Ashling announces debug support for the STR7 ARM7 based microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics

ASHLING PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

Limerick, Ireland, September 2004: Ashling Microsystems has announced the availability of a full set of development tools for the STR7 microcontroller; the ARM7 based embedded controller architecture from STMicroelectronics.

The STR7 microcontrollers are a range of ARM7 based microcontrollers made by ST. As a leading MCU provider, ST has a strong foothold in the embedded market. Being a long-time partner of ARM inc., ST has over 4 years experience in building ARM-based products for ASIC and application-specific circuits.

Ashling provides a full range of emulation and debug tools to support the STR7 ARM based device. By applying Ashling’s powerful real-time debug technology, the Ashling tools design team will ensure that users of the STR7 ARM based device can benefit from a powerful and flexible development and debug toolset from the outset.
The built-in processing power of the Ashling emulation system and its sophisticated debugger interface, fine-tuned for the STR7 ARM based embedded controller architecture, ensure rapid and trouble-free deployment of the development environment. In turn, this provides the developer with a fast, low-risk product development process.

Commenting on the product release, John Murphy, Managing Director of Ashling Microsystems, Ltd. said “We are delighted to be cooperating with STMicroelectronics. Users of the STR7 ARM based embedded controller architecture will benefit from using our toolset to get their products to market quickly and reliably. We’re very pleased to support ST and to further strengthen our business relationship.”

“We are pleased that Ashling has invested the time and resources to support our STR7 ARM based embedded controller architecture,” said Semir Haddad, of ST’s Micro-controllers division. ”With Ashling’s expertise in hardware and software development tools, ST’s customers can access an effective set of tools to help them to bring innovative products and applications to market quickly.”

About Ashling Microsystems
Ashling Microsystems (founded in 1982) is a privately held international Embedded Software Development Tools company. Ashling designs and manufactures In-Circuit Emulators, JTAG/BDM Emulators, Smart Card development tools, Source Debuggers, Integrated Development Environments, Development Boards and Software Quality Assurance tools.

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