ARM Announces New Debug Tool -- Multi-ICE; Multi-ICE Supports New and Multiple ARM Cores.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 1998--ARM(a) today announced the availability of Multi-ICE, the latest tool for debugging processor cores embedded into ASICs. Multi-ICE is a significant development that extends ARM's ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. 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. technology into five new areas, enabling the debug of: -0-
-- New ARM CPU cores (ARM9 and Piccolo DSP as well as ARM7)
-- Multiple ARM cores in a single ASIC
-- Mixed processor and DSP devices (including DSP's other than
ARM's Piccolo)
-- Very low voltage cores (1-2V)
-- Slow and variable clock speed devices
-0- Multi-ICE is a JTAG-based debugging system that interfaces between a source level symbolic debugger and an ARM microprocessor embedded in an ASIC, without the cost of a traditional ICE. Following the release of EmbeddedICE, the first debug hardware interface from ARM, Multi-ICE is a significant new development that provides additional features to the existing ARM toolchain. Advanced features include: increased download and stepping (download speed is up to seven times faster on a 266MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Pentium II The successor to the Pentium Pro from Intel. Pentium II refers to the CPU chip or the PC that uses it. Code named "Klamath," the Pentium II was a Pentium Pro with MMX multimedia instructions. ); network connections to multiple debuggers; user controllable input/output bits; programmable JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) An IEEE standard for boundary scan technology. See scan technology. JTAG - Joint Test Action Group bit transfer rates; open interfaces for customer extensions. An additional power supply is not required as Multi-ICE is powered by the JTAG port. Multi-ICE will be available in May 1998 for $3,500. Further Information on Multi-ICE, visit the ARM website at: http://www/DevSupp/Sales+Support/products.html About ARM ARM is a leader in microprocessor intellectual property. ARM designs and licenses fast, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors and "system chip" solutions for embedded control, consumer/educational multimedia, DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive , and portable applications. ARM supports its processor offering with development hardware and software and contract design services. ARM licenses its technology to leading semiconductor, software, and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners worldwide who focus on applications, design and manufacturing. Each partner offers unique ARM-related technologies and services, which, together satisfy a broad range of end user needs. Through this partnering, ARM is rapidly becoming the open global volume 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. standard. ARM has offices in Cambridge and Maidenhead Maidenhead, city (1991 pop. 59,809), Windsor and Maidenhead, S central England, on the Thames River. It is a residential town with brewing and milling industries as well as a resort. The 13th-century stone bridge was rebuilt in the 1770s. , United Kingdom; Los Gatos, Calif.; Seattle; Austin, Texas; Munich, Germany; Tokyo; and Seoul, Korea. For more information, visit the ARM website at http://www.arm.com. -0- (a) Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Note to Editors: ARM, StrongARM and the ARM Powered logo are trademarks of ARM Ltd. All other brand or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: ARM (Advanced Risc Machines) Vera Haire, 408-399-4826 vhaire@arm.com or Cain Communications Susan Cain, 408/341-8960 susan-cain@caincomm.com |
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