NCTI Subsidiary Advancel Logic Partners With Access.STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1999-- Companies to offer a complete solution for the information appliance market with Java(TM) processors and a Java-compliant Virtual Machine Advancel Logic Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCT NCT National Childbirth Trust NCT National Car Test NCT North Carolina Theatre NCT National Coordination Team NCT Northern California TRACON NCT Noise Cancellation Technology NCT Network Control and Timing NCT Nicotine Replacement Therapy Group, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :NCTI NCTI National Center for Technology Innovation NCTI National College of Technical Instruction (Roseville, CA) NCTI National Centre for Trade Information (India) NCTI National Cable Television Institute ) and Access Co. Ltd. today announced a partnership that would provide a low-cost, small memory footprint Memory footprint refers to the amount of main memory that a program uses or references while running. This includes all sorts of active memory regions like code, static data sections (both initialized and uninitialized), heap, as well as all the stacks, plus memory required to hold Java-based solution with direct execution of Java bytecodes in hardware for the information appliances market. Under this partnership Access' JV-Lite(TM), a Java-compliant Virtual Machine, is integrated into Advancel's TinyJ(TM) family of processors. Furthermore, both companies will jointly market the combined solution of JV-Lite and TinyJ processor with a reference port and a complete development suite for the TinyJ processor family. "Unlike most Java-based virtual machines, JV-Lite has been commercially shipped since last year for the Internet appliances market," said Anand Sheel, President, Advancel. "Taking advantage of TinyJ's direct Java execution and JV-Lite's quality-proven virtual machine, this solution offers the best price/performance for any information appliance designer." Advancel's TinyJ architecture is a bilingual 32-bit 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. microprocessor core, which executes Java bytecodes in hardware. In addition, the native instructions of the 32-bit RISC core provide an optimum price/performance solution for embedded applications. "As embedded applications move towards Java, having TinyJ processors that execute both Java bytecodes and C with no compromises in performance for either environment will become extremely important," said Toru Arakawa, President/CEO, Access. "Together with JV-Lite and TinyJ's development tool suite, OEMs can shorten their design and application development cycles and deliver Java-based information appliances faster to the marketplace." JV-Lite is an implementation based on the open Java bytecode specifications. With minimal class libraries and a compact Virtual Machine implementation optimized for embedded systems, JV-Lite achieves dramatic memory reductions compared with the `PureJava' solution from Sun Microsystems (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 : SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), which has limited implementation for Java embedded applications. "NCT will use this innovative platform to create "smart" speech-activated quiet appliances, hardware I-Phones and other smart communications devices," said Michael J. Parrella, President, NCTI. Advantage of the Combined Solution Currently, most applications use a general-purpose controller to implement Java-enabled applications. They need the interpretation of the Java bytecodes by a virtual machine for execution on the underlying hardware. The virtual machine tends to have a fairly large piece of code dedicated to Java bytecode interpretation. With Access' JV-Lite ported to the TinyJ architecture, it will exhibit a very small memory footprint with enhanced performance, as the Java bytecodes are executed in hardware on the TinyJ. Advancel and Access' solution provides many key benefits to OEMs looking at embedded Java applications. One such benefit being they can quickly prototype a product idea based on a reference port provided by Advancel and Access. This lowers the barrier to entry for the OEMs as they move to use the new cost-effective technology. Advancel provides a complete development suite for the TinyJ processor family. The tools include an Integrated Development Environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE), software simulator, JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) An IEEE standard for boundary scan technology. See scan technology. JTAG - Joint Test Action Group ICE, Compiler, Assembler, Debugger, etc. Using the Xilinx XCV1000 FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. , an evaluation/development board is provided for customizing the processor core and directly testing your design. Advancel Logic Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCT Group Inc. is located in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . Advancel is a developer of algorithm-specific microprocessor cores with native Java execution. The company offers a family of highly optimized processors for embedded applications. Advancel Logic Corporation is an authorized Java licensee of Sun Microsystems. For more information, refer to the companies World Wide Web site at http://www.advancel.com. Access, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with an office in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , is a leading Internet software company with its flagship products NetFront(TM), Compact NetFront(TM), and JV-Lite(TM). Since it's inception, Access has established close working relationships with leading worldwide consumer electronics companies. Over 2 millions units of software licenses have been shipped and adopted by more than 20 major consumer appliances makers for TVs, set top boxes, word processors, PDAs, car navigation systems, cellular and PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base phones, and dedicated terminals. (http://www.access.co.jp) NCTI is a leading technology developer with an extensive portfolio of proprietary algorithms and a wide variety of product offerings for consumer, commercial and industrial applications. The Company specializes in the utilization of sound and signal waves to reduce noise, improve signal-to-noise ratio The ratio of the power or volume (amplitude) of a signal to the amount of unwanted interference (the noise) that has mixed in with it. Measured in decibels, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) measures the clarity of the signal in a circuit or a wired or wireless transmission channel. and enhance sound quality. For more information, refer to the company's World Wide Web site at http://www.nct-active.com. - TinyJ and `Real Machine' are trademarks of Advancel Logic Corporation - JV-Lite is a registered trademark of Access Co., Ltd. in Japan - Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries |
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