Partners
HighTec teams up with the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers and eco-system tool vendors, to support total-solution tooling concepts. We deliver top-notch compiler support for leading microcontroller architectures and the respective derivates, whether it is TriCore, AURIX, ARM or PowerPC.
Together with our tool partners we ensure that their products are compatible with the various HighTec toolsets.
Semiconductor Partners
Bosch Automotive Electronics
Bosch Automotive Electronics is the largest manufacturer of micromechanical products and one of the largest automotive semiconductor manufacturers in Europe. We are the undisputed market leader for automotive MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensors. We design, manufacture and sell sensors, ASICs, ASSPs and power semiconductors, based on experience in automotive electronics components of more than 40 years.
HighTec collaborated with Bosch to develop a C compiler for the Bosch GTM-IP MCS. This timer module is also present at various standard microcontrollers, such as the Infineon AURIX, NXP Qorriva, STMicroelectronics SPC5xx and Renesas RH850 microcontrollers.
Infineon Technologies
Infineon is a leading innovator in the international semiconductor industry. Infineon design, develop, manufacture and market a broad range of semiconductors and complete system solutions for selected industries. The products serve applications in the wireless and wireline communications, automotive, industrial, computer, security and chip card markets.
HighTec has a long term cooperation and support agreement with Infineon in place to ensure the availability of its C/C++ compiler solutions for TriCore, AURIX, AURIX 2G, HSM and GTM.
HighTec is Infineon assigned Preferred Design House and distributes/supports Infineon's MCAL, SafeTlib and SHE+ libraries. With its PXROS-HR Real-Time Operating-System HighTec offers a market leading RTOS for TriCore and AURIX.
NXP Semiconductors
NXP enables secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in the secure connected vehicle, end-to-end security and privacy and smart connected solutions markets.
HighTec's C/C++ compiler for Power Architecture delivers support for the NXP (originally Freescale) Qorivva MPC series of industrial and automotive microcontrollers, including on-board cores like the GTM/MCS. HighTec's new C/C++ compiler for ARM provides support for the Cortex-R and Cortex-A based microcontrollers.
Renesas
Renesas Electronics is the world's number one supplier of microcontrollers and a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, including system-on-chip and a wide range of discrete analogue and power devices. Established in 2010, Renesas Electronics combines the collective semiconductor expertise of Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric and NEC Electronics, encapsulating more than 200 years’ experience.
HighTec's C compiler for GTM/MCS delivers support for the RH850 on-board GTM/MCS core. HighTec's new C/C++ compiler for ARM provides support for the Cortex-R and Cortex-A based microcontrollers.
STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global independent semiconductor company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) and discrete devices used in a wide variety of microelectronics applications, including telecommunications systems, computer systems, consumer products, automotive products, and industrial automation and control systems.
HighTec's C/C++ compiler for Power Architecture delivers support for the STMicroelectronics SPC5xx series of industrial and automotive microcontrollers, including on-board cores like the GTM/MCS. HighTec's new C/C++ compiler for ARM provides support for the Cortex-R and Cortex-A based microcontrollers.
Development tool partners
Absint
AbsInt Angewandte Informatik GmbH provides software for analyzing and optimizing embedded systems and safety critical applications. The company name AbsInt is a shortcut of "Abstract Interpretation" - a technique for static analysis of software. AbsInt supplies tools for automatic computation of worst-case execution time (WCET), the maximum of stack consumption and analysis of run-time errors.
BUGSENG
BUGSENG delivers state-of-the-art software verification solutions and services. BUGSENG's main product is ECLAIR, a flexible and extensible framework for the analysis of C and C++ source code with a strong focus on embedded systems and on the verification of compliance with respect to the MISRA guidelines and other coding standards.
