Accelerated Technology and Xilinx Add Support for Industry Leading MicroBlaze Soft Processor Core with the Nucleus RTOS
Embedded Systems Conference Boston 2003
booth #1201
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2003--Accelerated
Technology(R), the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics
Corporation, and Xilinx, Inc. have collaborated to announce support
for MicroBlaze(TM), the industry's fastest field-programmable gate
array- (FPGA) based soft processor from Xilinx, with the release of
the Nucleus(TM) Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) from Mentor
Graphics.
MicroBlaze core developers in the networking, telecommunication,
data communication and consumer markets now have access to a complete
family of RTOS products from which to build their embedded
application. For more information on the Nucleus software and
MicroBlaze solution, visit Mentor Graphics booth #1201 at the Embedded
Systems Conference in Boston for a live demonstration beginning Sept.
16.
The Nucleus RTOS from Accelerated Technology (AT) is highly
optimized to provide the most efficient foundation for an embedded
application. A widely implemented RTOS, Nucleus software provides a
complete family of embedded software products fully scalable to the
customer's needs. The Nucleus RTOS, integrated with the MicroBlaze
processor, provides access to embedded designers who have standardized
on the Nucleus RTOS while accelerating the adoption of a lower cost,
high-performance programmable embedded solution.
"The Nucleus RTOS is very widely used in several embedded
applications that can benefit from the power and versatility of the
MicroBlaze architecture," said Mark Aaldering, senior director of the
IP Division at Xilinx. "We believe that the combination of the two
will help the embedded community take advantage of the
high-performance features of the MicroBlaze core in our FPGAs and use
it to design the next generation of embedded applications for key
markets segments such as consumer, automotive and communications."
"The new generation of 32-bit soft cores need good embedded
software support to give fast time to market for embedded designers,"
said Robert Day, director of marketing, Mentor Graphics Embedded
Systems Division. "The pairing of the MicroBlaze soft processor core
with the fast, efficient Nucleus RTOS and associated middleware, and
its source code, no-royalty business model makes developing embedded
designs on time a reality."
MicroBlaze developers can extend their embedded application by
using a range of Nucleus products including the Nucleus NET TCP/IP
networking suite and the Nucleus FILE file management system. All
Nucleus components for MicroBlaze are available under the standard
"source code, no royalty" model, which has become very compelling for
embedded developers designing a world of different applications.
The MicroBlaze core is the current performance leader in
FPGA-based soft processors, delivering more than 125 D-MIPS at 150 MHz
in the Virtex-II Pro FPGA or 68 DMIPS at 85 MHz in the Spartan-3 FPGA.
MicroBlaze-based embedded systems in Virtex-II Pro and Spartan-3
FPGAs, allows designers to take advantage of the price and performance
to design applications for their end markets. The Nucleus RTOS has
been validated on reference platforms that include the MicroBlaze
core. The reference platforms include the Memec Design Virtex-II
MB1000 development board which is available in North America through
Insight Memec.
Pricing and Availability
Available now, licenses for the Nucleus RTOS start at U.S.
$12,495. For more information, please contact Accelerated Technology
at 800-468-6853 or info@acceleratedtechnology.com.
MicroBlaze 32-bit soft processor core is available as part of the
Xilinx Embedded Development Kit which is priced at $495 from Xilinx
and its partners. In addition to the MicroBlaze core, the Embedded
Development Kit includes a comprehensive set of system tools to design
an embedded application in a Xilinx FPGA. MicroBlaze is also available
in VHDL source code and is priced at $4,995. For more information on
MicroBlaze and the Embedded Development Kit from Xilinx, visit
www.xilinx.com/processor.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most
successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in
1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about
$650 million and employs approximately 3,500 people worldwide.
Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are
located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314.
World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com.
Accelerated Technology, Embedded Systems Division of Mentor
Graphics Corporation, is located in Mobile, Alabama with sales offices
and distributors worldwide. By providing embedded systems developers
with a focus on service, well-documented source code and
industry-leading non-royalty-based Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
software, AT's RTOS software shortens time-to-market and provides a
complete solution for engineers. For more information, please visit
www.acceleratedtechnology.com or email us at
info@acceleratedtechnology.com.
About Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) is the worldwide leader of
programmable logic solutions. Additional information about Xilinx is
available at http://www.xilinx.com.
Mentor Graphics and Accelerated Technology are registered
trademarks and Nucleus is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation.
All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Mentor Graphics/Accelerated Technology
Jennifer Whiddon Tanveer, 251-661-5770 ext 5032
jennifer_tanveer@mentor.com
or
Mentor Graphics
Suzanne Graham, 503-685-7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
or
Xilinx, Inc.
Jennifer Wright Van Every, 408-879-7727
jennifer.wright@xilinx.com
