Microchip Technology Launches Powerful 32bit MPLAB® IDE Software Making

microchip technology launches powerful 32-bit mplab® ide software making designing easier, more efficient for immediate release

Microchip Technology Launches Powerful 32-bit MPLAB® IDE Software
Making Designing Easier, More Efficient

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Editorial Contact:
Christina Hecht
Microchip Technology Inc.
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CHANDLER, Ariz., Dec.4, 2002 [NASDAQ: MCHP] —Microchip Technology Inc.
today introduced its new powerful MPLAB® Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) v6.10 software. The MPLAB IDE is a 32-bit desktop
development environment that can decrease design time by offering the
flexibility to edit, compile, debug and emulate embedded designs
without ever leaving the MPLAB environment.
Available at no cost, the software provides increased code writing
efficiency, intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) for ease-of-use,
easier interfacing of third party tools, USB to MPLAB In-Circuit
Debugger (ICD) 2 interface, faster operating speed and full memory
emulation for all supported devices. In addition to supporting
Microchip’s PIC16 mid-range family and the PIC18 family of PICmicro®
microcontrollers, designers will also be able to use the MPLAB IDE to
design and develop code for Microchip’s dsPIC™ digital signal
controllers. Support for the remaining devices will be added in future
releases.
Features
Designed for use with Microsoft Windows®, the MPLAB IDE environment
integrates various aspects of development, including source code
editing, project management, machine code generation (from assembly or
"C"), fast device simulation, device emulation, and device
programming. Features of the modern, easy-to-use interface include a
full-featured, color-coded text editor; easy-to-use project manager
with visual display; enhanced source level debugging for “C”; a
dynamic status bar to display processor condition; and context
sensitive, interactive on-line help.
Development Tools
Because Microchip’s development tools operate under the MPLAB IDE
umbrella, there is a consistent look and feel, which makes learning of
the new tool interface minimal. Microchip’s development system tools
include MPLAB Editor, MPASM™ Assembler, MPSIM™ Simulator Software,
MPLIB™ Librarian, MPLINK™ Linker, MPLAB C17 and MPLAB C18 C compilers,
MPLAB ICE 2000 and MPLAB ICE 4000 In-Circuit Emulators, PICSTART® Plus
Device Programmer,
PRO MATE® II Universal Device Programmer, and MPLAB In-Circuit
Debugger (ICD) 2.
The MPLAB IDE software is available at no cost and is downloadable
from Microchip’s website at
http://www.microchip.com/1010/pline/tools/picmicro/devenv/mplabi/index.htm.
For more information, contact Microchip’s Literature Line at
480.792.7668 or contact any authorized Microchip distributor around
the world.
Microchip Technology Inc. manufactures the popular PICmicro®
field-programmable RISC microcontrollers, which serve 8- and 16-bit
embedded control applications, and a broad spectrum of high
performance linear and mixed-signal, power management and thermal
management devices. The Company also offers complementary
microperipheral products including interface devices; microID® RFID
devices; serial EEPROMs; and the patented KEELOQ® security devices.
This synergistic product portfolio targets thousands of applications
and a growing demand for high-performance designs in the automotive,
communications, computing, consumer and industrial control markets.
The Company's quality systems are ISO 9001 (1994 version) and QS9000
(1998 version) certified. Microchip is headquartered in Chandler,
Arizona with design facilities in Mountain View, California,
Bangalore, India; and a European Design Center in Lausanne,
Switzerland; semiconductor fabrication facilities in Tempe and
Chandler, Arizona; Gresham, Oregon; and Puyallup, Washington; and
assembly and test operations near Bangkok, Thailand. Microchip employs
approximately 3,300 people worldwide and has sales offices throughout
Asia, Europe, Japan and the Americas. More information on the Company
can be found at www.microchip.com.
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Note: The Microchip name and logo, PIC, PICmicro, microID, MPLAB,
PICSTART, PRO MATE, and KEELOQ are registered trademarks of Microchip
Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. dsPIC, MPASM, MPSIM,
MPLIB, MPLINK are trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in
the USA and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners