CodeSourcery Receives DoD SBIR Grant to Design Software for Next Generation Processors

GRANITE BAY, CA, USA – February 6, 2008 – CodeSourcery, Inc. announced that the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded CodeSourcery a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to design multi-core extensions to Sourcery VSIPL++™, CodeSourcery's high-performance signal- and image-processing toolkit.

As part of this effort, CodeSourcery will investigate optimization techniques that will allow Sourcery VSIPL++ applications to solve computationally intensive problems efficiently using homogeneous multi-core architectures, such as quad-core CPUs, and heterogeneous multi-core architectures coupling traditional CPUs with accelerators.

"Sourcery VSIPL++ offers an ideal framework for multi-core computing because it already provides a uniform, portable approach to multi-processor signal- and image-processing applications," said Mark Mitchell, Chief Sourcerer of CodeSourcery. "We are thrilled that the Air Force Research Laboratory selected CodeSourcery to extend this technology to next generation multi-core processors."

"CodeSourcery is working with IBM to bring Sourcery VSIPL++ to the IBM Cell Broadband Engine processor, and the early results have been outstanding," said Jules Bergmann, Director of High-Performance Computing, CodeSourcery. "We're looking forward to using what we've learned to design simple, highly efficient mechanisms for programming the multi-core CPUs of the future."

CodeSourcery is a member of IBM PartnerWorld and the VSIPL Forum.

About CodeSourcery

CodeSourcery builds software tools that enable its customers to get the most out of hardware platforms ranging from embedded devices to supercomputers. Its products and services deliver on the promise of open-source software and open standards. CodeSourcery is a privately held company headquartered in Granite Bay, California. For more information about CodeSourcery, call (650) 331-3385 or send email to info@codesourcery.com.

About Sourcery VSIPL++

Sourcery VSPL++ is a toolkit for developing high-performance signal- and image-processing applications. Sourcery VSIPL++ implements the open standard VSIPL++ API, providing routines for FFTs, FIR filters, QR decomposition, and linear algebra. Sourcery VSIPL++ supports the GNU/Linux®, Mercury MCOE®, Solaris®, and Microsoft Windows® operating systems and runs on IA32, AMD64, EM64T, and PowerPC processors. Sourcery VSIPL++ is licensed on a subscription basis with no per-unit royalties. Free 30-day evaluations are available to qualified customers.

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