Among the unique features of ECLAIR is the technology whereby it seamlessly integrates with any build system without any user toolchain configuration. ECLAIR intercepts every invocation of the toolchain components (compilers, linker, assembler, archive manager), automatically extracting and interpreting the options that the build system has passed to them, obtaining all needed sources, the architectural parameters, any predefined macros and so on.
ECLAIR is ready for use with all HighTec C/C++ compiler suites.
Elektrobit
Elektrobit is a global supplier of embedded and connected software products and services for the automotive industry. A leader in automotive software with over 30 years serving the industry, EB’s software powers over 1 billion devices in more than 90 million vehicles and offers flexible, innovative solutions for connected car infrastructure, human machine interface (HMI) technologies, navigation, driver assistance, electronic control units (ECUs), and software engineering services.
Products include the tresos family of HMI design tools and runtime software components for ECUs (Electrical Control Units). Major ECU runtime software provided by tresos ECU are the OSEK-OS compliant Operating System, OSEKtime for time-driven applications, LIN communication driver and a cryptography module. tresos ECU is available for the HighTec C compiler for TriCore and AURIX (2G).
emmtrix Technologies
emmtrix Technologies GmbH is a leading tool provider for automatic C code generation for embedded single- and multicore processors, FPGA and GPU systems from model-based application software. Companies from the automotive, aerospace and automation sectors benefit from the emmtrix’s tools, customized engineering and support services by using new hardware architectures efficiently and without errors.
emmtrix Code Generator (eCG) provides the user with efficient, comprehensible and compact embedded C code from MATLAB®/Simulink® or Scilab/Xcos applications.
emmtrix Parallel Studio (ePS) offers an interactive parallelization of C code that allows an time-efficient, iterative optimization of the generated C code. Afterwards, the output of ePS can be deployed on various embedded processors or used for rapid prototyping.
HighTec and emmtrix Technologies are collaborating to offer integrated solutions of emmtrix’s C code generation with HighTec’s C/C++ compiler suites for automotive and industrial applications. This seamless workflow simplifies the configuration and compilation for established microprocessors such as AURIX, AURIX 2G, Power Architecture (PowerPC) and ARM.
ETAS
ETAS offers RTA-OSEK, a Real-Time Operating System that supports both the OSEK/VDX and AUTOSAR perating system standards. RTA-OSEK works with the HighTec C compiler for TriCore and AURIX (2G) to generate applications with tiny RAM and ROM footprints and ultra-low CPU utilization. The performance of the application can be enhanced still further through optimizations based on timing analysis, for example reducing application stack requirements by up to a factor of eight, or identifying how much additional time can be spent executing specific tasks.
Gliwa
GLIWA is the world's leading vendor of trace-based timing analysis tools for the automotive industry. The powerful timing suite T1 enables software developers, system integrators and test engineers to visualize, understand, measure, debug, optimize and verify the timing of their ECU software. T1 has very relaxed bandwidth requirements and requires no hardware modification at all – making it the perfect fit for the lab as well as for in-car tracing using production version ECUs.
Hitex
Hitex GmbH - the range of Hitex product extends from in-circuit emulators, monitors, simulators, debuggers, analysers and evaluation boards all the way to the innovative PressOn adaptation solution. The strong point of Hitex lies in an extensive expertise of emulation technology, and application in sophisticated tools.
ITK Engineering
ITK Engineering, a global tech company, draws on methods-driven expertise to provide platform-independent and customized software and system development services as well as technical consulting in various industries - from embedded systems to cloud computing and artificial intelligence. In addition, the IP rights and source code can be fully transferred to the customer on request. With around 1,300 employees, the company is an innovative force in digital engineering and since 2017 ITK has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH.
In collaboration with HighTec, we combine HighTecs safety qualified compilers based on LLVM that allows seamless uses of Rust and C/C++ in the same project and ITKs services for technical consulting and implementation for automotive and industrial companies wishing to adopt Rust. Together we provide as a unique offering an accelerated path to delivery for “ready to use software developed in Rust” with customized engineering services.
