Multicore tools add support for MIPS64 processors

Cavium’s OCTEON III SoCs combine advanced compute and processing capabilities with high levels of connectivity in a low-power envelope and compact footprint to address next-gen market requirements for wireless infrastructure, networking appliances, switches, routers and storage applications. Among the first OCTEON III processors to be supported by the latest Green Hills INTEGRITY RTOS will be the 4-16 core CN73XX and CN72XX pin-compatible processor families, which incorporate a wide variety of I/O options to deliver leading control, data plane and services processing in a single SoC.

“We continue to make significant progress in our development to support MIPS architectures and cores and are announcing our support for the Cavium OCTEON III family of MIPS64 processors,” said Tim Reed, Vice President of Advanced Products, Green Hills Software.  “Cavium's leading CPUs combined with the Green Hills INTEGRITY real-time operating system and best-in-class tools allow our joint customers to take full advantage of the exceptional performance and code efficiency for this class of products in the creation of innovative, cost-effective solutions.”

“Green Hills’ support for our latest OCTEON III SoC processors brings robust real-time support, secure networking and a comprehensive range of development services to our expanding joint customer base,” said Steve Klinger, Senior Director, Infrastructure Products Group, Cavium. “Green Hills has been a long term partner and member of the Cavium PACE ecosystem and we are pleased to be working with them once again to enable the use of their advanced software solutions on our market-leading processors.”

The Green Hills suite of multicore solutions for Cavium’s family of OCTEON III processors will be commercially available in Q4, 2015.