It's going to be complex (maybe not as complex as a 386 or a Motorala 68K, but complex nonetheless). And that's different from anything Atmel has done recently.
Well, in article it is written, that this thing is based on ARM. Just like that from Netsilicon.
It is not first ARM-based CPU from Atmel, they are making them for quite a long time.
For those of you, who don't know ARM, it's very nice 32 bit RISC CPU, with built in MMU. It has 16 working registers, and some of them are "swappable" when entering different CPU modes (Supervisor, Fast interrupt handling etc).
In ARM design there is "internal" bus, called AMBA, and it is quite easy for chip manufacturer to extend it's functionality.
For example netsilicon has built in FastEthernet, serials, parallel port...
GCC has support for ARM cpu's too. All Newtons were based on them:)
A loss of $21 million, on revenues of $9 million, of which $3 million in revenues came from a book transaction with a parent company. Damn. Wow. Sheesh.
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Will we list Thawte? Unlikely. I don't think investors would understand and be prepared to pay a premium for a small company that is profitable but not over hyped. And I like my autonomy too much! Besides, we plan to diversify and push the "Thawte" brand independently of certificates, so it will be nice to have a wholly owned cash generator over time. But that's a different story, and actions speak louder than words!
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It is not first ARM-based CPU from Atmel, they are making them for quite a long time.
For those of you, who don't know ARM, it's very nice 32 bit RISC CPU, with built in MMU. It has 16 working registers, and some of them are "swappable" when entering different CPU modes (Supervisor, Fast interrupt handling etc).
In ARM design there is "internal" bus, called AMBA, and it is quite easy for chip manufacturer to extend it's functionality.
For example netsilicon has built in FastEthernet, serials, parallel port...
GCC has support for ARM cpu's too. All Newtons were based on them :)
Please read Thawte's President essay.
Especially comments on VeriSign:
orIt might relate only to IPO, but...