DiskOnChip adopted in BSQUARE SmartBuild reference design for portable devices.M-Systems (Nasdaq:FLSH), a leader in flash disk data storage products, has announced that BSQUARE (Nasdaq:BSQR) has adopted DiskOnChip Millennium Plus into its Intel XScale Microarchitecture-based SmartBuild reference design platform for smart devices running Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. CE .NET. The SmartBuild package aids in the quick development of Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. .NET-based embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. devices through its pre-qualified, near-production- ready SmartBuild reference platform for Intel XScale Microarchitecture. This platform features built-in flexibility for the addition or elimination of hardware and software functionality. The design features M-Systems' DiskOnChip Millennium Plus, a 32-megabyte flash disk in a small form factor natively supported within Windows CE .NET. The DiskOnChip Millennium Plus benefits from the attractive cost structure of NAND flash See flash memory. technology and adds advanced features such as: boot capability, 16-bit data access, built-in ECC/EDC, state-of-the- art storage management through M-Systems' patented TrueFFS and authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. and hardware protection mechanisms. Because it is fully bootable, DiskOnChip Millennium Plus eliminates the costs of extra components needed on the board. "The BSQUARE SmartBuild reference design for XScale Microarchitecture is targeted to help device manufacturers meet aggressive time-to-market, design cost and performance goals by offering easy product integration into mobile and embedded devices," said Yuval Sofer sofer or sopher In Judaism, a scholar-teacher of the 5th–2nd centuries BC who transcribed, edited, and interpreted the Bible. The first sofer was Ezra, who, with his disciples, initiated a tradition of rabbinical scholarship that is still central in , M-Systems' associate vice president of business development. "The combination of XScale, Windows CE .NET and the DiskOnChip Millennium Plus presents one of the most advanced and cost-effective solutions available today and reaches one of our key markets: PDAs and smart devices." "The inclusion of M-Systems' DiskOnChip Millennium Plus into BSQUARE's SmartBuild reference design enables OEMs to create and deliver the next generation of smart, mobile Windows CE .NET-based devices with a shortened short·en v. short·ened, short·en·ing, short·ens v.tr. 1. To make short or shorter. 2. development process and greater flash memory capacity," said Keith White, senior director of the embedded and appliance platforms group at Microsoft Corp. "We worked closely with M-Systems to integrate DiskOnChip Millennium into our second reference design for next-generation, smart mobile devices," said Brian Crowley Brian Crowley (born March 4, 1964) is an Irish politician and Member of the European Parliament for Ireland South for Fianna Fáil. He is co-president of the Union for a Europe of Nations group in the European Parliament in which Fianna Fáil sits. , vice president of products, BSQUARE. "Having a fast, cost-effective and reliable persistent storage solution that is easy to integrate is critical for OEMs building Windows Powered mobile devices. M-Systems' native support in the Windows CE .NET environment makes integration fast and easy." |
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