Arasan Chip Systems Updates AC2200ie SDIO Card Controller ASIC Software.New Drivers Support More Commercial Mobile Products Using the SDIO See SDIO card. AC2200 Chip SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Arasan Chip Systems, Inc. (Arasan), a leading supplier of reusable Intellectual Property (IP) cores, semiconductors and design services, today announced its is shipping a new version of its SDIO Card Controller Software for the AC2200ie SDIO Card Controller IC. The new driver software is extensively revised to support an expanding list of commercial devices including PDA's, Smartphones, and multimedia devices. The SDIO Card Controller 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. is based on Arasan's SDIO IP, which has been licensed to over 50 companies worldwide. "This update release demonstrates our commitment to supporting our customers as they bring up new consumer products using our chips," said Kevin Walsh, Vice President of Marketing for Arasan. "Arasan continues to invest in our software development group, improving and expanding the offerings that make our customers successful." The new driver software supports the new SDIO 2.0 version as well as all the wide range of bus interfaces offered on the AC2200ie including SPI, 8051 (8 bit and 16 bit), and APB APB See Accounting Principles Board (APB). . The chip eliminates the need for an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) A rewritable memory chip that holds its content without power. Although EEPROMs spawned flash memory, EEPROMs are byte addressable at the write level, whereas flash chips must erase a block of bytes before rewriting. when the AC2200ie is used in UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) The electronic circuit that makes up the serial port. Also known as "universal serial asynchronous receiver transmitter" (USART), it converts parallel bytes from the CPU into serial bits for transmission, and vice mode reducing system cost. The SDIO Controller Software along with the AC2200ie is available on an HDK (Hardware Development Kit) offered by Arasan. The HDK supports all the application side interfaces, UART, SPI, 8051, and APB. The AC2200ie is qualified as Industrial Grade and is also available in an environmentally friendly, lead-free RoHS compliant package. Total Technology Solution Arasan provides a "Total Technology Solution" to all its licensees including IP source code, a test environment, sample device drivers, synthesis scripts, and complete technical documentation. The Total Technology Solution also includes optional product design development tools like the hardware validation platform (Validation Platform) and software targeted for Linux. Custom bus integration services are offered to integrate the IP in a customer specific manner. Arasan's Validation Platform is a stand-alone board with used for compliance testing of as well as prototyping, including driver development. The Validation Platform is the easiest way to prototype and to demonstrate compliance for customers. The Platform is available for purchase. Pricing and Availability Arasan's SDIO Software is available immediately. For more information please contact sales@arasan.com. About Arasan Arasan Chip Systems Inc., founded in 1995, is a leading supplier of reusable Intellectual Property (IP) cores, semiconductors and electronic design services. Arasan's product portfolio is focused on bus interfaces and includes IP for USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 1.1, USB 2.0, PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , SDIO, MIPI MIPI Mobile Industry Processor Interface MIPI Music Industry Privacy Investigations and CE-ATA technologies. Arasan's products and services enable businesses to develop and leverage product design and development. Arasan Chip Systems has been an executive member of SD Card Association since 2001, MMCA (MultiMediaCard Association, Beaverton, OR, www.mmca.org) A membership organization founded in 1998 to promote the MultiMediaCard (MMC) storage module used in cellphones, PDAs and other small handheld devices. since 2003, CE-ATA and MIPI since 2004. Arasan is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , with design centers in India and support options available in Taiwan, China, & Europe. Visit: www.arasan.com for more product information. Arasan, and the Arasan Logo, are trademarks or trademarks of Arasan. SDIO, CE-ATA, USB, PCI, MMCA, MIPI, are all trademarks of their respective organizations. |
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