LinkUp Systems and Tao Group Announce Java Virtual Machine Port of intent/Elate to L7205 Processor.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2000 Companies To Deliver System-on-Chip and Java Virtual Machine A Java interpreter. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is software that converts the Java intermediate language (bytecode) into machine language and executes it. The original JVM came from the JavaSoft division of Sun. Solutions for Internet Appliances, Consumer Electronics Products LinkUp Systems Corp., provider of processor plus peripherals solutions for the Internet appliance and consumer electronics market, and Tao Group, a leader in Java(TM) Virtual Machine (JVM See Java Virtual Machine. JVM - Java Virtual Machine ) technology, today announced that the LinkUp L7200 system development board supports Tao Group's intent(TM)/Elate(RTM (1) (RealTime Model) Refers to a system or architecture that performs operations in real time. See real time. (2) (Release/Released To M ) JVM implementation. LinkUp Systems, which recently joined the ARM Partnership, supplies the L72XX processor plus peripherals family designed for creating Internet appliances such as Pocket PCs, Web phones, wireless Internet terminals, smart cellular phones and other embedded products. LinkUp's L7200 system on chip (SoC) family includes an ARM720T(TM) processor core, many key peripherals such as controllers for LCD, DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. , 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. , FLASH memory, smart card and Multimedia cards, and several serial interfaces, all on a single chip. Tao Group's Java Virtual Machine (JVM) technology offers a small footprint, highly efficient implementation of the Java language. Tao's intent Java(TM) Technology Edition media platform runs real-world Java content extraordinarily fast and in very small footprints. Elate was designed by Tao from its inception as a multimedia, deterministic operating system. Together, intent/Elate is a compact implementation of the Java language that runs real world applications many times faster than standard Java implementations, making intent/Elate an ideal solution for mobile Internet appliances using power-efficient system-on-chip processors like LinkUp's L72XX family. "As the creator of intent/Elate Java-Virtual-Machine, a highly efficient Java implementation, Tao Group is an ideal development partner for LinkUp Systems," said Ravi Bhatnagar, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of LinkUp Systems. "Together, our companies can create elegant, power-saving implementations for designers of many kinds of Internet appliances." "We are pleased to partner with LinkUp Systems by providing an efficient Java Virtual Machine solution for creating innovative wireless Internet appliances and communications devices," said Hugh Cree, Sales and Business Development Director of Tao Group in North America. "LinkUp's L7200 family of system on chip processors, combined with Tao's small footprint intent/Elate JVM implementation, will help OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers of both companies rapidly develop advanced products at a reasonable price." LinkUp Systems provides reference designs, development system support and an integrated debug environment for its products. The development system consists of the L7200SDB (Switched Digital Broadcast) See switched video. development board with its associated software, such as support for low-level driver APIs (L7200API) in source form. A complete software toolkit (L7200TLK TLK The Lion King TLK Thomas Liard Kennedy (Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) TLK Total Left Knee (replacement surgery) ), optimized for the L7200 on-chip DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive co-processor, is also available. The debug environment consists of an ARM debug monitor and Multi-ICE(TM) In-Circuit Emulator through a JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) An IEEE standard for boundary scan technology. See scan technology. JTAG - Joint Test Action Group interface. About LinkUp Systems LinkUp Systems Corporation provides ARM 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. core-based, system-enabling solutions targeting the fast-growing Internet appliance and consumer electronics market. The company's L7200 processor family is optimized for low power portable applications (such as Pocket PCs, smart phones and Wireless Internet terminals), high performance desktop solutions such as screenphones, and mobile multimedia embedded markets. LinkUp also provides support chips for Intel's StrongARM(R) SA-1100 integrated processor. The company is headquartered at 3401 Leonard Court, Santa Clara, CA 95054 and can be reached at 408/988-1848. More information is available at www.linkupsys.com. Note to editors: ARM, Thumb, StrongARM, and ARM Powered are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective companies. About Tao Group The Tao Group is an intellectual property generator and software organization specializing in technologies for home and mobile networks. Incorporated in 1992, the Company provides leading edge products for the emerging, fast growth markets of intelligent consumer devices. The company's philosophy is based on providing powerful frameworks for use right across the range of networked appliances from smart phones to digital television, into which Tao's clients can build in their own branding and incorporate their own added value. Motorola and Sony are shareholders in Tao Group. Its customers include blue chip technology corporations across North America, Japan and Europe, and the intent toolkit is the applications foundation layer for the New Amiga A personal computer series introduced in 1985 by Commodore. Amigas gained a reputation early on as advanced graphics and multimedia machines, and NewTek's Video Toaster application brought it to the forefront of economical, high-end video editing. . Headquartered in Reading, England, with offices in Tokyo and California, Tao has a high-value, global patent portfolio and is the recipient of multiple industry awards, both for its technologies and for the rate of corporate growth. Tao Group may be contacted at www.tao-group.com. Note to Editors: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Java, and PersonalJava are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. |
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