J&D Tech
J&D Tech is a leading embedded system software debugging & test tool provider. We provide advanced S/W debugging and test tools in fields of mobile, multimedia, automotive, national defense, security, education, and consumer electronics.
The CodeViser HW emulator and CVD SW debugger support powerful and stable functions to debug various systems based on Infineon TriCore, AURIX, AURIX 2G, ARM, Andes etc. and the CCS HW/CanDevStudio SW is perfect solution for Communication Test & Monitoring to generate the data implementing necessary functionality, using a CAN communication and perform debugging features through customized script files.
The CodeViser HW emulator and CVD SW debugger support the HighTec C/C++ compiler for TriCore, AURIX and AURIX 2G.
Lauterbach
For over 40 years, Lauterbach has been a trusted partner at the side of the world's leading technology companies, enabling their embedded innovations for a smarter, more sustainable world. Whether they're building medical devices, vehicles, smartphones, renewable energy products or something else, they all have one thing in common: trusting the Lauterbach staff and TRACE32®, the World’s leading development tools. Since its foundation, Lauterbach’s mission has remained unchanged: to provide you with the best in class development tools that enable you to excel at what you do. Backed by unrivalled support and technical expertise, we are resolutely dedicated to enabling your embedded innovations of tomorrow.
Lauterbach provides full debug support for the HighTec C/C++ compilers for TriCore, AURIX, AURIX 2G, Power Architecture, ARM and GTM.
MicroConsult
When it comes to training, coaching and consulting for embedded systems development, industry professionals have relied on MicroConsult for more than 40 years. Experts from more than 1,000 companies worldwide have benefitted from the profound know-how and extensive experience of the MicroConsult team.
As embedded experts, we offer an extensive training and consulting portfolio covering technologies, tools and methods for developers as well as all key topics of successful project management: embedded software and systems engineering as well as management in embedded projects, from singlecore or multicore controllers and real-time operating systems through to complex applications.
We focus on the excellent quality of the content and format of our services, the enthusiasm of our top-class trainers and coaches, a friendly and comprehensible way of imparting knowledge and, last but not least, on helping you develop practice-oriented solutions.
MicroConsult conducts various training courses with the HighTec C/C++ compilers for TriCore, PowerPC and GTM.
PLS
pls Development Tools is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of development tools for 16-bit and 32-bit microcontroller families. Their focus is on Infineon Technologies’ C16x, XC16x, XC22x and TriCore µC-DSP architecture, on STMicroelectronics’ ST10, ST30, STR7, STR9, on PowerPC, on ARM7, ARM9 and XScale.
PLS provides full debug support for the HighTec C/C++ compilers for TriCore, AURIX, AURIX 2G, Power Architecture and ARM.
Rapita Systems
Founded in 2004, Rapita Systems develops on-target embedded verification software solutions for customers in the avionics and automotive electronics industries. Our tools help to reduce the cost of measuring, optimizing and verifying the timing performance and test effectiveness of their critical real-time embedded systems. Working with partners such as HighTec, we can provide integrations of our tools optimized to work with specific compilers and debuggers.
Rapita Systems' structural coverage analysis tool, RapiCover, offers the lowest overhead code coverage on the market, meaning that DO-178B/C coverage requirements can be met with fewer rig tests.
RapiTime is the only measurement-based worst-case execution time analysis tool. This allows determination of WCET, and enables highly efficient, low-risk optimization projects.
RapiTask visualizes RTOS scheduling and event tracing for complex, embedded systems. It supports detailed investigation of timing issues via an interface to RapiTime.
Razorcat Development
Razorcat Development GmbH has been creating testing tools for software development of embedded systems since 1997. The unit and integration testing tool TESSY is certified to IEC 61508 and ISO 26262, and is being used in a large number of software projects across all branches of industry for the verification of safety-critical and high-quality software. Together with the Integrated Test Environment (ITE), Test Operator Platform (TOP) and Check Case Definition Language (CCDL) tools, Razorcat offers solutions for all stages of the testing process.
