ARM and
Green Hills Software Delivers Best in Class Automotive Performance
Cambridge, UK, Feb. 16 - ARM and
Green Hills Software announce they have collaborated on an optimised compiler
for the ARM® Cortex®-R5 processor that delivers
record-setting automotive performance, enabling the Cortex-R5 processor to meet
the needs of the most challenging automotive applications more cost-effectively
than any other MCU solution currently available. EEMBC® Labs have certified
the Green Hills compiler, version 2015.1 as having achieved a performance score
of 1.01EEMBC Automarks/MHz on the Cortex-R5
automotive MCUs from Spansion. This represents a 30% increase
on previous performance scores.
The
Green Hills toolchain has a strong functional safety
pedigree – having received certificates by accredited independent agencies TÜV
Nord and Exida at the highest levels of automotive
and industrial functional safety, including ISO 26262 ASIL D and IEC 61508
SIL4. This combined level of certification and performance will enable the
Cortex-R5 to deliver performance, safety and cost advantages to automotive
systems developers as it eliminates the need for custom MCU architectures.
“Processor
and compiler technology go hand in hand, and ARM’s investment in supporting and
working with its development tools ecosystem is unrivalled,” said Richard York,
vice president, embedded marketing, ARM. “The automotive and industrial markets
are demanding multi-sourced, powerful and standardized MCUs supported by well-established
tool chains such as Green Hills. In an industry where safety is a critical success
factor, the reputation that ARM’s ecosystem enjoys with top tier OEMs and suppliers
is a major advantage.”
“Green
Hills Software is pleased to see our continued collaboration with architecture
specialists at ARM raise the bar for automotive and industrial code performance
on ARM processors,” said Dan Mender, vice president, business development,
Green Hills Software. “Cortex-R5 supports powerful performance and safety
features that our latest compiler optimizations unlock for customers choosing this
industry-proven processor in performance-sensitive markets.”
The Spansion Traveo™
family of Cortex-R5 based automotive MCUs builds upon the highly successful
Cortex-R4 based FCR4 family, providing scalability, real-time processing and high-performance
in applications where safety is paramount.
“An Automark score of 192 for a cost-effective automotive grade
MCU at this price point sets a new bar for affordable MCUs in body, driver
information and powertrain applications,” said Takeshi Fuse, senior vice
president, automotive MCUs, Spansion. ”Combined with
the recent announcement from ARM of a comprehensive safety package for the
Cortex-R5 processor for ISO 26262 and IEC 61058 applications, we expect a
further boost to the growing momentum of Cortex-R5 and the Spansion
Traveo family in automotive and industrial safety products.”
Building
upon the wide adoption of the Cortex-R processor family in automotive and
industrial applications, there have been a number of recent new products based
on the Cortex-R5 processor. The Cortex-R5 provides advanced fault management
features and a comprehensive safety package for a wide range of ISO and IEC
standards. The unrivalled choice of MCU suppliers and the widest ecosystem
offer industrial and automotive OEMs and tier one suppliers assurance of
supply.
Contacts
Andy
Winstanley +44 1223 405244/ +44 7788 249712
Director of corporate PR, ARM andy.winstanley@arm.com
Barbel French +1-805-965-6044
Director, corporate communications, Green Hills
Software bfrench@ghs.com
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About Green
Hills Software
Founded
in 1982, Green Hills Software is the largest independent software vendor for
the Internet of Things. In 2008, the Green Hills INTEGRITY-178 RTOS was the
first and only operating system to be certified by NIAP (National
Information Assurance Partnership comprised of NSA & NIST) to EAL 6+, High
Robustness, the highest level of security ever achieved for any software
product. Our open architecture integrated development solutions address deeply
embedded, absolute security and high-reliability applications for the
military/avionics, medical, industrial, automotive, networking, consumer and
other markets that demand industry-certified solutions. Green Hills Software is
headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, with European headquarters in the United
Kingdom. Visit Green Hills Software at www.ghs.com.
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