Cyan Technology Targets Asia With Major Distribution Deal MetaTech to Distribute eCOG1 Evaluation Board & Development Tools in Asia.Business/Technology Editors Cyan Technology Ltd, Cambridge-based developers of low-power flash microcontrollers for today's connected devices, has appointed Asian distribution specialist MetaTech to distribute development boards and product for eCOG1, a high-performance, low-power 16-bit Flash microcontroller boasting a wide variety of communications peripherals. The eCOG1 evaluation board - available now - is one of the most comprehensive in the industry. It retails at only $299.00 and comes with a complete set of free development tools including a complete unlimited ANSI C (language, standard) ANSI C - (American National Standards Institute C) A revision of C, adding function prototypes, structure passing, structure assignment and standardised library functions. ANSI X3.159-1989. cgram is a grammar for ANSI C, written in Scheme. compiler. The eCOG1 evaluation board is a simple, easy-to-learn platform for developing and testing applications as well as in-system Flash programming for the eCOG1 microcontroller in a completely configurable environment. A complete set of hardware features such as a 16-character x 2-line alphanumeric LCD, 8MB SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. , serial 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. , 10/100BaseT Ethernet, three RS-232 SPIs, three UARTs, four-colour LEDS, potentiometers for the ADCs, piezo-electric speaker, 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. connector, access to the on-chip temperature sensor, a prototyping area, and more. "The partnership with MetaTech is a landmark event for us as the Asian market is imperative for Cyan. It is a highly technologically developed region and the eCOG1 Flash microcontroller, with its unique features of cost-efficiency and low power consumption, will be a great asset. MetaTech has a highly qualified technical staff with a focus on sales to wireless and Internet consumer applications, which fits with the low power portable and embedded communications applications for our device," said David Griffiths David Griffiths may refer to:
"We are very excited to distribute Cyan Technology's product range which has the best performance 16-bit 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 in the field. With our design driven service culture and well-established sales networking in Taiwan, HK, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines, customers will get the ultimate offering from from Cyan and MetaTech," said Phoebus Chen, Corporate Marketing Director, Metatech Group. [pilcrow (paragraph sign)] With offices in eight countries, four local inventory hubs and customer support, MetaTech will distribute eCOG1 and evaluation kit in Taiwan, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. The evaluation board is complemented by a complete suite of FREE development tools that includes an assembler, verified C compiler, software simulator and in-circuit emulator/debugger. Boasting a large C library and complete integration with all eCOG1 tools, the eCOG1 compiler supports mixed C and assembly programming along with source-level debugging using the simulator and emulator debug interface. Thanks to onchip MMU (Memory Management Unit) The part of the computer that governs memory access. Either part of the CPU chip or housed on separate chips, the MMU controls memory partitions and virtual memory. See memory and virtual memory. MMU - Memory Management Unit and cache, the eCOG1 real-time eCOG1 emulator can provide up to 512 breakpoints, enabling developers to halt the processor and examine the core status, significantly easing the debug process. About MetaTech MetaTech (www.metatech.com) is one of Asia's leading distributors dedicated to electronic components. Operating in the Asia/Pacific Rim, MetaTech has representatives in 16 offices in eight countries, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, as well as a US Liaison Office. With focus on products such as semiconductor components and connecting devices, MetaTech offers a range of services including e-commerce and local language data sheets. About Cyan Technology Cyan Technology (www.cyantechnology.com) was formed in 2000 as a spin-off of Cambridge Consultants Ltd Profile Cambridge Consultants is a world-renowned product and technology developer, working for a global client base in a wide range of industries including: medical technology, wireless communication, automotive, transport, energy, consumer products, industrial products (CCL 1. CCL - Coral Common LISP. 2. CCL - Computer Control Language. English-like query language based on COLINGO, for IBM 1401 and IBM 1410. ). The company enjoys a competitive advantage through its advanced low power 16-bit technology, which is the result of ten years of research within CCL, significantly enhanced by Cyan's highly skilled engineering team to address the needs of the embedded communications market. Within two years of Cyan Technology's formation, the company has brought to market a low-power 16-bit flash microcontroller with real-time in-circuit emulation. Cyan Technology's multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective flash microcontrollers offer significant advantages in ease of use, price, performance, and low power consumption. This 16-bit product fills a significant gap in the market, offering the processing power required for embedded communications applications at less cost and lower power requirements than 32-bit processors, thereby reducing system cost and extending battery life. The chip's unique features make it particularly suited to hand-held battery-powered applications, such as hand-held instrumentation and web-enabled phones, plus a wide range of embedded communications devices, such as set-top boxes, Internet-enabled appliances, and intelligent sensors. Use of Cyan's chips will enable developers of electronic products to produce goods with highly sophisticated functionality at prices previously unachievable. First-round funding was provided by ET Capital and the Cambridge Gateway Fund, and the second round by NIF NIF See: Note issuance facility Ventures and the Cambridge Gateway Fund. |
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