Hitachi Provides Complete System Solutions for Products Based on Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1998-- 200MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. SuperH(R) RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , the Cool Engine, is the Highest-Performance Processor Offered for Windows CE-based Devices Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc. today announced a broad range of silicon and development tools offerings specifically designed for the new 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 Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , Handheld PC Professional Edition, based on Windows CE version 2.1. Hitachi's Windows CE-optimized SuperH RISC microprocessors, system-level companion chips and new development tools announced today will help product designers for Windows CE 2.1 bring new products to market quickly and efficiently, with the lowest-possible cost. Hitachi offers the industry's broadest range of complete system solutions products for Windows CE. "We are committed to offering a diverse range of advanced semiconductor technologies and system solutions to help our customers bring Windows CE-based products to market," said Ali Sebt, director, Computer Product Division for Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc. "Hitachi CPUs are the processor of choice in the first and second generations of Windows CE-based products -- with today's announcement, we are signaling our intention to maintain and build upon this early market lead." "Access to sophisticated development tools, CPUs and chipsets that deliver the right features and price/performance levels is key to accelerating design cycles for Windows CE-based products," said Jonathan Roberts, general manager, Consumer Appliance Group at Microsoft Corp. "We were pleased to work with Hitachi to bring this valuable combination of products to product developers for Windows CE, including the Handheld PC Professional Edition, the third-generation software from Microsoft for the H/PC H/PC - Hand-held Personal Computer ." The SuperH RISC engine is designed for use with the Windows CE operating system and includes the SH-3 family of 32-bit microprocessors, which currently operates at up to 133MHz. The SH-4 series of microprocessors, at up to 200MHz and 360 MIPs, is the highest-performance RISC processor line offered for use with Windows CE. Hitachi is continuously developing high-performance, low-power versions of its SuperH RISC engine for mobile computing, Internet appliances and embedded applications. Hitachi offers a range of new development platforms and new companion chips specifically tailored for Windows CE 2.1-based devices. Hitachi's high-performance S1 reference platform/evaluation system supports the SH-4, 200MHz SH7750 and a 66MHz external system bus, and a range of companion chips. The mid-range performance CP09 reference platform uses the SH-3 series SH7709 and related companion chips. This platform allows developers to evaluate and develop target systems requiring CPU performance in the ranges of 80-133MHz. It is focused on mobile computing, Internet appliances and embedded applications. Expansion is handled through two PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. ports. This platform ships with a keyboard and a 480x240 256 color LCD. The CP09 is priced at $5,750 and is available immediately. Hitachi's widely-used D9000 now supports Windows CE 2.1 and the SH-4 series of processors with a SH-4 CPU card. The D9000 is priced at $8,200 and is available immediately. The EBX EBX Electronic Book Exchange (XML standard) EBX Embedded Board Expandable (PC/104) EBX Electronic Branch Exchange EBX Enterprise Business eXtension (Orchestra Networks) 7709 reference platform supports an SH-3 series, two-chip solution. This platform is PC104 compliant and is an ideal platform for industrial controllers, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale terminals and other embedded systems requiring 80MHz performance. The EBX7709 is priced at $3,000 and will be available in the 4th quarter of 1998. Hitachi supports all of its SuperH RISC processors and companion chips with a reference platform/evaluation system or a development platform. By providing schematics, sample drivers and documentation for these systems, Hitachi reduces customers' system design risks, time to market and development costs. These systems are also used by systems integrators for Windows CE to develop next-generation products and companion chips and are ideal for embedded applications, Internet appliances and mobile applications. A series of well-defined, off-the-shelf companion chips complete the system functionality, I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output expansion and peripheral mix requirements, providing system designers off-the-shelf system solutions to quickly develop and produce new products. The devices integrate the most common peripheral functions in embedded systems. Common functions include a PCMCIA controller; an analog front end (AFE (Apple File Exchange) An earlier Macintosh utility that converted data files between Mac and PC formats. It also included a file translator between IBM's DCA format and MacWrite. ) interface to modem AFEs; timers; IrDA 1.1; a UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) The electronic circuit that makes up the serial port. Also known as "universal serial asynchronous receiver transmitter" (USART), it converts parallel bytes from the CPU into serial bits for transmission, and vice ; general purpose I/O; an interrupt controller; power management; a 10-bit analog-to-digital converter; keyboard controller interface; an AC97 audio CODEC interface; a parallel port; and a boundary scan test (JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) An IEEE standard for boundary scan technology. See scan technology. JTAG - Joint Test Action Group ). Hitachi's companion chips connect directly to SH-3 and SH-4 series processors forming minimum chip count systems that reduce board size, pin count, power consumption and system cost. About Hitachi Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc. -- a subsidiary of Hitachi America, Ltd. and Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT) -- supports the requirements of the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. marketplace with a broad range of standard and low power semiconductor solutions. Offering some of the industry's most popular RISC microprocessors and memory components among other semiconductor solutions, Hitachi provides chips to the world's leading device manufacturers within networking, industrial, consumer and emerging market applications. Based on 1997 unit shipments, Hitachi is the world's single-largest provider of 32-bit RISC microprocessors and the second-largest provider of microcontrollers and flash memory cards.(a) The Company's substantial design engineering, research and development facilities in the United States help bring the world's best technology to U.S. customers. (a) Microprocessor and flash card market position based on 1997 research data from Semico Research Corp., Phoenix, Ariz. Microcontroller market position based on 1997 research data from Cahners In-Stat Group, Scottsdale, Ariz. -0- READER CONTACT: Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc. 2000 Sierra Point Pkwy, MS-080, Brisbane, CA 94005-1897 Phone: 1-800-285-1601, Ext. 27 Request literature package: PMXXXPR001P1 FAX: 1-303-297-0447 Hitachi's web site: http://www.hitachi.com/semiconductor Readers outside of North America should contact their local Hitachi representative |
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