New York, NY — (press release excerpt) — Wasabi Systems today announced completion of a port of NetBSD to the 64-bit SH-5 processor from SuperH, Inc., on the Cayman Development System. NetBSD is the first commercially available operating system to run on the SH-5 platform.

Ideally suited for system-on-chip (SOC) designs and embedded applications, the SH-5 provides a feature-rich platform for designers developing set-top boxes, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), networking and telephony applications, multimedia appliances and car infotainment systems.

“With its 64-bit SIMD architecture and SHmedia instruction set, the SH-5 is well-positioned to be a CPU of choice for next-generation multimedia devices,” said Alistair Crooks, Wasabi's Director of Engineering.

In conjunction with its porting efforts, Wasabi Systems became a Founding Member of the SuperH Partner Program in June. The SuperH Partner Program provides a complete spectrum of support and services to SuperH Licensees.

 
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