Express Logic Unveils ThreadX(R) RTOS for Microchip Technology's New PIC32 32-bit Microcontroller Family

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Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOS), today announced the availability of its ThreadX(R) RTOS for the new PIC32 microcontroller family from Microchip Technology Inc. MCHP, a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors. In August, Express Logic announced its ThreadX/MCU Edition for Microchip's 16-bit PIC24 and dsPIC33 controllers. With this addition, ThreadX users can easily migrate between Microchip's 16- and 32-bit families using the same RTOS and the same MPLAB(R) Integrated Development Environment (IDE) toolchain from Microchip.

HI-TECH Software Takes on 32-bit MCUs

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HI-TECH Software today announced its entry into the market for 32-bit microcontroller compilers. Its first 32-bit compiler will support the new MIPS-based PIC32 microcontroller family, also announced today, from Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analogue semiconductors.

Green Hills Software and Microchip Technology Announce Software Development Solution for Microchip's New PIC32 MCU Family

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Green Hills Software, Inc., the technology leader in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems (RTOS), and Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced that Green Hills Software's software development product suite, including the MULTI® integrated development environment, Green Hills compilers, and Green Hills Probe, are now available for Microchip's PIC32 family of microcontrollers (MCUs). The PIC32, based on the MIPS® M4K(TM) core, is Microchip's first 32-bit MCU family.

PIC32 Out of the Bag

EE Times has the scoop on Microchip's new PIC32 microcontroller line.

Boasting better than 60,000 customers, Microchip claims to be the king of the 8-bit microcontroller hill. But it's the 32-bit mountain that Microchip sees in its future. To that end, the company has developed its first 32-bit microcontroller unit, dubbed the PIC32. The device incorporates a MIPS32 M4K processor core, surrounded by all the peripherals you would expect in a PIC-based microcontroller.

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Source: Microsoft wins Facebook bid battle

After weeks of speculation, Microsoft appears to have won a battle with Google over who would get a stake in Facebook, according to a source familiar with the situation.

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Thinking about getting a Mac

So I've been thinking about picking up a new Mac for my personal computer, maybe next year. We've seen a few reports indicating that MPLAB IDE works well under Parallels and if that's the case, I don't see why I shouldn't give it a try. Apple's laptops seem to be really well designed and everybody I know who has tried a Mac swears by it. I can't imagine my life without a gaming-class Windows PC, but I'd like to give a Mac a try. What do you think?



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