Metrowerks and MIPS Technologies Inc. Sign Agreement to Provide Binary Code Instrumentation Technology Tools.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1998-- Metrowerks to Introduce CodeWarrior Analysis Tools Suite on MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. Processors in 1999 Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MTWKF) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :MWK MWK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Malawi Kwacha. 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. ) (ME:MWK) announced today its agreement with MIPS Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:MIPS) to develop and deploy its CodeWarrior Analysis Tools Suite ("CATS") targeted for MIPS(R) embedded processors. CATS includes a graphical hierarchical profiler and a graphical code coverage tool. The profiler tool analyzes the amount of time spent running each line of code and displays code execution in a variety of graphical display formats. The code coverage tool analyzes code execution to determine which parts and paths of the program have been executed, a critical task for ensuring code quality. Metrowerks will introduce CATS for MIPS in the third calendar quarter of 1999, hosted on Windows(R) 95/98 and Windows NT(R) and targeting processors implementing the MIPSIII and MIPSIV ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. specifications from MIPS Technologies. CATS for MIPS will support MIPS and NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Vr Series processors and ELF/DWARF executable formats. "Metrowerks CATS will add a new and more robust dimension to the design cycle of systems built around MIPS processors," said Lavi Lev, senior vice president, MIPS Technologies Inc. "This technology offers the ability to optimize code quality and performance, and we are pleased that designers will have access to this valuable tool." "Creating a next generation version of our CATS technology for MIPS processors is a strategic effort to introduce very powerful performance analysis and quality assurance tools into the embedded development marketplace," said Greg Galanos, president and chief technology officer, Metrowerks. "As embedded systems become increasingly more complex, CATS will correctly measure the runtime performance of software running on these systems, from game consoles to telecommunications switches. CATS for MIPS, is derived from advanced, patented microprocessor research on Alpha processors at Digital's Western Research Laboratories." About MIPS Technologies Inc. MIPS Technologies, Inc. is the world's primary architect of embedded 32- and 64-bit RISC processors. The company drives the broadest architectural alliance that is delivering 32- and 64-bit embedded solutions. It offers the only embedded 64-bit architecture for emerging digital consumer and networking and information management applications. The company licenses its intellectual property to semiconductor design and manufacturing companies, as well as to system OEMs. MIPS Technologies Inc. and its licensees offer the widest range of robust, scalable processors in standard, custom, semi-custom and application-specific products. Developers can choose from a broad menu of price/performance options that include execution units, clock speeds, instruction widths (16-, 32- or 64-bit), cache sizes, memory bandwidths, memory protection schemes, system interfaces, and on-chip system logic. Licensees currently include: Broadcom Corporation, CommQuest (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) ), Integrated Device Technology IDT (NASDAQ: IDTI) was founded in 1980 as a semiconductor vendor. Employing approximately 2500 people worldwide, headquartered in San Jose, California and operating a fab in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company both designs and fabricates semiconductor components. Inc. (IDT IDT Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, USA) IDT I Don't Think IDT Identity Theft IDT Interrupt Descriptor Table IDT Integrated DNA Technologies IDT Inactive Duty Training IDT Instructional Design & Technology ), LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic Corporation, Macronix, NEC Corporation, NKK NKK Nippon Kaiji Kyokai NKK Norwegian Kennel Klub NKK Nordisk Kemiteknolog Konferens (conference for engineering students from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland) NKK Navta Kriejtiv Kru Corporation, Philips Semiconductors, Quantum Effect Design Inc. (QED QED abbr. Latin quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated) QED which was to be shown or proved [Latin quod erat demonstrandum] Noun 1. ), Sony Corporation, Synova and Toshiba Corporation. Numerous companies utilize MIPS intellectual property. MIPS Technologies Inc. is based in Mountain View, Calif., and can be reached at 650/567-5000 or http://www.mips.com. About Metrowerks' Embedded Systems Products The CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE) is the most powerful multi-host, multi-target, multi-language software development solution available in the market. CodeWarrior's state-of-the-art design gives embedded software developers a flexible, high-performance toolset to help them clear many of the productivity and time-to-market hurdles they face today. CodeWarrior accelerates the development process by combining advanced compilers with an editor, debugger, linker and code browser, all controlled by a single, intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI). CodeWarrior provides engineers with the ability to pick the host platform, programming language, and target processor that best suits the needs of the project, without having to learn a whole new set of development tools. CodeWarrior is hosted on Windows 95/98, Windows NT and Solaris, and offers a choice of several high-level programming languages (C, C++, EC++, Pascal, and Java), as well as full support for in-line assembly. CodeWarrior compilers are available to target PowerPC, MIPS, 68K, x86, and other families of microprocessors. With more than 160 software engineers, Metrowerks invests 35% of the company's revenues in CodeWarrior research and development. Metrowerks has the resources to create state-of-the-art embedded tools. With the CodeWarrior IDE already used by more than 100,000 registered desktop users in 75 countries, Metrowerks' CodeWarrior IDE development costs can be amortized over a very large number of users. Statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including successful and timely development of the product and customer acceptance of the product. Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are registered trademarks of Metrowerks Inc. All other company and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies/holders, and are hereby recognized. |
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