WILSONVILLE, Ore., July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor
Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the embedded
software industry's first comprehensive solution for heterogeneous
multicore system-on-chip (SoC) development. Heterogeneous
architectures are those which combine two or more different types
of microprocessors or microcontrollers. They enable the
development of advanced embedded systems that consolidate
functionality and connectivity to produce high-performance embedded
devices. Mentor Graphics is delivering an integrated development
solution that spans device configuration, deployment and system
optimization for multi-operation system devices that include the
Linux® platform, real-time operating system (RTOS), and bare-metal
applications. This solution helps design teams to quickly develop
high-performance applications for industrial, medical, automotive,
telecommunications, networking, and consumer electronics
products.
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The Mentor Graphics® embedded development solution for
heterogeneous multicore systems adds several new features that can
execute natively or with a hypervisor. These features
include:
- Support for the remote processor framework (remoteproc) for
Mentor® Embedded Linux®, Nucleus® RTOS and bare-metal applications.
This aids in the configuration, development, deployment and
management of operating systems and applications across
heterogeneous SoC cores
- Scalable implementations of VirtIO, rpmsg and the Multicore
Communications API (MCAPI) across operating systems to provide
efficient inter-processor communication (IPC) for separated device
subsystems
- Graphical debugging and performance analysis tools that enable
a system-wide, synchronized perspective across operating systems
and functions
"Next generation SoCs enable the development of unique embedded
systems by extending today's multicore homogeneous architectures
with heterogeneous cores," stated Markus
Levy, president of the Multicore Association and chairman of
the Multicore and the Internet of Things (IoT) Developers
Conferences. "Mentor Graphics' continued investment in embedded
software and delivery of an integrated heterogeneous multicore
development solution will enable embedded developers to more easily
take full advantage of these complex heterogeneous SoCs."
Successful use of heterogeneous multicore SoCs that combine
multicore micro-processors and multicore micro-controllers extends
beyond the traditional use of Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) and
Asymmetric Multi-Processing (AMP) approaches. The new integrated
solution from Mentor Graphics addresses many of the challenges
designers face with heterogeneous systems including:
- Configuring and deploying multiple operating systems and
applications across processors
- Booting multiple operating systems efficiently and in a
coordinated manner across micro-processors and
micro-controllers
- Communicating between isolated sub-systems on a multi-core
processor or between heterogeneous processors
- Visualizing interactions between multiple operating
systems
"Mentor Graphics' market-leading embedded software technologies
and advanced multicore devices from Texas Instruments create an
ideal ecosystem so that our customers can develop leading-edge
products with ease," stated Adrian
Valenzuela, marketing director, Texas Instruments. "Mentor
has a unique and comprehensive solution to manage the complexities
of multicore heterogeneous development."
Product Availability and Additional Information
Mentor
Graphics software products for heterogeneous multicore development
are available now. A webinar titled "Debugging Multicore and
Heterogeneous Systems" will be held on August 5, 2014 at 9:00
a.m. PDT. To register, go to:
http://www.mentor.com/embedded-software/events/debugging-multicore-and-heterogeneous-embedded-systems.
About Mentor Embedded
The Mentor Graphics Embedded
Software Division enables embedded development for a variety of
applications including automotive, industrial, smart energy,
medical devices, and consumer electronics. Embedded developers can
create systems with the latest processors and micro-controllers
with commercially supported and customizable Linux-based solutions
including the industry -leading Sourcery™ CodeBench and Mentor
Embedded Linux products. For real-time control systems,
developers can take advantage of the small-foot-print and
low-power-capable Nucleus RTOS. For more information, visit
www.mentor.com/embedded-software.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a
world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions,
providing products, consulting services and award-winning support
for the world's most successful electronic, semiconductor and
systems companies. Established in 1981, the company reported
revenues in the last fiscal year in excess of $1.15 billion. Corporate headquarters are located
at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville,
Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site:
http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics, Mentor and Nucleus are registered trademarks
and Sourcery is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All
other company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owner.)
The registered trademark Linux® is used pursuant to a sublicense
from LMI, the exclusive licensee of Linus Torvalds, owner of the
mark on a world-wide basis.
For more information, please contact:
Larry Toda
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1664
larry_toda@mentor.com
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