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Tektronix and Applied Microsystems Offer a Complete Development Environment for Motorola's PowerQUICC II(tm) Microprocessor

Partnership Provides a Complete Set of PowerQUICC II Design and Debug Solutions

CHICAGO, March 2, 1999 - Following Motorola's recent announcement of its MPC8260 PowerQUICC IITM Communications Microprocessor, Tektronix, Inc. (NYSE: TEK) and Applied Microsystems Corporation (NASDAQ: APMC) today announced a complete development environment for Motorola's PowerQUICC II microprocessor. This environment includes the Tektronix TLA 700 Series logic analyzer with PowerQUICC II processor support, the Applied Microsystems PowerTAPTM JTAG/COP emulator and the CodeWarrior(r) Integrated Software Development Environment.

The combination of Tektronix and Applied Microsystems design and debug tools gives the embedded developer the benefits of powerful hardware debugging tools coupled with state-of-the-art software design and debugging tools. From the TLA 700 logic analyzer, developers can use PowerTAP to download code onto the target board, run/stop the processor and obtain up to 512K of real-time trace data on every channel. From the TLA 700 logic analyzer, designers can also operate PowerTAP and the CodeWarrior Integrated Software Development Environment to quickly develop and debug new embedded system designs.

"The Tektronix and Applied Microsystems approach provides embedded hardware and software developers with a solution for system real-time trace and processor run-control from the TLA 700 logic analyzer," said Craig Overhage, logic analyzer product line manager for Tektronix' Measurement Business Division. "This complete development environment saves the design team time and money when designing and debugging embedded systems. It is an excellent example of how the Tektronix Embedded Systems Tools Partners Program benefits embedded designers as they meet a variety of design challenges."

"Our partnership with Tektronix has given us the opportunity to provide a complete solution to embedded hardware and software developers who want to quickly develop new products with PowerQUICC II microprocessor," said Larry Ritter, vice president of marketing, Applied Microsystems Corporation.

"By working with Tektronix and Applied Microsystems to ensure tools are available at the same time as early PowerQUICC II microprocessor silicon, we enable embedded designers to take full advantage of the new features of the PowerQUICC II microprocessor in their product designs," added Cam Witt, PowerQUICC II product manager, Motorola Networking and Computing Systems Group.

PowerQUICC II - Powerful Performance and Integration

The MPC8260 PowerQUICC II Communications Microprocessor combines a high-speed PowerPCTM core, a powerful communications engine processing up to 710 megabits of data per second and a circuit board's worth of system interface and control functions on a single chip. Its unparalleled degree of system integration could potentially reduce a system's component count by at least six chips, slash a system's component cost by as much as 70 percent and dramatically shorten customer's time to market.

About Applied Microsystems

Applied Microsystems leads the market in providing a broad range of development tools for engineers who design, debug and test embedded systems. AMC's goal is to help engineers develop high-reliability products much faster and at a lower cost-per-engineer via an optimum balance of software and hardware-enhanced tools. AMC's embedded development solutions include:

  • Software verification, analysis, coverage and test tools.
  • In-circuit emulators, from low-cost models for software engineers to full-featured models for software and hardware development.
  • RTOS solutions including support for Microsoft's Windows(r) CE, WindRiver's VxWorks(r), Integrated Systems' pSOSTM, and Lynx Real-Time Systems' LynxOSTM operating systems.
  • Microsoft Windows CE development tools and run-time licenses.
  • Software development tools and integrated development environments including Metrowerks' CodeWarrior(r) and CAD-UL(r) emulation tools.
  • A consulting services group that provides customers with solutions to fit their unique development environment, toolchain and RTOS.

About Tektronix

Tektronix is a portfolio of measurement, color printing and video and networking businesses dedicated to applying technology excellence to customer challenges. Tektronix is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, and has operations in 26 countries outside the United States. Founded in 1946, the company had revenues of $2.1 billion in fiscal 1998.

Tektronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc. PowerPC is a trademark of IBM Corp. All other trade names referenced are the service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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