NUREMBERG, Germany, Feb. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IAR Systems®, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, has joined the RISC-V Foundation, a non-profit corporation controlled by its members to drive the adoption and implementation of the open, free RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA) forward, and will contribute to the evolution of the RISC-V ecosystem. The company has seen an increasing demand from its customers to provide tools for the RISC-V ISA and is responding to that need by committing to bring support for RISC-V in the professional, leading development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench®.

RISC-V is an open, free ISA based on established Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) principles. Members of the RISC-V Foundation have access to and participate in the development of the RISC-V ISA specifications and related hardware and software ecosystem.

"We are very pleased to welcome IAR Systems as a member of the RISC-V Foundation," says Rick O'Connor, Executive Director, RISC-V Foundation. "IAR Embedded Workbench is a trusted toolset used by embedded developers globally. Adding the IAR Systems team to the RISC-V ecosystem is further evidence of continued RISC-V adoption and acceptance across our industry."

"The RISC-V technology and ecosystem are currently evolving rapidly and there are a lot of exciting innovation going on connected to the RISC-V community," comments Anders Holmberg, Director of Corporate Development, IAR Systems. "We have customers currently looking at working with RISC-V in upcoming design projects, and they have expressed a need for high-performance commercial tools with professional technical support. By adding our leading tools to the ecosystem, we respond to our customers' needs, and also create new business potential within the RISC-V community."

IAR Systems expects to be able to deliver tools support for RISC-V during 2019.

Editor's Note: IAR Systems, IAR Embedded Workbench, IAR Connect, C-SPY, C-RUN, C-STAT, IAR Visual State, IAR KickStart Kit, I-jet, I-jet Trace, I-scope, IAR Academy, IAR, and the logotype of IAR Systems are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by IAR Systems AB. All other products names are trademarks of their respective owners.

IAR Systems contacts

AnnaMaria Tahlén
Media Relations
IAR Systems
Tel: +46-18-16-78-00
E-mail: annamaria.tahlen@iar.com

Stefan Skarin
CEO
IAR Systems
Tel: +46-18-16-78-00
E-mail: stefan.skarin@iar.com

This information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com

http://news.cision.com/iar-systems/r/iar-systems-commits-to-bring-leading-development-tools-to-the-growing-number-of-risc-v-users,c2458781

The following files are available for download:

SOURCE IAR Systems