Longmont, CO (PRWEB) March 20, 2006
Kozio, Inc., the leading provider of advanced embedded functional test and diagnostics capabilities ideally suited for board bring-up, manufacturing test and power-on self-test, today announced that Advanced Micro Circuits Corporations (AMCC) [NASDAQ:AMCC] newly introduced PowerPC 405EP evaluation kit, known as Taihu, will include Kozio’s kDiagnostics test software. kDiagnostics is the only commercial software product shipping with the evaluation platform. Customers can evaluate the hardware test software for free, and license kDiagnostics to reduce time-to-market for products and custom boards developed using the 405EP.
Were excited about this ongoing partnership, and the opportunity to provide evaluation platforms that give customers the best possible out-of-the-box experience with our products, said Charlie Ashton, director of PowerPC software at AMCC. Working with Kozio to have kDiagnostics ready to support Taihu has gone very smoothly, and we’re grateful for their efforts.
kDiagnostics is a comprehensive suite of advanced processor and board diagnostics used to perform in-depth testing of processors and evaluation boards. A free evaluation copy of the software will be pre-programmed into Flash memory on the “Taihu” evaluation board custom designed by UD Tech of Beijing for AMCCs new 405EP kit. Purchasers of the platform can execute a simple “run kozio” command to validate the entire board and use kDiagnostics as a software tool to explore all hardware components. Purchasers of the 405EP can evaluate Kozio software technology and know that proven diagnostics for board bring-up, manufacturing test, power-on self-test and in-field diagnostics are available in two weeks for their custom boards.
AMCCs 405EP development kit provides users with a comprehensive set of resources, including a custom-designed evaluation board, industry-standard software development tools, sample applications, system-level benchmarks and hardware design files. kDiagnostics will include pre-built test suites and full API for the 405EP, PCI bus, external bus, Flash, SRAM, DMA, 10/100 Ethernet, interrupt controllers, timers, EEPROM, UART, IIC, GPIO and USB.
We’re focused on supporting all AMCC embedded hardware architectures, and look forward to a continued partnership, notes Kozio President Joseph Skazinski. We’re pleased to have this free evaluation of our complete diagnostic software package, fully ported to the Taihu platform, ship with this latest AMCC product.
The AMCC PowerPC 405EP 32-bit RISC processor is designed to provide a flexible, low-cost, fast time-to-market hardware solution to satisfy the demands of high- performance embedded applications. A balance of performance, low power and features makes the PowerPC 405EP ideal for communication, data storage and pervasive computing applications. The low power consumption makes it ideal for high-density designs, including wireless LAN access points, edge routers, broadband modems and other wired and wireless networking devices.
For developers of AMCC 405EP-based products and a wide range of other processor families from leading manufacturers, Kozio provides a completely integrated diagnostics solution, including drivers for peripherals, as well as turnkey test suites for Ethernet, I2C, USB, HSS and other features provided through the core processor architecture. Kozio also leverages its extensive hardware expertise to provide professional services delivering custom test suites supporting custom logic via ASICs, FPGAs, and other forms. Licensing is offered per board design. Please contact Kozio ([email protected]) for more information.
About AMCC
AMCC is a global leader in network and embedded PowerPC processing, optical transport and storage solutions. AMCC products enable the development of converged IP-based networks offering high-speed secure data, high-definition video and high-quality voice for carrier, metropolitan, access and enterprise applications. AMCC provides networking equipment vendors with industry-leading network and communications processing, Ethernet, SONET and switch fabric solutions. AMCC is also the leading vendor of high-port count SATA RAID controllers enabling low-cost, high-performance, high-capacity storage. AMCC’s corporate headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California. Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the world. For further information regarding AMCC, please visit http://www.amcc.com.
About Kozio, Inc.
Kozio, Inc. is the leader in embedded test solutions for todays electronic products. Kozio delivers turnkey software that provides a comprehensive suite of hardware diagnostics used for debugging and testing custom boards implementing processors from AMCC, ARM, IBM, Intel, Freescale, TI or MIPS. Kozios clients build state-of-the-art products where successful use of the newest technologies with shortened development cycles requires them to constantly innovate to stay ahead of their competition. Kozio software improves test methodologies and streamlines the development process with proven solutions for board bring-up diagnostics, manufacturing test, environmental test, power-on self-test, in-field diagnostics and returns testing. By delivering thorough software diagnostics ahead of the hardware, Kozio reduces project schedule risk and development costs while increasing test coverage. Headquartered in Longmont, Colorado, Kozio products are available through a direct sales force and worldwide distributors. For more information, please visit http://www.kozio.com.
Kozio, kDiagnostics, kManufacturing, kPOST, kField, I/O Engine and Flash-N-Run are registered trademarks of Kozio, Inc. AMCC is a registered trademark of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. PowerPC is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Contact: Joseph Skazinski, Kozio, Inc., (303) 776-1356, or Brad Shannon, Shannon Marketing Communications, (970) 461-4906.
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