Lead Tech Design unveils its brand new range of microcontrollers for embedded applications

Rennes, France -- April 14, 2009 -- LEAD TECH DESIGN, which specializes in the design of ASIC/FPGA System-on-Chip (SoCs) and embedded software for Linux and Linux hard real time with Xenomai, is extending its offering with aRDAC, a brand new range of configurable microcontrollers, guaranteeing performance of 1 MIPS/MHz.

This new product family has been specially designed to meet the constraints of all applications requiring high processing capabilities while enabling significant reductions in energy use.
aRDAC is compatible with a wide range of applications, such as home automation, consumer electronics, M2M or even electronics for the medical, automotive and aeronautical industries.

Microcontrollers from the aRDAC range are available in 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit versions and are based on Harvard architecture. They offer outstanding code density, an optimized core size (13K gates in the 32-bit version), and low power consumption. Featuring a memory capacity of up to 4 Gbytes, aRDAC is designed for ASIC and FPGA integrated circuits.

With aRDAC, customers have the advantage of a built-in development environment (IDE Eclipse, GCC compilator). They can therefore easily migrate from one architecture to another, and switch from an 8-bit microcontroller to a 16- or 32-bit one. An expert support team guides customers in their choice of microcontroller and assists with microcontroller integration in the end product.

The 32-bit aRDAC has been tested in real conditions on a WiFi video streaming application, by our customer Firstmile Telekom. “Lead Tech Design’s aRDAC solution enabled us to implement high performance video streaming in under two weeks. We are delighted to have been able to take advantage of its significant innovations”, explains Aziz Bouab, CEO of Firstmile Telekom.

The aRDAC microcontroller family is an ideal and cost-effective innovative solution for System-on-Chip, combing high performance, service quality and cost reduction

About Lead Tech Design (LTD)

Lead Tech Design specializes in the design of microelectronic circuits (SoC, ASIC and FPGA) and embedded software (Linux, hard real time Linux with Xenomai).
Set up in 2001, LTD has offices in France and Morocco (Rennes Atalante and Casablanca science parks), and has a total workforce of 40, including 90% experts and engineers.
The company boasts recognized expertise in audio/video and networks/telecoms fields, and in-depth knowledge of fab constraints. It therefore offers a complete range of services in the field of circuit design, while developing its own range of software and hardware IPs (Intellectual Property).
LTD’s team of expert HW/SW engineers guides customers in their choice of solutions and customization of their products to better meet challenges while reducing Time-to-Market.
For more information please visit : www.leadtechdesign.com

About FirstMile Telekom

FirstMile Telekom is a leader in wireless broadband access technologies, and provides integrated broadband solutions and Wireless products to telecom, service providers and enterprises.
For more information please visit : www.firstmiletelekom.com