Altium Limited (formally known as Protel International Limited) acquired TASKING group to become the first true "single-source" for electronic designers, revolutionizing both Embedded Software Design and Desktop EDA industries
Traditionally, the EDA industry has seen clear lines of demarcation between design tools for hardware and software. Embedded software development in particular has been treated by tool vendors as completely separate from the hardware design process, however industry trends show that this needs to change. Individual engineers are increasingly playing key roles across a broader range of areas in the design process, including both hardware and software development. This, combined with the trends towards hardware/software co-design and 'system-on-chip design' methodologies, has blurred the lines between software and hardware design flows.
Altium's acquisition of TASKING represents a joining of forces that presents a significant opportunity to bridge the gap between the design of electronics hardware and software and gives electronic designers access, for the first time, to a full range of electronic hardware design and software development tools from a single supplier!
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