Bosch Maximizes Application Performance With CodeWarrior Technology; CodeWarrior Compiler Reduces Code Size, Eliminates Need for Design Changes.AUSTIN, Texas -- Metrowerks Corporation announces that the advanced performance of its CodeWarrior(TM) compiler technology played a key role in the successful development of an automotive platform recently created by Robert Bosch Robert Bosch (September 23, 1861 - March 12, 1942) was a German industrialist, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH. Biography Bosch was born in Albeck, a village to the northeast of Ulm in southern Germany. He was the eleventh of twelve children. Corporation. Metrowerks is a subsidiary of Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004. Freescale focuses their integrated circuit products on the automotive, embedded and communications markets. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FSL FSL - Formal Semantics Language. A language for compiler writing. ["A Formal Semantics for Computer Languages and its Application in a Compiler-Compiler", J.A. Feldman, CACM 9(1) (Jan 1966)]. [Sammet 1969, p. 641]. ) (NYSE:FSL.B). Bosch needed to generate code compact enough to run on Freescale's HC(S)08 device -- a small, 8-bit microcontroller A single chip that contains the processor (the CPU), non-volatile memory for the program (ROM or flash), volatile memory for input and output (RAM), a clock and an I/O control unit. unit (MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users ) that powers the body controller unit. However, the legacy compiler initially used was unable to generate code dense enough to run on the microcontroller. Bosch turned to Metrowerks for help. Using CodeWarrior technology, Bosch engineers decreased overall code size by six to eight percent, and in some code sections, by as much as 20 percent. The code size reductions allowed the Bosch team to fully leverage the existing Freescale MCU and avoid design changes. "As a Tier One automotive supplier that provides major automotive customers with vital, innovative technology, it is important for us to remain competitive and efficient," said Oliver Korasiak, body electronics software manager for Bosch. "Working with CodeWarrior technology, we were able to meet customer requirements without changing our design or incorporating additional memory capacity, and this was critical to our ability to stay within our budget." "The CodeWarrior team at Metrowerks understands that the total cost of an automotive electronics solution includes not only up-front development costs, but also the maintenance of those costs over time," said Greg Hemstreet, marketing director of transportation and standard products for Metrowerks. "CodeWarrior compiler technologies are designed to solve the business and technical issues that top automotive suppliers face today, and this helps our customers reduce costs and extend the life of their investments and technologies." About Metrowerks Metrowerks creates CodeWarrior software and hardware products and services for developers, with a particular focus on the following industries: consumer electronics; transportation; wireless; and networking and communications. The CodeWarrior product line includes development tools and middleware that enable customers to decrease their time to market. The company also offers services including training, developer programs and custom software engineering. Founded in 1985, Metrowerks is a subsidiary of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B). Metrowerks corporate headquarters are in Austin, Texas. For more information, please visit www.metrowerks.com/. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is the third largest independent semiconductor company based in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . www.freescale.com. Metrowerks and CodeWarrior are trademarks of Metrowerks Corp. in the U.S. and other countries. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. |
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