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CAMBRIDGE, England and AACHEN, Germany, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, and The MathWorks GmbH, the German subsidiary of the leading supplier of technical computing software for engineers and scientists, today announced a collaborative project aimed at combining the ARM Developer Suite(TM) (ADS) code development toolchain, the ARMulator(TM) instruction set simulator and the MATLAB/Simulink system simulation and code generation toolchain.

This innovative environment provides designers with a software emulation and simulation of their final product that enables the development and validation of embedded systems before the actual hardware is available on silicon. This allows early detection of design and coding faults, thus reducing time-to-market and therefore saving on system development costs.

Model-based design with automatic code generation allows the systems engineer to focus on developing and tuning algorithms rather than coding and language syntax. Automatic generation of code from Simulink models with Real-Time Workshop creates software behavior that is identical to the simulation and ensures that processor resources are used effectively. Integrating a virtual prototype of the target architecture in the simulation environment allows the systems engineer to test and validate software and hardware long before first samples of the target are available. The development of target software and hardware can start in parallel, reducing development cycles and time-to-market. Specification errors in the microcontroller device can be caught early in the development cycle reducing risks and need for redesign.

The ARM Developer Suite provides a complete software development solution for creating applications for the ARM® architecture. The Instruction Set Simulators included in the ARM Developer Suite provide accurate simulation of ARM and Thumb® core-based processors. They are user-extensible to add support for custom peripherals and have an easily customizable memory configuration to match the target system. The ARM and Thumb C compilers provided in the ARM Developer Suite are the best compilers available in the industry for the ARM architecture and have been proven to provide the most optimized code in terms of density and speed.

``MATLAB/Simulink is becoming an industry standard tool for model-based systems development,'' said Derek Morris, general manager of Development Systems for ARM. ``ARM has firmly established itself in the automotive industry and by combining both MATLAB/Simulink system design and ARM silicon prototyping tools, we are offering unrivalled design capabilities to our customers.''

``The industry-leading ARM processor cores offer an excellent hardware base for the demands of embedded systems designers,'' said Andreas Schindler, general manager of The MathWorks GmbH. ``The MATLAB/Simulink toolchain provides the power and flexibility that is necessary to design and implement embedded systems software successfully in today's market conditions.''

The product is being demonstrated on the MathWorks stand at the IAA automotive tradeshow in Frankfurt, from 12-21 September.

About ARM

ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions. The company licenses its high-performance, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals, and System-on-Chip (SoC) designs to leading international electronics companies. ARM also provides comprehensive support required in developing a complete system. ARM's microprocessor cores are rapidly becoming the volume RISC standard in such markets as portable communications, handheld computing, multimedia and embedded solutions. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.

About The MathWorks GmbH

The MathWorks GmbH is the German subsidiary of The MathWorks, Inc (MA, USA). The MathWorks develops technical computing software for engineers and scientists in industry and education. An extensive family of products, based on MATLAB and Simulink, provides high-productivity tools for solving challenging mathematical, computational, controls, and DSP and communications problems. The MathWorks products serve those in education and the following industries: automotive, aerospace, telecommunications and data communications, government, process industries, electronics, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, finance and economics, earth and planetary sciences, and instrumentation. Employing more than 800 people worldwide, The MathWorks was founded in 1984. Visit www.mathworks.com for more information.

More information about The MathWorks Germany is available at http://www.mathworks.de.

ARM and Thumb are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. ARM Developer Suite and ARMulator are trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. ``ARM'' is used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE: ARM and Nasdaq: ARMHY); its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM, INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; and ARM France SAS.