BSQUARE Creates Embedded CE BSP for ARM Cortex-A8, TI OMAP35x EVM

BSQUARE Corp. (Nasdaq:BSQR) announced that it is producing a production-quality board support package (BSP) for TI's new extensible OMAP35x(tm) Evaluation Module (EVM). The OMAP35x application processors are based on the new ARM® Cortex(tm)-A8 processor, which offers an unprecedented combination of laptop-like performance and superior power management for a wide range of applications, including digital set-top boxes, mobile Internet appliances, portable navigation devices, media players, and personal medical equipment. Together, the EVM and BSQUARE's BSP—the first Windows Embedded CE BSP to support the ARM Cortex-A8 processor—will give device designers everything they need to create next-generation Windows Embedded CE-powered devices using TI's new OMAP35x application processors.

BSQUARE, a leading systems integrator and solution provider for the global mobile and embedded community, will also provide engineering services, quality assurance, and support for device designers to help them get their Windows Embedded CE-powered OMAP35x products to market in record time.

Until now, TI's OMAP(tm) 3 processors were available only to mobile handset customers. With the introduction of the OMAP35x platform, TI is making its OMAP processors available to the broad market, allowing a wide range of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to create the most advanced embedded devices.

"As a leading systems integration company for Windows Embedded CE and Windows Mobile, BSQUARE has successfully completed many OMAP-based designs, allowing customers to further foster the development of smarter, multimedia enhanced products," said Gerard Andrews, OMAP marketing manager, TI. "Due to their extensive experience with both OMAP processors and Windows Embedded CE, BSQUARE has the expertise to help our customers get their OMAP35x-based products to market quickly."

"We're pleased and excited to collaborate with TI in helping the general embedded market create next-generation Windows Embedded CE- and Windows Mobile-powered devices using the OMAP35x processor family," said Raj Khera, vice president of products, BSQUARE. "With our production-quality BSP and world-class engineering services to go along with it, TI customers will not only be able to reduce their development risk and improve the quality of their devices, but also get them to market in record time."

"The availability of board support packages is vital in enabling the wide adoption of the Cortex-A8 processor-based OMAP processors into the general embedded market," said Eric Schorn, vice president of marketing, Processor Division, ARM. "The BSQUARE Windows Embedded CE BSP is an important step which will enable developers to rapidly create leading-edge OMAP35-based-devices."

ARM Cortex-A8: Marrying Super-High Performance with Power Efficiency
TI's scalable OMAP35x application processors, which offer the best general-purpose, multimedia and graphics processing in any combination, are based on the ARM Cortex-A8 processor—ARM's first superscalar processor. Featuring enhanced code density and performance technology, plus NEON(tm) technology for multimedia and signal processing, the ARM Cortex-A8 processor offers more than four times the processing power of today's 300-MHz ARM9(tm) family devices. With the ability to scale in speed from 600 MHz to more than 1 GHz, the Cortex-A8 processor can meet the requirements both for power-optimized mobile devices operating with less than 300 MW and for performance-optimized consumer applications requiring 2,000 Drhystone MIPS.

Availability
BSQUARE will be delivering its production-quality BSP and other technology and services for the OMAP35x platform beginning in Q2 2008. The BSP will be available from TI to developers who purchase the EVM. To find out more about BSQUARE's engineering services, quality assurance, and support, contact sales@bsquare.com or call 1-888-820-4500.

About BSQUARE
BSQUARE is a software solution provider to the global embedded device community. Committed to delivering quality and lowering project risk and time to market, our teams collaborate with smart device makers at any stage in their device development.

About the Texas Instruments Developer Network
BSQUARE is a member of the TI Developer Network, a community of respected, well-established companies offering products and services based on TI analog and digital technology. The Network provides a broad range of end-equipment solutions, embedded software, engineering services and development tools that help customers accelerate innovation to make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun.

BSQUARE is a registered trademark of BSQUARE Corporation. OMAP3 and OMAP35x are trademarks of Texas Instruments.

Adeneo Releases Windows Embedded CE 6.0 BSP for NXP LPC3180 ARM9 MCU

Adeneo, a Microsoft Windows Embedded Gold Partner with facilities in Europe and in the USA, announced the full commercial release of the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 BSP for NXP LPC3180 ARM9(tm) processor-based microcontroller. This BSP targets the phyCORE LPC3180 board, a standard development platform from PHYTEC. It supports all key features of the LPC3180, including optimized power management, and ARM® Vector Floating Point (VFP) library for CE 6.0.

