Altium's New TASKING R8C/Tiny toolset supports new derivatives and Renesas E7 emulator
SYDNEY, Australia—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 6, 2004—
Altium Limited (ASX:ALU), a leading developer of
Windows-based electronics design software, today announced the release
of version 1.1 of its TASKING R8C software development toolset which
now has support for the entire range of R8C/Tiny devices and a new
interface to the Renesas E7 emulator. The R8C/Tiny is a
high-performance new series of 16-bit microcontrollers from Renesas
Technology Corporation. It allows developers to target a broad range
of applications by offering a small pin count and flash memory at a
very competitive price.
The TASKING R8C/Tiny toolset brings embedded developers the power
of Altium's proprietary Viper compiler technology and its integrated
embedded development environment, allowing them to take full advantage
of the benefits of this new, cost-effective microcontroller. "Altium's
toolset provides the ability to develop highly efficient code which is
both fast and compact, enabling customers to fully exploit this
high-performance, low-cost microcontroller," said David Noverraz,
product manager support tools, Renesas Technology Europe.
"With the new version of the toolset, our customers now have
access to the full range of R8C/Tiny devices and can use the Renesas
E7 emulator to debug on the physical hardware," said Jeroen C.
Verheijen, product manager for TASKING tools, Altium.
Pricing and availability
The TASKING R8C/Tiny Software Development Toolset v1.1 includes
the TASKING EDE, C compiler, CrossView Pro simulator, ROM monitor
debugger, E7 emulator interface and R8C flasher, and is 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
www.altium.com/tasking or on CD-ROM from Altium's local Sales and
Support Centers or distributors. For more product information, visit
www.altium.com/tasking/ or contact your local Altium Sales and Support
Center.
About Altium Limited
Altium Limited (ASX:ALU) is a global developer and supplier of
electronics design software for the Microsoft Windows environment.
Founded in 1985, Altium released the world's first Microsoft
Windows-based printed circuit board design tool in 1991 and continues
to provide advanced, easy-to-use and affordable software design tools
to electronics engineers, designers, and developers worldwide.
Altium's products offer tailored solutions covering a range of
hardware and software design processes including the well-known
Protel, P-CAD and TASKING brands. Altium is headquartered in Sydney,
Australia and has sales and support offices in Australia, the United
States, Japan and Europe. More information is available at
www.altium.com.
About Renesas Technology Corp.
Renesas Technology Corp. designs and manufactures highly
integrated semiconductor system solutions for mobile, automotive and
PC/AV 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 world
leading microcontroller supplier globally. Besides microcontrollers,
Renesas Technology offers system-on-chip devices, Smart Card ICs,
mixed-signal products, flash memories, SRAMs and more.
http://www.renesas.com.
Altium, CAMtastic, CircuitStudio, Design Explorer, DXP,
LiveDesign, NanoBoard, NanoTalk, Nexar, nVisage, P-CAD, Protel, Situs,
TASKING, 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 Limited
Jessica Maxwell, +61 2 9975 7710
jessica.maxwell@altium.com.au
www.altium.com
or
Edelman for Altium USA
Sarah Seifert, 650-968-4033
sarah.seifert@edelman.com
www.edelman.com