The HighTec C/C++ compilers for TriCore and PowerPC have been qualified to work with TESSY.
Real-Time Innovations (RTI)
Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is the largest software framework provider for smart machines and real-world systems. The company’s RTI Connext® software enables intelligent architecture by sharing information in real time, making large distributed applications work together as one. RTI Connext Drive® is the automotive-specific software framework that accelerates the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles. Proven through millions of hours of operation in critical autonomous systems, RTI Connext Drive is interoperable with AUTOSAR Classic, AUTOSAR Adaptive, ROS and other standard-based systems.
RTI is the leading vendor of products compliant with the OMG® Data Distribution Service™ (DDS) standard. RTI is privately held and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with regional headquarters in Colorado, Spain and Singapore. www.rti.com
RTI supports HighTec customers with its DDS-based software, RTI Connext, which is interoperable with the HighTec compiler and the ASIL D certifed real-time OS PXROS-HR.
Sleeve
Sleeve is a cutting-edge technology company that specializes in providing a platform that enables remote development, testing, and deployment of software on embedded targets. Sleeve’s mission is to empower engineers and developers to work seamlessly with embedded devices regardless of their location by revolutionizing the way they are managed and accessed. With Sleeve, "Remote is on Site."
The innovative platform enables developers to remotely access and interact with hardware and virtual devices, removing the limitations of physical location and enabling rapid and collaborative development and deployment cycles. Sleeve provides a seamless and secure way to access hardware devices, saving time, reducing costs, increasing productivity and improving overall efficiency.
With their team of experts, Sleeve is dedicated to providing world-class support and service to their clients, delivering innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of customers in the ever-changing landscape of the technology industry.
Solid Sands
Solid Sands' mission is to put quality into C. We do that by improving the quality of C and C++ compilers, libraries and analysis tools, and their safe and secure use, with the best possible test and validation suite. With SuperTest, Solid Sands serves its customers to achieve the software quality level required by the ISO language and functional safety standards. With our history in compiler development, our knowledge of past, current and upcoming versions of the C and C++ standards, new analysis and optimizations techniques and new use cases, Solid Sands stays at the fore-front of tools testing and validation.
While SuperTest is used during the release validation of the HighTec compiler, for end-users the cooperation between Solid Sands and HighTec can be recognized in HighTec's Qkit qualification kit.
Validas AG
Validas AG is specialized on the topics of classification and qualification of tools and libraries. They provide qualification support to many users and developers, for example for C/C++ compilers and corresponding libraries. This support ranges from the cost free information sessions, via onsite-workshops to the construction of standard compliant qualification kits for tools and libraries.
Validas and HighTec cooperated on the creation of HighTec's well respected Qkit qualification kit, in the field of functional safety (IEC 61508, ISO 26262, EN 50128, etc.).
Vector
Vector is the leading manufacturer of software tools and embedded components for the development of electronic systems and their networking with many different systems from CAN to Automotive Ethernet. Vector has been a partner of automotive manufacturers and suppliers and related industries since 1988. Vector tools and services provide engineers with the decisive advantage to make a challenging and highly complex subject area as simple and manageable as possible. Vector employees work on electronic innovations for the automotive industry every day. Worldwide customers in the automotive, commercial vehicles, aerospace, transportation, and control technology industries rely on the solutions and products of the independent Vector Group for the development of technologies for future mobility. With its headquarters in Germany (Stuttgart), Vector has subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, France, Great Britain, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Romania, South Korea, India, China, and Brazil.
Wittenstein
Wittenstein high integrity systems is an RTOS company that specialises in safety, producing and supplying Real-time Operating Systems and Software Components to the Medical, Aerospace and Industrial sectors. Its SafeRTOS has been ported and qualified with the HighTec C compiler for TriCore.