BPM Microsystems Device Programming Support Now Available for Luminary Micro's Stellaris(R) Microcontrollers

BPM Microsystems Device Programming Support Now Available for Luminary Micro's Stellaris(R) Microcontrollers

May 23, 2007

    AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Luminary
Micro and BPM Microsystems announced today the availability
of device programming support of Luminary Micro's
Stellaris(TM) family of ARM(R) microcontrollers across BPM
Microsystems' entire line of production equipment.  By
adding support to the Stellaris device family, BPM
Microsystems' end users can now improve their production
fulfillment speed for devices powered by the industry's
first ARM Cortex(TM)-M3 microcontrollers.

    The Stellaris device family is supported on BPM
Microsystems' full product line of device programmers in
the 28-SOIC and 48-LQFP package styles.  

    "BPM Microsystems' world-class support of our
award-winning Stellaris family of microcontrollers provides
our customers a rapid path to production," said Jean
Anne Booth, Chief Marketing Officer at Luminary Micro. 
"We chose to work with BPM Microsystems because they
have the largest installed base of major programming
centers and an extremely wide variety of device
programmers.  BPM Micro combines technical leadership,
innovative design and state-of-the-art manufacturing
practices to enable Luminary Micro's customers to reduce
costs, improve performance and bring Stellaris-based
products to market faster."

    "By working closely with Luminary Micro, we
provide customers with support for the industry's first and
only ARM Cortex-M3 microcontrollers," said Tim Nolte,
Director of Global Marketing at BPM Microsystems. "As
the world market for MCUs continues to standardize on the
ARM architecture at an incredible pace, BPM Microsystems is
now in a great position to support 8- and 16-bit customers
in making a logical transition to Luminary Micro's
Stellaris microcontrollers." 

    Developed specifically for microcontroller
applications, Luminary Micro's implementation of the
Cortex-M3 processor in the Stellaris family offers the
following features:
    
    -- Always single cycle flash accesses for maximal
performance
    -- Deterministic, fast interrupt processing -- never
more than 12
       cycles, only 6 cycles with tail-chaining
    -- Entire software code base is written in C/C++ -- no
assembly
       language required, even in startup code and
interrupt service
       handlers, making the devices easy to program
    -- Occupies as little as half the flash code size of
ARM7(TM)
       family-based MCU applications
    -- Real embedded MCU GPIOs -- all can generate
interrupts, all
       have programmable drive strength and slew rate
control
    -- No functional pin multiplexing -- pins are dedicated
to one
       peripheral, backed by GPIO, and simultaneous use of
on-chip
       peripherals is not limited by pin sharing, so
engineers are no
       longer forced to choose between on-chip peripherals
    -- Superior integration with an on-chip low dropout
voltage
       regulator, on-chip power-on-reset and
brown-out-reset
       functions, and an on-chip temperature sensor, which
together
       save up to $1.28 in system cost
    -- Advanced motion control support in hardware and
software
    -- Single cycle multiply, two cycle
multiply-accumulate, and
       hardware divide instructions -- for better
performance in
       control applications

    To find out more about Luminary Micro's award-winning
Stellaris microcontroller family, visit
http://www.luminarymicro.com .  Further information on BPM
Microsystems programming equipment and device support can
be found at http://www.bpmicro.com . 

    About Luminary Micro and Stellaris

    Luminary Micro, Inc. designs, markets and sells ARM
Cortex-M3-based microcontrollers (MCUs). Austin,
Texas-based Luminary Micro is the lead partner for the
Cortex-M3 processor, delivering the world's first silicon
implementation of the Cortex-M3 processor. Developed for
use in embedded and industrial applications, Luminary
Micro's introduction of the award-winning Stellaris(R)
family of products provides 32-bit performance for the same
price as current 8- and 16-bit microcontroller designs. With
entry-level pricing at $1.00 for an ARM technology-based
MCU, Luminary Micro's Stellaris product line allows for
standardization that eliminates future architectural
upgrades or software tools changes. Contact the company at
[phone] or email [e-mail] for more
information.

    Stellaris is a registered trademark and the Luminary
Micro logo is a trademark of Luminary Micro, Inc. or its
subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.  All
other products are trademarks of their respective owners.

    About BPM Microsystems

    Established in 1985, BPM Microsystems is a global
supplier of electronic device programmers for all
applications. The company is the leading supplier of
vision-based automated programming systems and sets the
standard in device support, performance, ease-of-use, and
cost-of-ownership. The company offers a wide variety of
device programmers including Universal Programmers,
Concurrent Programming Systems(R) and Fine-Pitch Automated
Programming Systems. 

    BPM Microsystems' financial statements are audited by
Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP. BPM Microsystems is located
at 1000 North Post Oak Road, Houston, Texas USA 77055-7237.
Telephone: [phone]. BPM Microsystems can be found on
the Internet at http://www.bpmicro.com .

    For more information, please contact:

     For Luminary Micro:
     Karen Johnson
     Mobile: [phone] 
     Tel:    [phone] (Office)
     Email:  [e-mail]

     For BPM:
     Tim Nolte
     Tel:    [phone] (office)
             800-225-2102 extension 5540
     Email:  [e-mail]