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News Release from: Logic Technology | Subject: Arium ECM-50 emulator with SourcePoint 7.1
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 June 2005
Emulator supports new Intel dual-core
processors
American Arium, an industry leader in hardware-assisted development tools, has announced debug support for the Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 and Pentium D processors.
American Arium, an industry leader in hardware-assisted development tools, has announced debug support for the Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 and Pentium D processors Intel's new, dual-core processors are based on the latest version of the Intel Pentium 4 processor Netburst micro-architecture and offer operating frequencies from 2.8 to 3.2GHz
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Jun 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Arium is proud of its history of support for Intel processors", said Jeff Acampora, Vice-President, Arium Sales and Marketing.
"We've been working nonstop these last few months to be able to provide developers with debug tools for the new, dual-core architecture".
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"And we're keeping ahead of the curve by designing tools for upcoming versions, too".
Currently, Arium's debug tools for Intel's dual-core chips are the ECM-50 coupled with the company's flagship debug interface, SourcePoint 7.1.
Together they offer outstanding run control, giving the program and firmware developer unsurpassed visibility to and manipulation of code via a series of intuitive screens and dialogs with numerous viewing and customisation options.
The debug solution operates in real time with all core frequencies and works with today's most popular compiler tool chains.
It supports industry-standard input file formats and includes a robust C-like command language, as well as support for Framework for EFI.
Intel Extreme Edition is made up of a pair of Intel Pentium 4 cores together on a single piece of silicon.
Each core has 1Mbyte of L2 cache onboard; they share an 800MHz front-side bus.
It features support for Intel's EM64T extensions, is clocked at 3.2GHz, has Intel's Hyper-Threading technology enabled (for four "logical" processing elements), and saves on power consumption via an enhanced halt state and SpeedStep power management.
Whereas the Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 is priced right up there with competitors' dual-core options, the company also offers three dual-core flavors in the form of the Intel Pentium D (Pentium D 840, 830 and 820 chips) at very reasonable price points.
Hyper-Threading has been disabled, but operating frequency ranges between 2.8 and 3.2GHz, depending on the chip.
In several scenarios, Intel Pentium D processor overall performance is superior to a single-core CPU in multithreaded applications or when multitasking.
Intel dual-core processors are manufactured using the same basic 90nm fabrication process as current Pentium 4 chips.
The cores are fitted to a Socket 478 package, meaning it is a simple upgrade for developers who have an 875P or 865-based motherboard.
The processors work with existing platforms.
The Arium ECM-50 emulator with SourcePoint 7.1 is available now from Logic Technology.
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