Macraigor Systems Joins eNsemble™ Multi-Core Alliance to Drive Leadership in JTAG-based debugging Configurations for Multi-Core Processors

Brookline Village, MA  - April 28, 2010 - Macraigor Systems, a provider of low-cost JTAG based debug tools, today announced that it has become a member of the eNsemble™ Multi-Core Alliance, a premier industry organization founded to drive best-in-class innovations in multi-core parallel processing platforms and software development.  Supported by a broad base of world-class hardware and software providers, the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance serves as the foundation upon which original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can more effectively and more efficiently develop high-performance networking equipment using industry-leading multi-core processors. 

“Macraigor Systems is a long standing company committed to providing hardware/software JTAG debug interface solutions for all current and future multi-core technology-based processors,” said James MacGregor, managing partner at Macraigor Systems. “We make very cost-efficient tools and will continue supporting multi-core processors. We look forward to working closely with the eNsemble Alliance to ensure our debug tools provide the optimum value both today and in the future. .”

Macraigor Systems offers several different JTAG hardware interfaces for any debugging configuration. Also available are the Eclipse development environment and GNU Toolsets at no cost. Other tools such as a Flash Programmer, JTAG level and assembly level debuggers, boundary scan testers and production line test software are also offered.

“Macraigor Systems is an industry leader in low cost, efficient and easy to use hardware and software debug tools, and we welcome  Macraigor as a valuable member of the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance,” said Behrooz Abdi, executive vice president and general manager at NetLogic Microsystems, a founding member of the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance.  “By having a community of technology innovators who are respected leaders in their areas of expertise, the Alliance creates a platform on which these developers can innovate to create new, breakthrough applications and solutions that can take full advantage of the superior performance and functionality of multi-core processors.”

As a founding member of the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance, NetLogic Microsystems (NASDAQ: NETL) is committed to an open programming model for its family of market-leading multi-core, multi-threaded processors to allow greater access and tighter coupling between networking software and the XLR®, XLS® and XLP™ multi-core processors.  This enables significant improvements in the application development efficiency of software code and overall system performance.  In addition, this enables the development of new enhanced services and applications for next-generation Internet networks that are highly optimized for multi-core, multi-threaded processors.

For more information about the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance, please visit eNsembleAlliance.org.

About Macraigor Systems
Macraigor Systems, LLC is a leading supplier of JTAG connection devices for on-chip debugging. Their reputation in the embedded industry has been built on the OCDemon product technology which provides a low-cost, full-featured connection from a PC to the on-chip debug facilities of 32 and 64-bit processors, providing host support for Windows and Linux and systems.Macraigor Systems also provides Flash Programming software that allows in-circuit programming of target Flash EEPROM memory devices via a JTAG connection. The Flash Programmer works with a wide variety of the most popular Flash devices currently on the market. For more information about Macraigor Systems’ products, please visit www.macraigor.com.