A free binary evaluation version is available for free, for testing and demonstration purpose. For OEMs willing to perform in depth evaluation and qualification of Adeneo BSP, a free 20 days evaluation of the source code is available under NDA. Adeneo provides also for commercial design the complete source code through an attractive one-time license, without royalties.

Yannick CHAMMING'S, General Manager of Windows Embedded activity at Adeneo, and CEO of Adeneo America says, "We've been working with NXP and Phytec for many months now to release a strong and reliable Windows Embedded CE solution for LPC3180 platform. By providing this new solution to market, as well as our expertise to OEMs through consulting, training and turnkey developments on Windows Embedded CE, we provide a key solution to help securing designs in the best time to market."

Geoff Lees, Product Line Manager at NXP, completes, "Today's embedded developers demand more from the hardware and software systems. With this version of WIN CE 6.0 supporting VFP and Adeneo's expertise, our customers can reach the full potential of LPC3000 family.

Jeff Felbeck, Senior Partner Marketing Manager, Windows Embedded Business, Microsoft Corp., added "Adeneo's close collaboration with NXP and Phytec is a great example of leveraging core competencies to very positive effect. Adeneo's proven BSP development capabilities greatly helps ensure driver quality, which is a critical component in gaining time-to-market advantage."

PQOAL compliance for the easiest adaptation to custom designs – Because of its compliance with Microsoft PQOAL (Production-Quality OEM Adaptation Layer) and PQD (Production Quality Device) specifications, these BSPs are the most cost-effective way to develop custom solutions on NXP Chips under Windows Embedded CE with the minimal redesign. Only the portions of the BSPs handling board features need to be reviewed and redesigned and all code linked to the core CPU can be reused without modifications.

Fully-featured to cover all customer applications – The BSPs includes all the drivers for most of the peripherals integrated in LPC3180 chips, including USB, Serial, SPI, I2C, as well as key features of the chip such as power management and Vector Floating Point support. This allows targeting all types of custom solutions.

Strong reliability to warrant the best quality – The BSPs are qualified using the Windows Embedded CE official test kit, and has been designed to take full advantage of the advanced features of the LPC3180 such as Advanced Power Management for both idle and suspend mode.

About Adeneo
Adeneo is a leading design center in complete hardware and software custom design. Adeneo offers services in hardware and software engineering especially in industrial environments, with a strong emphasis on embedded and/or real-time developments. With nine years of experience in Windows Embedded solutions, and thanks to its relationships with Silicon Vendors and Microsoft, Adeneo is the key industry partner for complete hardware and software designs targeting rich-featured high end products. Its facilities located both in Europe and North America brings strong local support to its customers on a worldwide aspect. Adeneo was named "Systems integrator of the year" by Microsoft in 2007.

About NXP
NXP is a top 10 semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago. Headquartered in Europe, the company has 37,000 employees working in 26 countries across the world. NXP creates semiconductors, system solutions and software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices.

BSQUARE to Offer Windows Mobile, CE Board Support Package for TI OMAP

BSQUARE (Nasdaq:BSQR), a leading provider of mobile solutions to the global embedded community and an OMAP(TM) Technology Center (OTC), announced that it has signed an agreement with Texas Instruments under which BSQUARE will license versions of TI's Windows Mobile® and Windows® Embedded CE Board Support Package system-level software for the TI OMAP243x and TI OMAP34xx processors. Under this agreement, BSQUARE will customize and resell the system software to OEMs approved by TI, as well as provide system integration services. The new licensing agreement with TI applies to BSQUARE's development centers in both North America and Taiwan.

"TI's OMAP processors are high-performance, power-efficient solutions for companies building next-generation multimedia-enhanced mobile and embedded devices," said Raj Khera, Vice-President of Products, BSQUARE. "With this new licensing agreement, we expect to be able to assist customers while expanding our service and system software products business."

"By working with BSQUARE, we are providing global device OEMs another option to get their OMAP platform-based devices to market faster at lower cost and with high quality," said Markus Tremmel, worldwide wireless ecosystem manager, Texas Instruments. "BSQUARE's expertise in Windows Mobile and Windows Embedded CE operating system software development and testing will benefit OEMs selected by TI for this program."

About BSQUARE
BSQUARE is a software solution provider to the global embedded device community. Committed to delivering quality, lowering project risk and time to market, our teams collaborate with smart device makers at any stage in their device development. BSQUARE is a member of TI's OMAP(TM) Developer Network, a group of leading software developers porting advanced applications to TI's high performance, power-efficient OMAP processors.

BSQUARE is a registered trademark of BSQUARE Corporation. OMAP is a trademark of Texas Instruments.