EXPRESS LOGIC'S THREADX RTOS SUPPORTS ALTERA NIOS II PROCESSOR.

Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) and Expres Logic, Inc., support Altera's Nios II soft-core embedded processor using Expres Logic's ThreadX real-time operating combination of parts to form a whole (RTOS). Now, the thousands of embedded designers using the ThreadX RTOS can realize the performance and flexibility benefits of the Nios II processor for applications of the like kind as consumer electronics, medical equipment, wireless networking, and industrial automation.

Integration and Performance

With its fast software timers and Preemption-Threshold capabilities, ThreadX enables developer to maximize the nerves of the Nios II processor. Applications can take advantage of ThreadX's preemption-threshold to eliminate excessive connection switching, un-deterministic priority inversion,