Embedded Systems Conference, SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Oki
Semiconductor, a leading technology partner for the new era of digital
communications and convergence, and ARM, (Nasdaq: ARMHY; LSE: ARM), the
industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor technology,
today announced at the Embedded Systems Conference, the development of the
ARM(R) RealView(R) Developer Kit for Oki, designed specifically by ARM Ltd.
as a complete, low-cost solution for Oki's advantage microcontroller(TM)
family of general-purpose MCU products. The ARM RealView Developer Kit for
Oki, in combination with the ARM7(TM) core family-based ML674K and ML675K
series of microcontrollers, is aimed at designers seeking 32-bit CPU
performance at a price that is highly competitive with 8-bit and 16-bit
products.
The ARM RealView Developer Kit for Oki, configured for Oki's advantage
microcontroller family, is a comprehensive tools package for writing,
compiling, debugging and integrating systems based on Oki's ARM7 family-based
general purpose microcontroller products. The kit is based on components of
the ARM RealView development solution, with functionality tailored to the
specific requirements of Oki advantage microcontroller products, at a price
that is extremely attractive to designers who are used to low-cost tools
solutions. The RealView Developer Kit reduces the barrier of entry to
development tools for a large segment of the market, and is expected to enable
many companies to switch from proprietary designs to ARM solutions.
"This announcement further strengthens Oki's strategy for enabling our
customers to make the transition from proprietary 8-bit and 16-bit CPU designs
to MCUs based on the industry's leading 32-bit RISC architecture," said
Mitchell Le, senior product marketing manager, Oki Semiconductor. "Our
affordable general purpose advantage microcontrollers, based on the ARM7
family, combined with a specially designed and low cost ARM RealView Developer
Kit, offers an extremely compelling solution to any designer seeking an
optimal combination of performance and price."
The ARM RealView development solution provides a complete solution for
creating applications for the ARM architecture, and is comprised of RealView
Compilation Tools, a powerful GUI-based RealView Debugger, and the RealView
ARMulator(R) instruction set simulator. The complementary ARM RealView ICE
Micro Edition module provides JTAG run control through a standard 8 MHz JTAG
TAP at data rates of 100 KB/second. The industry-leading optimization
facilities of the RealView Compilation Tools helps the developer to reduce
system memory cost, through smaller code size and increased system performance
without a dramatic increase in power consumption.
"Oki's introduction of the ARM7 core-based advantage microcontroller
products takes advantage of the migration from 16- to 32-bit microcontrollers.
Now, by offering this low-cost ARM RealView Developer Kit for Oki, they will
be able to provide their customers with even greater benefits," said Brian
McAllister, worldwide business development manager, Development Systems, ARM.
"Designers of Oki-based ARM Powered(R) systems will realize improvements in
performance, efficiency and time-to-market at an attractive price point as a
result of using our RealView development solution."
On February 10, 2003, Oki announced the ML674001, ML67Q4002 and ML67Q4003
as part of a strategy to make its ARM7 core-based family of microcontrollers
the new standard for low-cost MCU design, much like the 8051 set the standard
for the 8-bit architecture. The new ML674K series of MCU solutions, and Oki's
newly introduced ML675K series with even higher performance, provide better
alternatives to proprietary architecture in great part because of the higher
performance, wider industry support, more ready-to-use software applications
and a range of tools from third-party vendors.
Availability
The ARM RealView Developer Kit for Oki will be available in June 2003 for
Oki Semiconductor's ML674000, ML674001, ML67Q4002, ML67Q4003, ML675001,
ML67Q5002, ML67Q5003 MCUs. Further discounted pricing is available for a
45-day evaluation period.
About ARM
ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC
microprocessor solutions. The company licenses its high-performance, low-
cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals and system-on-chip (SoC)
designs to leading international electronics companies. ARM also provides
comprehensive support required in developing a complete system. ARM's
microprocessor cores are rapidly becoming a volume RISC standard in such
markets as portable communications, hand-held computing, multimedia digital
consumer and embedded solutions. More information on ARM is available at
http://www.arm.com/ .
About Oki Semiconductor
Building on Oki's century-long commitment to communications technologies
and markets, Oki Semiconductor designs and markets a broad line of advanced
integrated circuits for telecommunications, automotive, computer and consumer
products. Oki's product lines include telecommunications, RF, speech
synthesis, ASIC, microcontroller, display drivers, and memory devices, offered
in a variety of creative packages. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in
Sunnyvale, Calif., Oki Semiconductor is a division of Oki America Inc., which
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oki Electric Industry Co, Ltd. Oki has
ISO-9000 and QS9000-certified manufacturing facilities in Japan and Thailand.
Information on Oki Semiconductor and its products is available through its web
site at: http://www.okisemi.com/us .
Oki Semiconductor ... the Right Partner for a Digital World(TM)
NOTE: ARM, ARM Powered, ARMulator and RealView are registered trademarks
of ARM Limited. ARM7 and RealViewICE are trademarks of ARM Limited. ARM is
used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE: ARM and Nasdaq: ARMHY); its operating
company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM, INC.; ARM KK; ARM
Korea LTD.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; and ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co Ltd.
All other brands or product names are the property of their respective
holders.
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