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Programmable Logic Devices
News Release from: QuickLogic | Subject: QuickMIPS
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 December 2003
Programmable SoCs to gain Linux support
QuickLogic Corp is working with TimeSys to deliver ready-to-run TimeSys Linux RTOS Professional Edition software development kits for the QuickMIPS family of programmable SoCs.
QuickLogic Corp is working with TimeSys to deliver ready-to-run TimeSys Linux RTOS Professional Edition software development kits (SDKs) for the QuickMIPS family of programmable SoCs The establishment of a relationship with the leading provider of embedded Linux development tools reflects the need identified by QuickLogic to offer a range of Linux solutions to its customer base
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 14 Feb 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Mindful of the real-time requirements for many industrial control, communications and military applications, TimeSys Linux offers the industry's lowest latency open source Carrier-Grade Linux kernel with real-time enhancements capable of meeting the entire range of performance requirements.
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"With over 75% of our customers evaluating or committed to using Linux as part of their QuickMIPS-based designs, we recognised that we needed to provide a range of solutions", said Ian Ferguson, Vice President and General Manager of QuickMIPS Products at QuickLogic.
"The TimeSys Linux SDK featuring the TimeStorm Linux Tool Suite is expected to offer companies an intuitive development environment that facilitates the development of application software optimised for the QuickMIPS product family".
"Delivering a ready to run TimeSys Linux SDK on the QuickMIPS products can help QuickLogic customers meet time to market and performance requirements by allowing them to focus their engineering resources in areas where they deliver their value-add", said Larry Weidman, TimeSys President and CEO.
"Now they can leverage the benefits of the TimeSys Linux RTOS and TimeStorm development tools in projects using the advanced single-chip solutions from QuickLogic".
The TimeSys Linux RTOS Professional Edition SDK for QuickMIPS will be available in beta form in January 2004.
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