Microchip Acquires HI-TECH Software

Microchip today announced it has acquired HI-TECH Software, a world-class provider of development tools for embedded systems based in Brisbane, Australia. Best known for its high-performance ANSI C compilers, featuring the optimizing, whole-program compilation technology, Omniscient Code Generation, HI-TECH Software has been a premier third-party provider of C compilers for Microchip’s 8-, 16- and 32-bit PIC^® microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC^® Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) for over a decade.

From now until September 30, 2009, Microchip is offering a 20% discount on Microchip development tools for HI-TECH customers through http://www.microchipdirect.com, and a 50% exchange discount to owners of HI-TECH compilers for non-Microchip products. Please contact HI-TECH for details.

Read the full press release here.

Hi-Tech Unveils "Omniscient Code Generation" in C compiler for Microchip PIC18

From Embedded.com

According to Clyde Stubbs, CEO and Founder, HI-TECH Software, the new methodology, cakked Omniscient Code Generation (OCG), overcomes many of the pitfalls of conventional compilers that frequently miss inconsistent calling conventions, variable declarations, and redundant code because they compile each module independently and separately.

"OCG optimizes the size of each pointer variable, based on its usage, eliminates the need for many non-standard C qualifiers and compiler options," he said, "and produces more optimal interrupt context switching code, and customizes the functionality of library function."