aeroTelesis™, Inc., have announced today the successful hardware implementation of a unique digital filter design into FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) for the breakthrough Ultra Spectral Modulation (USM)(TM) technology.  The completion of the patented filter is a major step towards the commercialization of USM which will enable wireless data transmission rates to reach 100 bps/Hz through USM's efficiency. It is also a vital component for implementing the USM technology into hardware systems. The design flow was comprised of MATLAB® simulation software and AccelChip Inc.'s AccelChip® DSP Synthesis and AccelWare® DSP IP Core Generators. These innovative software combinations, coupled with powerful FPGA development hardware and software, allowed the respective engineering teams to reduce the hardware development time to one-third the time of a traditional approach. The FPGA hardware demonstration replicated and confirmed the efficiency of the USM MATLAB simulation which had been previously completed and demonstrated USM's ability to transmit data at rates of 5 megabits per second (Mbps) through a narrow 50 kilohertz (Khz) channel. The success of the FPGA development now brings the reality of USM and potential for T3 data rates to the wireless industry one-step closer to market. The final phase of design work will retarget the FPGA into an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) chipset. Larry Garcia, Senior Technical and Operational Advisor for aeroTelesis, stated, "The transition from MATLAB simulations to FPGA devices is a monumental milestone and unequivocally brings us ever closer to the launch of a breakthrough technology that will become a new standard for wireless communications." "With the growing importance in getting products to market faster, anything a company can do to decrease its design time will have an impact on the bottom line," said Vin Ratford, President and CEO, AccelChip Inc. "Our products can improve design productivity up to 20x by shortening the time between algorithm development and silicon implementation. We're proud to have contributed to the success of this significant step forward in wireless communications." USM  significantly increases spectral efficiency in wireless applications and provides for high-speed and high-capacity networks at substantially lower cost relative to existing wireless technologies. This core technology platform is designed to avoid bottlenecks by providing data transmission channels with higher quality and throughput rates than those of conventional modulation techniques. About aeroTelesis, Inc. Headquartered in Los Angeles, aeroTelesis is a technology-driven communications company dedicated to providing a portfolio of next generation communication services. The Company's targeted application markets include Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), fixed and mobile wireless broadband, and satellite communications. The Company's core technology platform is an exclusively licensed modulation technique known as Ultra Spectral Modulation (USM)(TM). USM is a technology that significantly increases spectral efficiency in wireless applications and provides for high-speed and high-capacity networks at substantially lower cost relative to existing wireless technologies. USM is designed to avoid bottlenecks by providing data transmission channels with higher quality and throughput rates than those of conventional modulation techniques. For more information on aeroTelesis Inc., please visit www.aeroTelesis.com About Photron Technologies Ltd. Photron Technologies is a leading-edge wireless technology company specializing in the design, development and integration of next generation wireless transmission methods & techniques, as well as other wireless systems & devices; and is the developer and manufacturer of a proprietary ultra narrowband technology called Ultra Spectral Modulation (USM). Photron's Web address is www.photron.com.sg About AccelChip Inc. AccelChip Inc. is the industry's only provider of MATLAB-based algorithmic synthesis solutions, including DSP intellectual property (IP), for embedded DSP design. The company develops and markets design tools, integrated verification flows, and parametric IP toolkits that combine to automate the development and implementation of DSP algorithms in FPGAs and ASICs. AccelChip's proven solution integrates the domain-specific DSP design environment (MATLAB) with industry-standard hardware design flows from Aldec, Altera, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Synplicity, Synopsys, The MathWorks, and Xilinx. Founded in 2000, AccelChip is located in Milpitas, California, and has design centers in Portland, Oregon, and Carlsbad, California. AccelChip's Web address is www.accelchip.com Contacts: aeroTelesis, Inc.,  Dawn Smith ir@aerotelesis.com, Photron Technologies Inc., Los Angeles usminfo@photron.com.sg Jayne Scheckla AccelChip, Inc. jayne.scheckla@accelchip.com