CAST Releases C68MX03 Microcontroller Core.Business/Technology Editors SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000 DesignCon 2000, Electronic intellectual property (IP) provider CAST, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of a new synthesizable core, the C68MX03 Microcontroller. The C68MX03 meets or exceeds the functional and performance specifications of the Motorola 6803 microcontroller/microprocessor, long a popular choice for embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. applications. Designed and licensed by Italian development partner Moxsyn s.r.l (www.moxsyn.com), the C68MX03 core satisfies the requests of CAST customers who need to update systems that originally used the now-obsolete Motorola part. &uot;The proven functionality of this processor is now available in a flexible, reliable, cost-effective form,&uot; said Newton Abdalla, CAST's vice president for IP. &uot;One customer is already using it to redesign an automotive diagnostics tool; others expect to consolidate older products with multiple separate devices into a single, more-economical 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. .&uot; The new core - and the complete CAST product line - will be demonstrated at the company's DesignCon 2000 booth (#118). About the C68MX03 Microcontroller Core The new core is based on the Motorola M6803U4 microcontroller. It executes all M6800 and M6801 instructions, plus the additional 16 opcodes of the M6803U4. It features: -- Bus compatibility with the M6800 family. -- A fully synchronous design that helps developers avoid timing problems. -- A built-in Serial Communications Interface Serial Communications Interface - UART (SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) An IEEE standard for a high-speed bus that uses wire or fiber-optic cable. It can transfer data up to 1GBytes/sec. (hardware) SCI - 1. Scalable Coherent Interface. 2. UART. ). -- Two input capture functions and three output compare functions. The core was verified through direct comparison with a physical Motorola M6803U4 using a hardware modeler. It is available immediately either as an optimized gate-level netlist or as synthesizable VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) A hardware description language (HDL) used to design electronic systems at the component, board and system level. VHDL allows models to be developed at a very high level of abstraction. . A datasheet and additional information can be found at www.cast-inc.com. About CAST, Inc. CAST offers IP and design data management products backed by consulting, training, and custom development services. The company's IP center is located near New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. at 24 White Birch Dr., Pomona, NY 10970. Phone: 914-354-4945 Fax: 914-354-0325, E-mail: info@cast-inc, Web: www.cast-inc.com CAST is a trademarks of CAST, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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