Altium releases dedicated TASKING toolset for Renesas Technology's new R8C/Tiny
SYDNEY, Australia—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Oct. 20, 2003—
Altium Limited (ASX:ALU), a leading developer of
Windows-based electronic design and development software, today
announced the release of a new TASKING embedded software development
toolset that will target the new R8C/Tiny microcontroller from Renesas
Technology Corp. The high-performance 16-bit R8C/Tiny, announced last
month, offers a small pin count and flash memory at a very competitive
price, allowing developers to target a broad range of applications.
The new TASKING R8C toolset brings embedded developers the power of
Altium's proprietary Viper(TM) compiler technology and its integrated
embedded development environment, allowing them to take full advantage
of the benefits of this new, cost-effective MCU.
"The R8C/Tiny's ability to offer high performance at a low cost is
well complemented by Altium's high-quality TASKING software
development tools," says David Noverraz, product manager support
tools, Renesas Technology Europe. "Altium's dedicated toolset provides
the ability to develop highly efficient code which is both fast and
compact, enabling Renesas Technology's customers to fully exploit this
low-power and low-noise microcontroller."
"The R8C/Tiny provides developers with the best
performance-to-cost ratio in the industry," says Jeroen C. Verheijen,
product manager for TASKING tools, Altium. "TASKING customers benefit
from our close relationship and continuing support of Renesas
Technology by gaining immediate access to the newest architectures
from Renesas Technology."
By working closely with semiconductor manufacturers to support new
architectures as soon as they are available, Altium continues to break
down the barriers to innovation and technological advancement, and
provide every electronic engineer and embedded system developer with
easy access to the best possible software development tools.
Pricing and availability
The TASKING R8C/Tiny Software Development Toolset v1.0r1 includes
the TASKING EDE, C compiler, CrossView Pro simulator and ROM monitor
debugger and R8C Flasher, and is now available on PC/Windows. This
package starts at US$1,990 for a PC/Windows single-user license.
A demo version of the toolset is available from
http://www.tasking.com or on CD-ROM from any of the Altium Sales
Offices or distributors. For more product information, visit
www.tasking.com or contact your local Altium Sales and Support Center.
About Altium Limited
Altium Limited (ASX:ALU), trading as Protel International Limited
(ASX:PRI) prior to August 6, 2001, is a leading global developer and
supplier of desktop Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and embedded
software design tools for the Microsoft Windows environment.
Since the company's foundation in 1985 and its release of the
world's first Microsoft Windows-based EDA tool in 1991, Altium has
continued to apply the most advanced software design methods to
provide powerful, easy-to-use and affordable design software to
engineers and electronics designers worldwide.
Altium's current product brands include Protel, nVisage, P-CAD,
TASKING, Accolade, CircuitMaker and CAMtastic. These products offer
tailored solutions covering a range of hardware and software design
processes.
Altium is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and operates a
number of sales and support offices in Australia, the United States,
Japan and Europe, as well as maintaining a large reseller network in
all other major markets. More information about the company and its
products and services may be obtained from our website at
www.altium.com.
About Renesas Technology Corp.
Renesas Technology Corp. designs and manufactures highly
integrated semiconductor system solutions for mobile, automotive and
PC and Audio Visual markets. Established on April 1, 2003 as a joint
venture between Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, NYSE:HIT) and Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation (TSE:6503) and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan,
Renesas Technology is one of the largest semiconductor companies in
the world and the number one microcontroller supplier globally.
Besides microcontrollers, Renesas Technology offers system-on-chip
devices, Smart Card ICs, mixed-signal products, flash memories, SRAMs
and more.
Renesas Technology Europe is a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas
Technology Corp.
Altium, Protel, DXP, Design Explorer, nVisage, P-CAD, TASKING,
Accolade, CircuitMaker, CAMtastic, Situs and Topological Autorouting
and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Altium Limited or its subsidiaries. All other registered or
unregistered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their
respective owners, and no trademark rights to the same are claimed.
Contact:
Altium (USA)
Sarah Seifert, 650-968-4033
sarah.seifert@edelman.com
www.edelman.com
or
Altium Limited (Australia)
Jessica Maxwell, +61-2-9975-7710
jessica.maxwell@altium.com.au
www.altium.com
