Accelerated Technology's Nucleus RTOS Support for Texas Instruments' OMAP1710 Platform Benefits Cellular Handset Applications Developers
MOBILE, Ala.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Feb. 9, 2005—
Accelerated Technology(R), a Mentor Graphics division
(Nasdaq:MENT), today announced the availability of the Nucleus(R)
real-time operating system (RTOS) for Texas Instruments Incorporated's
(TI's) OMAP1710 processor. The integration of the Nucleus software and
TI's OMAP1710 application processor gives developers of cellular
handset applications a full-featured, high-performance solution in
which to develop differentiated 2.5G and 3G multimedia-enhanced mobile
devices and software applications.
The OMAP1710 processor handles a variety of application tasks in
parallel so a user can enjoy several features and services
concurrently. The OMAP1710 processor engines include an ARM(TM)
processor, a TI Digital Signal Processing (DSP) engine, a range of
software and hardware accelerators for video encoding and decoding,
still picture compression, Java(TM) and security. The combined
OMAP1710 processor and scalable Nucleus RTOS, with associated
middleware, provide members of TI's OMAP(TM) Developer Network with a
robust solution to design feature-rich multimedia capabilities for
cellular devices.
The Nucleus PLUS kernel -- the basis of the Nucleus family of
products, and a widely accepted kernel for building cellular phone
applications -- is ideal for the feature-rich capabilities that
customers require from their multimedia applications.
Other available Nucleus components for the OMAP1710 processor
include the Nucleus POSIX application program interface (API), the
Nucleus SHELL command line interface and the Nucleus FILE file
management software. In addition, Accelerated Technology's
royalty-free business model makes the Nucleus software especially
attractive to the high-volume handset market, as the royalty-free
solution enables manufacturers to reduce costs that would normally be
passed on to their customers.
Accelerated Technology has increased its support for the OMAP
platform by adding a new product, the Nucleus InterProcess
Communication (IPC) software, which contains a well-documented,
easy-to-use API allowing high-speed communications and data transport
between the DSP and ARM microcontroller. The Nucleus IPC software
makes this transport possible without the engineer's concern for
word-size, byte and bit ordering or other differences between the DSP
and ARM cores.
"The Accelerated Technology Nucleus RTOS combined with TI's
OMAP1710 processor delivers a high-performance solution for handset
developers," said Paul Werp, TI marketing director, Cellular Systems.
"Members of TI's OMAP Developer Network are driving multimedia
applications for 2.5G and 3G mobile terminals. By adding the Nucleus
support from Accelerated Technology on the OMAP platform, we are
speeding the deployment of feature phones and innovative
applications."
"Our Nucleus software and TI's OMAP architecture is a win-win
combination for embedded developers of today's and next-generation
cellular products," said Robert Day, director of marketing, Mentor
Graphics Embedded Systems Division. "Developers can now more rapidly
and reliably develop these products to meet high-volume market needs."
Pricing and Availability
The Nucleus embedded software is sold with source code and without
royalty fees. Licenses for the Nucleus software begin at $12,495. For
more information, please contact Accelerated Technology at
800-468-6853 or info@acceleratedtechnology.com.
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 over
$700 million and employs approximately 3,850 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: http://www.mentor.com/.
Accelerated Technology, a Mentor Graphics division, 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
RTOS software including modeling software, prototyping tools, kernels,
middleware and development tools. Accelerated Technology's suite of
products shorten time-to-market and provide a complete solution for
engineers. For more information, please visit
www.acceleratedtechnology.com or email us at
info@acceleratedtechnology.com.
Mentor Graphics, Accelerated Technology, and Nucleus are
registered trademarks 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 Tanveer, 251-208-3400 ext 3415
jennifer_tanveer@mentor.com
or
Mentor Graphics
Sonia Harrison, 503-685-1165
sonia_harrison@mentor.com
