Freescale Opens QUICC Engine(TM) Technology to Embedded Developers; Open QUICC Engine Technology Program Gives Developers Freed
May 01 2006 - 8:00AM
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Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) has introduced the
Open QUICC Engine(TM) developer program for third-party developers
and customers who want to optimize the communications functionality
of applications that leverage Freescale's QUICC Engine technology.
The program is designed to enable developers to customize Freescale
microcode that runs on QUICC Engine technology to support a wide
range of industry-standard communications interfaces and protocols.
QUICC Engine technology is Freescale's next-generation
communications engine designed to offload bandwidth-intensive
processing tasks from a control-plane CPU, such as a PowerPC(R)
core contained in a PowerQUICC(TM) processor, or from a DSP.
Introduced in the MPC8360E PowerQUICC II Pro processor family and
extensible to other Freescale processor architectures, QUICC Engine
technology supports a wide range of communications protocols and
functions through microcode. These include Layer 1 physical
interfaces; Layer 2 termination, forwarding and interworking; Layer
3 interworking and forwarding; Layer 4 identification and
forwarding; IP/Ethernet and ATM traffic management; and quality of
service. "The Open QUICC Engine program gives developers the
freedom to customize general-purpose Freescale microcode and create
application-targeted microcode solutions for specific customer
needs," said Lynelle McKay, vice president and general manager of
Freescale's Digital Systems Division. "The program is designed to
unlock the application possibilities of QUICC Engine technology. It
enables third-party developers and customers to implement new
communications processing functions in microcode without having to
add ASIC or FPGA devices to their applications." A key part of
Freescale's enablement ecosystem for PowerQUICC architecture, the
Open QUICC Engine program is available to developers through a
license agreement with Freescale. Initial members of the program
include Arabella Software, DoGav Systems, IndusRAD Inc. and Wipro
Technologies. Freescale also invites customers to contact the Open
QUICC Engine program team to discuss opportunities for early
adopter engagement. "Freescale's Open QUICC Engine technology
program enables us to develop application-specific microcode
solutions that will help us reach new customers and work closely
with Freescale to expand our customer base in the communications
and networking, voice over IP systems, embedded controls systems
and consumer/SOHO networking markets," said Ravi Rao, vice
president of marketing and strategic alliances at IndusRAD Inc.
"The developer program gives us the training, tools and support we
need to innovate within the technically challenging framework of
customizing QUICC engine microcode." "The Open QUICC Engine program
is pioneering a new trend for communications processors: the
ability to customize industry-standard microcode for new and
emerging applications," said P. Subrahmanyam, senior vice president
of broadband at Wipro Technologies. "We applaud Freescale for
providing this much-needed enablement program for the
communications market. The program will enable Wipro to leverage
our expertise and technical resources to quickly develop
application-specific microcode for Freescale customers." Developers
who join the Open QUICC Engine program receive extensive training,
documentation and access to CodeWarrior(R) programming tools. Open
QUICC Engine tools enable software engineers to manipulate and
optimize QUICC Engine communication interfaces to add new
functionality to PowerQUICC processor-based applications. This
flexible architecture makes QUICC Engine technology suitable for a
wide range of applications, such as industrial control,
consumer/SOHO networking, broadband access, enterprise networking,
wireless and wireline infrastructure, and VoIP systems. Customized
microcode developed through the Open QUICC Engine technology
program will be portable and scalable across QUICC Engine
technology-based processor platforms and applications. The
microcode also will be compatible with major operating systems,
such as the Linux OS, Integrity OS from Green Hills Software and
VxWorks RTOS from Wind River Systems. For more details about the
Open QUICC Engine program, visit www.freescale.com/quiccengine.
About QUICC Engine technology Freescale's QUICC Engine technology
is a scalable, programmable RISC-based communications protocol
acceleration engine designed for next-generation wireline and
wireless access applications. QUICC Engine technology delivers the
packet throughput, interworking capabilities (without CPU
intervention), multi-protocol support, high-channel density and
software compatibility required to develop advanced, economical
solutions for converged packet networks. Based on Freescale's SoC
methodology, QUICC Engine technology used in MPC8360E processors
features two RISC cores, each running at up to 500MHz. This
advanced architecture supports a combined full-duplex data
throughput of up to 1.2Gbps interworking. Eight Unified
Communication Controllers (UCCs) support Gigabit Ethernet, HDLC,
and UTOPIA/Packet over SONET (POS) at up to OC-12 speeds. About
Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (NYSE:FSL)
(NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of
embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial,
networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded
company in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola
Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design,
research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more
than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is
one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2005 sales
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