Freescale Extends the PowerPC(R) Architecture Market With mobileGT(TM) Platform; Opportunities for Open Source Developers to Design Commercial and Industrial Applications Based on MPC5200B Microprocessor.AUSTIN, Texas -- In fifth graph of release, Nigel Beck's title should read: vice president technology marketing, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) systems and technology group (sted chairman of Power.org). The corrected release reads: FREESCALE EXTENDS THE POWERPC(R) ARCHITECTURE MARKET WITH MOBILEGT(TM) PLATFORM; OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPERS TO DESIGN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS BASED ON MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 5200B MICROPROCESSOR 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. (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) is supporting Power.org with a mobileGT development platform that taps into a large open source development community, helping drive the PowerPC(R) architecture into more commercial and industrial markets. A collaborative effort between Freescale and Genesi USA, Inc., a new mobileGT Alliance member, introduces application opportunities based on the PowerPC architecture to members of Genesi's open source developer communities as well as Power.org member developers. The technology bundle combines Freescale's MPC5200B microprocessor based on the PowerPC architecture and Genesi's EFIKA reference platform with integrated open source software stack. "This is a great opportunity to open vast new industrial and commercial arenas to the PowerPC architecture," said Anand Ramamoorthy, general manager of Freescale's infotainment, multimedia and telematics business. "Our membership in Power.org and collaboration with Genesi gives us a pipeline to migrate the outstanding capabilities of our mobileGT platform to a much broader range of markets. MobileGT platform customers can expect to be able to simplify their product development process and add additional features available from the open source community." The EFIKA is a high performance, small form factor design that features Genesi's Hardware Abstraction Layer (operating system) Hardware Abstraction Layer - (HAL) The layer of Microsoft Windows NT where they have isolated their assembly language code. and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1275 compliant Open Firmware (HAL/OF), which gives designers increased flexibility to reduce product development time, speed time-to-market and extend software development from one application based on the PowerPC architecture to another. The platform encourages developers to leverage the PowerPC architecture for their GNU/Linux, OpenSolaris, MorphOS An operating system from Genesi USA, Inc., Antonio, TX (www.genesippc.com) that runs on Genesi's Pegasos motherboard as well as boards from Freescale Semiconductor (www.freescale.com) that use Genesi firmware. and other operating systems and applications, providing performance and cost benefits for system designs and designers. "For PowerPC architecture technology to continue its reach into new markets, developers need PowerPC-based platforms supported by open tools, a diversity of operating systems and a collaborative ecosystem," said Nigel Beck, vice president technology marketing, IBM systems and technology group. "It is precisely this kind of collaboration between our members that we seek to foster in Power.org." Future generations of mobileGT platforms are expected to continue to integrate functionality that supports the open source development community, providing the right balance of high performance, low-cost and low-power consumption for the industrial/commercial space. About mobileGT The mobileGT name refers to both an architecture and an alliance of key vendors in the navigation, infotainment and telematics industry. Pooling the talents of processor suppliers, RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. vendors, software module IP providers, system integrators and hardware add-ons helps to ensure that customers will have off-the-shelf solutions when they need them. mobileGT alliance members support and drive adoption of the MPC5200 reference platforms. Information on the mobileGT alliance can be found at http://www.freescale.com/files/pr/mgtopensource.html About Freescale Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded 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. 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 one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). For more information about Freescale, visit www.freescale.com. About Power.org Comprising leaders in the technology field, Power.org develops, enables and promotes PowerPC architecture technology as the preferred open standard hardware development platform for the electronics industry and administers qualification programs that optimize interoperability and accelerate innovation for a positive user experience. The founder group includes Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. , Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing SGX: C27 NASDAQ: CHRT (abbreviated CSM) is the world's fourth largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry, with its headquarters and main operations located in the Woodlands Industrial Park, Kranji Singapore. , Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, Jabil Circuit, Novell, P.A. Semi, Red Hat, Synopsys and Thales Computers. For more information about Power.org, visit www.power.org. Freescale(TM) and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. The PowerPC name is a trademark of IBM Corp. and used under license. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. (C) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2006. Reader Inquiry Response: Freescale Semiconductor P.O. Box 17927 Denver, CO 80217 USA |
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