RMI Corporation Brings Macraigor Systems into RMI Partner Alliance
Macraigor Systems supports RMI multi-core multi-threaded processor solutions with JTAG tools and Software
CUPERTINO, Calif. April 30, 2008 — RMI Corporation, a leading supplier of Advanced Processor Solutions for networking, communications and consumer applications, today announced that Macraigor Systems, LLC has joined the RMI® Partner Alliance, a group of software, component, system and tool providers that bring comprehensive solutions to customers in the infrastructure, enterprise and media markets.
The agreement between RMI and Macraigor Systems provides RMI’s customers with hardware and software JTAG debug interface solutions for RMI’s multi-core multithreaded XLR Processor™ and XLS Processor™ families, as well as the RMI Alchemy™ Processor family. As part of this relationship, Macraigor is also offering a free port of the popular Eclipse environment and the GNU toolkit (gcc, gas and gdb) for RMI’s processors on their website, www.macraigor.com. The Macraigor Eclipse + GNU Tools Suite is an implementation and packaging of Eclipse 3.3 (Europa), Zylin Embedded CDT 4.0, several of the open-source GNU tools/utilities and a program called OcdRemote that provides an interface between eclipse, the GDB debugger and a Macraigor On-Chip debug device.
“Macraigor Systems is fully committed to providing hardware and software JTAG debug interface solutions for all current and future Alchemy, XLR and XLS technology-based processors,” said managing partner James MacGregor. “Being part of the RMI Partner Alliance allows us to showcase our solutions and opens up additional channels across a broad market including security, wireless and consumer media applications.
“We are happy that Macraigor Systems has chosen to be part of the RMI Partner Alliance. Its solutions and services will bode well for our customers,” said Mark Litvack, director of business development, RMI Corporation. “Their commitment to providing debug interface solutions for our complete end-to-end product portfolio is impressive and
we look forward to working with them more closely.”
RMI® products push the edge of processor technology in performance and integration, and are used by system and original equipment manufacturers to address the infrastructure, enterprise, and consumer markets. The company’s XLR™, XLS™, and Alchemy™ processor families are based on an innovative MIPS®-compatible architecture creating highly-integrated designs incorporating advanced internal architectures and built on leading-edge silicon process technologies.
About Macraigor Systems
Macraigor Systems, LLC is a leading supplier of JTAG connection devices for on-chip debugging. Their reputation in the embedded industry has been built on the OCDemon™ product technology which provides a low-cost, full- featured connection from a USB or Ethernet port to the on-chip debug facilities of 32 and 64-bit processors with debug application support for Windows and Linux systems. Macraigor Systems also provides Flash Programming software that allows in-circuit programming of target Flash EEPROM memory devices via a JTAG connection. Additional tools are available for JTAG boundary scan debug, low level board and OS bring up, and production line test.
About RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems)
RMI Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company providing High-Performance Super System-on-a-Chip (SuperSoC™) Processor solutions for the Infrastructure, Enterprise, and Consumer Media markets. Applications include Wireless, Networking Security, Thin Clients, and Connected Multi-Media. RMI offers a broad platform of advanced MIPS-compatible processor solutions with both 32/64-bit architectures supporting frequencies from 300MHz to greater than 2.4 GHz. RMI is headquartered in Cupertino, CA with branch and subsidiary operations in Texas, France, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. More information about RMI can be found on the company's website at www.RMICorp.com.
About NetLogic Microsystems
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETL), a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Mountain View, California, designs, develops and markets high-performance knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits that accelerate the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia content for advanced enterprise, datacenter, communications and mobile wireless networks. NetLogic Microsystems’ products include high-performance knowledge-based processors, application-aware content processors, 10-Gigabit Ethernet interconnects and network search engines that are being deployed by Tier 1 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in leading systems such as routers, switches, wireless infrastructure equipment, network security appliances, datacenter servers, network access equipment and network storage devices. NetLogic Microsystems' knowledge-based processors and content processors employ an advanced processor architecture and a large knowledge or signature database containing information on the network, as well as applications and content that run on the network, to make complex decisions about individual packets of information traveling through the network. NetLogic Microsystems’ products significantly enhance the performance and functionality of next-generation networks that are designed to deliver high-definition video delivery over the Internet (IPTV), media-rich content over advanced mobile wireless services, voice transmission over the Internet (VoIP) and network security applications. For more information about products offered by NetLogic Microsystems, call +1-650-961-6676 or visit the NetLogic Microsystems Web site at http://www.netlogicmicro.com.
