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Green Hills Software Announces µ-velOSity for
ARC 600 Core Family and the ARC Sound Subsystem
Ultra-small, Ultra-fast, Royalty-free Microkernel Ideal Fit for Performance-critical,
Power-sensitive Applications
SANTA BARBARA, CA—September 2, 2008—Green Hills Software,
Inc., the technology leader in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time
operating systems (RTOS), today announced that µ-velOSity™ is
now available for ARC® International’s ARC 600 Core Family
of configurable cores and ARC Sound Subsystem. With a ROM footprint as
small as 2K bytes, RAM footprint as small as 1K bytes, and service call
times as low as 30 cycles, µ-velOSity is
ideal for the cost-sensitive, high-performance applications for which
ARC cores and subsystems are ideally suited.
“µ-velOSity provides an important
element in the software development infrastructure enabling the rapid
development of software applications for the ARC 600 Core Family and
ARC Sound Subsystem,” said Paul Holt, vice president, SoC product
business unit at ARC International. “The µ-velOSity microkernel’s
fast execution, tiny footprint, and world-class development tools integration
enable ARC-based embedded systems developers to achieve faster time-to-market
with lower development and production cost”.
Easy to Use
µ-velOSity is extremely easy to use.
With complete kernel source code and the MULTI® integrated
development environment’s kernel-aware debugging and project creation
wizard, embedded software for the ARC 600 Core Family and ARC Sound Subsystem
is easy to develop, analyze, debug, test, and optimize for any aspect
of the system.
Fast Execution
µ-velOSity provides extremely fast
operating system services and real-time, deterministic execution. Context
switching, service calls, and interrupt handling for the ARC 600 and
ARC Sound Subsystem are finely tuned for maximum throughput and minimum
latency, even under heavy loads – making it ideal for devices with
demanding performance requirements.
Small Footprint
The µ-velOSity microkernel’s
industry-leading small footprint makes it ideal for embedded systems
that have the tightest memory constraints. µ-velOSity is
delivered as a library and is automatically configured by the Green Hills
tool chain to include only those services that are actually used by the
applications, delivering the smallest, most efficient footprint possible.
Simple Business Models
µ-velOSity does not have a per-unit
royalty charge, avoiding the headache of royalty reporting and making
it ideal for high-volume, cost-sensitive ARC-based embedded products.
Green Hills Software’s attractive licensing models enable µ-velOSity to
be included in a value-added solution for end product developers at a
fraction of the cost of other offerings.
“The ARC 600 Core Family and ARC Sound Subsystem present an ideal
architecture for Green Hills Software’s µ-velOSity real-time
operating system which specializes in top performance, ease of use, and
small memory and power footprint,” commented David Kleidermacher,
chief technology officer of Green Hills Software. “On top of all
of this, Green Hills offers royalty-free, simple business models which
are critical to those employing ARC in high-volume electronic products.”
About ARC
ARC International is a world leading provider of consumer IP to OEM and
semiconductor companies globally. ARC’s award-winning, vertically
integrated audio and video solutions enable high-quality multimedia
content to be captured, shared, and played on a wide range of electronics
devices. ARC’s 140+ customers collectively ship hundreds of millions
of ARC-Based™ chips annually in products such as Mobile TVs,
Portable Media Players, WiFi-/WiMAX-enabled computers, flash storage,
digital cameras, network appliances, and medical and government systems.
Availability
µ-velOSity for ARC microprocessors
is available today. µ-velOSity is
also available for other microprocessor families, including ARM, PowerPC, ColdFire, MIPS, V850,
and Blackfin.
About Green Hills Software
Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software, Inc. is the technology leader
in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems
(RTOS) for 32- and 64-bit embedded systems. Our royalty-free INTEGRITY® and velOSity™ real-time
operating systems, µ-velOSity™ microkernel, IPv6-ready
TCP/IP networking stacks, GateD® Layer 3 routing, compilers,
MULTI® and AdaMULTI™ integrated
development environments, DoubleCheck™ integrated
static analyzer and TimeMachine™ tool
suite offer a complete development solution that addresses both deeply
embedded and high-reliability applications. Green Hills Software is
headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, with European headquarters in the
United Kingdom. Visit Green Hills Software on the web at www.ghs.com.
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