Patriot Scientific's PSC1000 Chosen as the Microprocessor for ASIC Design Task Force's Automation Systems for Industrial Buildings
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1998--
Control Devices Benefit from PSC1000's Power and Small Size
Patriot Scientific Corp. (OTCBB:PTSC), the developers of the first market-ready microprocessor for Java(TM), today announced that its PSC1000(TM) will be built into automation systems designed by ASIC Design Task Force Inc. (ADTF), a Santa Clara, Calif. company.
Patriot's 32-bit RISC microprocessor will be used in ADTF's controllers for heating, ventilation and air conditioning control (HVAC) systems, and smoke detection security devices for hotels, college campuses, industrial buildings and homes.
ADTF's controllers are circuit boards that allow appliances to perform several tasks at once. Patriot's microprocessor will run software programs for ADTF's intelligent building automation systems that utilize Web browsers, rather than manual or timer-devices, to monitor and make adjustments in HVAC systems and businesses' security systems through the Internet or an intranet. Using Web browsers, which is quickly becoming the standard for easily understood interfaces, allows ADTF's controllers to save both time and money.
James Park, president of ADTF, chose Patriot's PSC1000 microprocessor because of its small size and processing speed. "We selected Patriot's PSC1000 microprocessor to power ADTF's controllers because it is a small die RISC processor and has efficient code execution," said Park. "Patriot's versatile microprocessor satisfies our need to execute instructions in the C programming language now and will accommodate our controllers when we are ready for Java applications."
Patriot's announcement is reflective of current and projected growth in the embedded processor market, where non-traditional applications are expected to capture an increasing percentage of the market. A Dataquest study forecasts that the microprocessor market as a whole will grow through the year 2000 to $33.6 billion while the embedded processor market, specifically where PSC1000 competes, is expected to grow to $ 3.1 billion through the year 2000.
"Unlike the computer segment, which is effectively closed to new participants, the embedded market has opportunity for a number of vendors and processors besides 8086 derivatives," said Tom Starnes, director and principal analyst of Dataquest's Embedded Microcomponents Worldwide program. "The architecture that provides superior support for applications in telecommunications, video games, printers, automotive, and industrial control can tie down a corner of those markets."
"We've developed a low cost, high performance microprocessor that is perfect for ADTF's Web browser-based controllers," said Jim Lunney, president of Patriot. "ADTF provides its customers with cost-effective, next generation controllers and the PSC1000 can efficiently execute instructions in the C programming language or Java so that these controllers operate to save money, energy and are easier to control."
A low cost, high performance processor, Java applications for the PSC1000 include Internet-enabled information kiosks, cell phones, video phones, embedded Web servers, set-top boxes and a host of other new Internet appliances. The microprocessor is competitively priced and is available in 5 volt and low power 3.3 volt versions.
Patriot has licensed and ported JavaSoft's JavaOS(TM) and Java Virtual Machine(TM) to the PSC1000. The 32-bit microprocessor based upon Patriot's patented ShBoom(TM) technology, is designed to provide economic solutions for the growing number of new Java applications as well as the traditional embedded systems markets.
About ASIC Design Task Force
ADTF provides products that manage industrial facilities. Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lights, alarm and security systems are all functions that can be monitored and controlled. Building and equipment status can be determined using ADTF's intelligent controllers that support multiple networks and integrate with most building automation systems. For more information on ASIC Design Task Force Inc., e-mail sales@adtf.com or point your browser to www.adtf.com/
About Patriot Scientific
Founded in 1987, Patriot Scientific Corp. designs, manufactures and markets: the PSC1000, based on the patented ShBoom technology, a 32-bit microprocessor targeted at the Java and Internet appliances markets, as well as the traditional embedded systems markets; high-performance ISDN Basic Rate and Primary Rate products for digital communications; and ground-penetrating radar and ionized gas antenna technologies. For more information on Patriot Scientific Corp., visit www.ptsc.com/ -0-
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Patriot Scientific Corp.
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