ARC International Teams Up with Ashling Microsystems for RISC Development Support.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2002 Ashling Delivers Complete Range of Emulators and Trace Development Tools for 32-bit ARCtangent(TM) RISC/DSP Microprocessor Core ARC International This article is about the publicly traded processor company. For the privately held French housewares company of the same name, see ARC International (household). (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : ARK), a world leader in configurable System-on-Chip (SoC) platform technologies, announced today that it has partnered with Ashling Microsystems, a recognized expert in Embedded Software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. development tools, to provide complete debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. solutions for systems based on the A user-customizable 32-bit RISC/DSP microprocessor core. By extending its suite of emulators and trace development tools, Ashling is now fully positioned to reduce the time-to-market and development costs for ARC-based processor designs. The new Ashling Vitra, Genia and Opella emulators provide users with essential run-time control and trace tools for ARC's reconfigurable cores. By applying Ashling's powerful real-time debug technology, the Ashling tools design team has ensured that users of the ARCtangent embedded RISC/DSP core can benefit from a powerful, flexible and cost effective development and debug toolset for both pre-first-silicon and post-first-silicon design. "This new cooperation means that users of ARC's unique reconfigurable RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. architecture can utilize the Ashling toolset to rapidly and reliably design, integrate, debug and validate their products," commented John Murphy, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Ashling Microsystems. "We're excited at the opportunity to support ARC in delivering these innovative and powerful tools to the embedded-systems community, and to further strengthen our business relationship with ARC." "Ashling has a long track record of success in development tools and we are pleased that they are quickly rolling out a range of tools for SoC developments based on our embedded RISC/DSP architecture," said Mike Gulett, president and chief executive of ARC International. "The combination of ARC's proprietary MetaWare tools and the Ashling tools gives our customers a very effective set of development tools to help them to bring innovative products and applications to market quickly." The full ARC tools environment includes ARC's flagship MetaWare High C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++Embedded Development Tool Suite; the MetaWare SeeCode(TM) Debugger; a JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) An IEEE standard for boundary scan technology. See scan technology. JTAG - Joint Test Action Group emulator and a Real-time Trace system from Ashling. Together, ARC and Ashling deliver the essential tools for design starts on all ARC-based RISC architectures. About ARC International ARC International is an industry-leading developer of embedded user-customizable, high-performance 32-bit RISC/DSP processor cores, with integrated development tools, peripherals, RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. and software. These integrated products and solutions are a result of the acquisitions of MetaWare, VAutomation and Precise Software Technologies. ARC's integrated intellectual property solutions assist customers in rapidly developing next generation wireless, networking and consumer electronics products, reducing the number of IP suppliers, reducing time-to-market, reducing costs, and reducing the risk for System-on-Chip product development. Products based on ARC's technology include digital still cameras, set-top boxes, and network processors. ARC International employs more than 200 people in research and development, sales, and marketing offices across North America, Europe and Israel. Full details of the company's locations and other information are on the company's web site, www.ARC.com. ARC International is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. as ARC International plc (LSE:ARK). About Ashling Microsystems Ashling Microsystems (founded in 1982) is a privately held international Embedded Software Development Tools company. Ashling designs and manufactures In-Circuit Emulators, JTAG/BDM Emulators, Smart Card development tools, Source Debuggers, Integrated Development Environments, Development Boards and Software Quality Assurance tools. Through its close cooperation with leading semiconductor vendors Ashling is now a world leader in the Embedded Software development tools market. Ashling's semiconductor partners include ARC International, MIPS Technologies, Philips Semiconductors, Motorola Semiconductors, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Oki, ARM Ltd. and Infineon Technologies. Ashling's R&D Centre is in Limerick, Ireland. The company's North America Sales and Support Center is in Sunnyvale, California, with sales subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and France and distributors throughout the world. Full details of Ashling's locations and other information are on the company's web site at www.ashling.com. Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, market acceptance of the ARC technology; fluctuations in and unpredictability of the Company's quarterly results; general economic and business conditions; regulatory policies adopted by governmental authorities; assumptions regarding the Company's future business strategy; changes in technology; competition; ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; risks associated with the Company's international operations; and other uncertainties that are discussed in the "Investment Considerations" section of the Company's listing particulars dated 28 September 2000 filed with the United Kingdom Listing Authority and the Registrar of Companies The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. in England and Wales England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, that together share a single legal system: English law. Legislatively, England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws. . The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date such statement was first made ARC, the ARC logo, ARCtangent and SeeCode are trademarks of ARC International. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. |
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