Wednesday November 10, 1999
Company Press Release
ThreadX Adds Support for IDT's RISCore32300 Architecture
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Santa Clara, Calif., November 10, 1999
- Express Logic today announced ThreadX support for IDT’s RISCore32300™
processor architecture. Express Logic’s ThreadX provides real-time embedded
developers who use the RC32364™ processor with the most technically
advanced multitasking solution on the market today. Express Logic’s
picokernel™ design results in very high-performance and extremely
small memory requirements - requiring less than 4Kbytes for minimal
usage. ThreadX also provides applications using the RC32364 processor
with significant technical innovations including extremely fast software
timers and a mechanism to help reduce context switching called preemption-threshold™.
IDT’s RC32364 microprocessor provides
embedded developers with unprecedented price/performance advantages
and was the industry’s first processor to break through the 10 cents/MIPS
barrier. Because of this, the RC32364 processor is already making a
substantial impact in high-performance and cost-sensitive communications
applications.
ThreadX fully supports the RC32364 microprocessor
and is fully committed to support for future members of the RISCore32300
family. In addition, ThreadX is completely compatible with all MIPS
development tools and has recently added full integration with MULTI
from Green Hills Software. This integration also includes the best ThreadX
kernel aware support on the market today.
"We are seeing great interest in
the RISCore32300 microprocessor architecture. The strong interest in
ThreadX and the RC32364 processor makes perfect sense, since both solutions
provide great price and performance advantages," says William E.
Lamie, Express Logic’s president. "Our ThreadX support helps both
current and new RC32364 developers get better quality products to market
in less time."
"We are pleased to see Express
Logic’s enhanced support for IDT’s microprocessor products. The RISCore32300
RISC microprocessor family was developed to provide the embedded market
with high performance and new levels of functionality for high-volume
applications," said Nick Kucharewski, vice president of IDT’s microprocessor
division. "The RC32364 innovative instructions and ThreadX’s advanced
multitasking capabilities provide customers with more flexibility to
meet their performance and budget requirements."
Price and availability
Express Logic licenses ThreadX on a
product-line basis, including source-code and without any run-time royalties.
ThreadX RISCore32300 support is shipping today.
About IDT
IDT enables a digitally connected world
by providing innovative semiconductor solutions to leading-edge system
designers in communications. IDT’s broad product mix consists of communications
memories, networking devices, RISC microprocessors, high-speed SRAMs,
high-performance logic and clock management products.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.,
the Company employs approximately 4,700 people worldwide and has manufacturing
facilities in California, Oregon, the Philippines, Malaysia and Australia.
IDT stock is traded on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol "IDTI."
Additional information about IDT is easily accessible through the Web
( www.idt.com) or CD-ROM by calling
800/345-7015. The investor hotline is 408/654-6420. About Express Logic
Express Logic’s ThreadX provides real-time
embedded developers with the most technically advanced multitasking
solution on the market today. Its picokernel design results in very
high-performance with extremely small memory requirements. ThreadX also
provides embedded developers with significant technical innovations
including extremely fast software timers and a mechanism to help reduce
context switching called preemption-threshold. Express Logic licenses
ThreadX on a product-line basis, including source-code and without any
run-time royalties.
For more information, please contact
Express Logic at 1-888-THREADX (1-888-847-3239) or visit their web site
at http://www.expresslogic.com.
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