeting challenges on innovative projects such as NIF has allowed us
to refine skills that are critical to developing cutting-edge commercial
applications.