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News Release from: Oki Electric
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 July 2002
Oki arms itself with core and
coprocessor
Oki has licensed the ARM966E-S microprocessor core and the VFP9-S vector floating-point coprocessor.
Oki has licensed the ARM966E-S microprocessor core and the VFP9-S vector floating-point coprocessor Using ARM technology, Oki will target automotive applications, where ARM's low power and high-performance microprocessor cores deliver powerful processing capability in functions such as telematics, power train control, body control and antilock braking systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ARM966E-S core offers a low-cost solution, while still maintaining high performance and low-power consumption.
The core features tightly coupled memory (TCM) interfaces, supporting connection to memories with and without wait states, like Flash memory or SRAM.
The TCM interfaces connect the core directly to the TCMs enabling deterministic real-time performance.
The ARM966E-S core supports a number of real time operating systems (RTOSs) and developers are able to construct efficient debugging environments by connecting to the on-chip ARM ETM9 embedded trace macrocell.
These features enable developers to create robust systems quickly and efficiently, and move them to market in record time.
Oki is planning to develop and market a microcontroller unit (MCU) designed around the ARM966E-S core, the VFP9-S vector floating-point coprocessor and ETM9 solution for automotive applications.
"ARM microprocessors are rapidly becoming an industry standard and with the addition of the ARM966E-S core and the VFP9-S coprocessor, we are able to enhance our product offerings and accelerate SoC business", said Katsuhiko Sano, president of the Silicon Solutions Company at Oki Electric.
"SoC is one of Oki's top business priorities, and ARM microprocessors are an integral part of our business strategy".
"Japan has a long-established reputation in the automotive market built on its ability to keep up with industry trends and maintain innovation in line with the rest of the world's players", said Takio Ishikawa, president, ARM KK.
"ARM has cemented a strong position in the automotive industry with a number of Partners already shipping ARM7 family and ARM9 family-based products.
ARM technology, combined with Oki's expertise in this area, will offer systems developers flexibility and design and support resources enabling them to build market-leading products".
Oki will ship the first products in the second quarter of 2003.
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