STMicroelectronics Starts Volume Shipment of SH-4 Based Microprocessor With Full Windows CE 3.0 Support.Business Editors GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2001 STMicroelectronics (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope) A microscope that can image down to the atomic level. An STM uses a piezoelectric tube with a tiny sharp tip at the end that is moved within nanometers of the object being sampled. ) today announced that a microprocessor based on the SuperH(TM) SH-4 32-bit core is now available in volume. The ST40RA166 is supported by Windows CE 3.0, Microsoft's real-time embedded operating system An operating system used in special-purpose applications (embedded systems). Embedded operating systems are typically very compact and often designed for real time operations. See embedded Linux, QNX, OS-9, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, VxWorks and Symbian OS. for 32-bit connected mobile devices that demand rich applications and services. Windows CE 3.0 offers embedded developers a broad set of functionality including rich multimedia and connectivity options as well as a comprehensive toolset for quickly and easily developing smart mobile devices. "Windows CE 3.0 has been a natural choice for the SH-4 32-bit RISC processor from SuperH Inc. ST customers will now have access to the wealth of software and hardware packages built around the Microsoft embedded OS," said Jean-Yves Larignon, General Manager of ST's Micro Core and Development Tools Division. The ST40RA166 is a high-performance dual-issue superscalar 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 based on the SuperH SH-4 microprocessor architecture. It offers a high-performance PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). interface, 64-bit DDR SDRAM interface and a 32-bit peripheral interface for a wide range of peripherals. A high-performance five-channel 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. engine, supporting linked lists and 1D/2D block moves, allows fast and efficient data transfer between memory, PCI and peripherals on and off chip. The ST40RA166 operates at 166MHz and delivers a peak performance of 300 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. . The SH-4 supports a powerful FPU with a 128-bit vector engine delivering up to 1.2 GFLOPS See gigaFLOPS. GFLOPS - gigaflops (Giga Floating Point Operations Per Second). In 3D graphics terms, this translates to up to six million polygons per second and up to eight G.711 VoIP channels in DSP terms. The ST40RA166 is offered in a 372 BGA package. "The release of STMicroelectronics' ST40RA166 will provide OEMs with an excellent microprocessor solution for data-intensive devices such as Windows CE-based set-top boxes," said Keith White, senior director of marketing for the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp. "ST's new chip, in combination with Windows CE 3.0, will enable OEMs to quickly and easily build their high-performing Windows powered smart devices." Y.U. Lee, General Manager of ST's Microcontroller Division, said: "Availability of the ST40RA166 means that our customers are now given the choice of a full range of ST microprocessing solutions, from low-cost 8-bit microcontrollers up to 300 MIPS 32-bit RISC microprocessors." ST's offering in digital consumer includes a wide range of application-specific devices for set-top boxes, DVD players, digital TV, cameras and displays, along with a large choice of general-purpose processing solutions. About STMicroelectronics STMicroelectronics is the world's third largest independent semiconductor company. The Company shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange Milan Stock Exchange The largest regional stock exchange in Italy, facilitating more than 90% of the country's trading volume. . The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) and discrete devices used in a wide variety of microelectronic applications, including telecommunications systems, computer systems, consumer products, automotive products and industrial automation and control systems. In 2000, the Company's net revenues were $7,813.2 million and net earnings were $1,452.1 million. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com All trademarks are property of their respective owners |
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