He conducts seminars on embedded systems and helps companies with their embedded challenges. Ganssle is a lecturer and consultant on embedded development issues. What do you think? Is this acquisition good for 8051/C16x developers? For ARM developers?
I sure hope that includes Keil’s traditional commitment to 8051 and C16x developers, with support of new variants and new toolchain features. But the decisions will be made by people who live and breathe ARM, whose compensation packages and bonuses stem from increased sales of the ARM design. I know the Keil people, and they're passionate embedded folks, smart and fun to be around. How does one both support a market and attempt to take it over? Cutting off all 8051 support won't have much financial impact, and frees the company’s developers to focus more on ARM tools.ĪRM has announced new forays into microcontroller versions of their processor, clearly a move to seize some of the venerable 8051 market. Is it possible the new owner will discontinue or stop supporting the non-ARM tools? We saw something similar happen when Motorola bought Metrowerks.Ĭertainly, the revenue stream from a small operation like Keil can't be that important to ARM. The companies aren't saying what their new strategy will be. That has got to be good for consumers of ARM tools. I know nothing of their financials, but having operated a tool company in this excruciating-difficult market, I can imagine that with more cash they could innovate even more. But “support” could mean a lot of things.
The company’s press release states they’ll “ to support our 8051 and C16x compilers within the uVision environment.” And I’m sure they will. Their simulation environment is simply breathtaking.
For nearly 20 years they’ve been a major force in the 8051 business, and now support other architectures as well. Keil is one of the great embedded tool companies. A new campaign will encourage OEMs to brand their embedded products with “Keil Inside” labels.ĪRM bought Keil last week.
#ARM KEIL 32 BIT#
The spokesperson acknowledged they plan to sell Intel’s 32 bit business to AMD and retool the fabs to crank out 8051s using 65 nanometer geometry.
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