ZiLOG Delivers ANSI C, DSP-C Extension Support; ZiLOG offers designers faster time to market and application code optimized for DSP apps using the CoSy compiler development system.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)--Sept. 28, 1999-- ZiLOG Inc., developer of the benchmark Z80, today announced the availability of ANSI C (language, standard) ANSI C - (American National Standards Institute C) A revision of C, adding function prototypes, structure passing, structure assignment and standardised library functions. ANSI X3.159-1989. cgram is a grammar for ANSI C, written in Scheme. and DSP-C extension support for the Z380 family, as well as the Z893XX family of general-purpose DSPs and the Z8Plus family of microcontrollers. A licensing agreement with ACE Associated Compiler Experts bv, which provides the CoSy(TM) compiler development system, enables ZiLOG to offer C compiler Noun 1. C compiler - a compiler for programs written in C compiling program, compiler - (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program support for all of ZiLOG's 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 processors, microprocessors and microcontrollers. Featuring a reconfigurable front-end that supports both the ANSI C standard and the emerging DSP-C ANSI C extension, CoSy incorporates all the features required to support ZiLOG's diverse range of products. "We intend to provide our customers with industry standard support tools wherever possible," said Jack Davis Jack Davis may refer to:
ZiLOG faced an important turning point when it chose to generate ANSI C compilers for its customers in house. Now, using the CoSy system, ZiLOG can provide customers with compilers capable of generating tight, effective code using C language -- and DSP-C extensions -- for application development with any ZiLOG processor. This includes the Z380 family, as well as the Z893XX family of general-purpose DSPs and the Z8Plus family of microcontrollers. Through extensive use of generators, compilers created by the CoSy system create high-performing standard code quickly and cost-effectively. By generating robust, faster optimizing ANSI C compilers in record time using CoSy, ZiLOG can now offer designers and developers writing code for ZiLOG products faster time to market via drastically reduced compiler generation times. "This tool allows us too build compilers that are highly efficient and optimized to the application in question, and has cut the average compiler development time from 10 man-years to about one half man-year. We can pass these savings directly to our customers. CoSy is definitely our preferred compiler development environment," Davis said. About ACE ACE Associated Compiler Experts bv (a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of ACE Associated Computer Experts bv, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is a world leader in the production of compiler development tools for professional compiler developers. Its open CoSy compiler development platform gives compiler developers the ability to achieve a similar leading edge position in the construction of better and faster optimizing compilers for architectures ranging from 4-bit DSPs to 256-bit VLIW (Very Long Instruction Word) A CPU architecture that reads a group of instructions and executes them at the same time. For example, the group (word) might contain four instructions, and the compiler ensures that those four instructions are not dependent on each processors. CoSy already supports a wide range of programming languages including C, Fortran and Java. www.ace.nl About ZiLOG Inc. ZiLOG is a leading global design solutions company specializing in embedded and integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. for the data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , home entertainment and integrated controls markets. Headquartered in Campbell, Calif., ZiLOG employs an estimated 1,300 people worldwide. It announced 1998 revenues of $204.7 million. Texas Pacific Group and its affiliates, a $2.5 billion private investment partnership, own a majority interest in ZiLOG. ZiLOG maintains design centers in Campbell, Calif., Austin, Texas, Nampa, Idaho Nampa (IPA: [næm pə]) is the largest city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States, and the second largest in the state. Only the capital city, Boise, is larger. , and Seattle, Wash., a worldwide customer service center in Austin, advanced manufacturing in Nampa and test operations in Manila, Philippines. It has 27 direct sales offices and more than 120 distributor locations worldwide. www.zilog.com Z80 and Z8Plus are trademarks of ZiLOG Inc. CoSy is an international trademark of ACE Associated Computer Experts bv. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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