Released on = August 13, 2007, 12:00 pm

Press Release Author = Rowebots Research Inc with Microchip technology

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Waterloo, Canada, August 14, 2007 - RoweBots Research Inc.,
a Waterloo supplier of software tools and embedded system consulting, today
announced the launch of DSPnano Version 2 for the 16 bit dsPIC® Digital Signal
Controller (DSC) and PIC 24 microcontroller (MCU) families from Microchip Technology
[NASDAQ: MCHP], a leading supplier of microcontroller and analog semicondutors.

Press Release Body = DSPnano is an open source RTOS and Eclipse based tool set which
increases small embedded signal processing system development productivity and
reliability. OEM users can develop faster and better applications in less time to
meet stretch market goals using these off the shelf products.

DSPnano is ideally suited for small signal processing development by engineers who
need stringent control over their environment and revel in simplicity. It supports
the entire dsPIC DSC family and is intended for use in OEM environments where time
to market and multiple products using the same software platform is a requirement.
Users benefit from tried and proven components, an integrated IDE, open source
technologies, architectural flexibility, exceptional quality and integral signal
processing features and libraries.

From Microchip\'s PIC24 16 bit MCUs through the dsPIC 30 30 MIPS DSCs to the dsPIC 33
40 MIPS DSCs, , DSPnano offers seamless support including:
 C/C++ integrated development environment (IDE) based on Eclipse with a
highly productive user interface,
 DSPnano operating system level simulator,
 seamless integration with Microchip\'s MPLAB® IDE for instruction level
simulation, compiling and debugging,
 integrated DSP RTOS with full POSIX capabilities and a tiny foot print to
minimize training time and processor size,
 DSP libraries with 650 functions for off the shelf tried and proven
processing,
 complete I/O minimizing development and integration,
 integrated with MPLAB IDE to use the MPLAB ICD 2 and MPLAB REAL ICET
debugging and emulation hardware development tools.

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DSPnano for the dsPIC® DSC Family Offers Total Solution.
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DSPnano offers flexibility which allows developers to quickly change processor sizes
to that most suitable to the current application. This flexibility is exactly what
is required for lean product development.

"The ability to reuse tried and proven components and to exploit new
signal-processing hardware easily cuts time to market, dramatically improves quality
and substantially reduces risk." said Jim Pepping, Third Party Support manager at
Microchip.

Lost time to market, customers disappointed with product quality and missed product
price points are the three biggest problems OEM developers must overcome. DSPnano
and the dsPIC DSC directly solve these problems using open source technology.

"dsPIC DSC and DSPnano together gives project managers, product marketing managers,
developers and engineering managers the tools they need to quickly adapt to new
market demands without sacrificing quality or time to market." stated Kim Rowe, a
founder of RoweBots, "And organizations can include it quickly and easily at low
cost, getting immediate return on investment."

DSPnano V2 is hosted on Windows XP and Vista, for x86 platforms. Support for the
entire dsPIC DSC product line and the PIC24 MCU line is available.

DSPnano V2 will begin shipping in Q3, 2007. It is priced from $499 US for a single
user. Open source royalty free licenses start at $3999 US. All purchases can be
made from www.rowebots.com .

About Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller
and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total
system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications
worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Ariz., Microchip offers outstanding technical
support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the
Microchip website at www.microchip.com.




About RoweBots

RoweBots Research Inc. was founded in 1987 and has developed signal processing
products throughout its history. Today, RoweBots is developing the next generation
of modular signal processing software for embedded OEM applications in the areas of
communications, robotics, military, aerospace and consumer electronics. The company
is based in Waterloo, Canada. For more information visit the RoweBots webstie
www.rowebots.com.

DsPIC, PIC and MPLAB are registered trademarks of Microhip Technology Inc. in the
United States and other countries. All product and company names herein may be
trademarks of their respective owners


Web Site = http://http://rowebots.com/downloads/pressreleaseopensourcertos.pdf

Contact Details = Microchip Press Contact: Eric Lawson, PR Manager,
eric.lawson@microchip.com
www.microchip.com

RoweBots Press Contact: Kim Rowe, Founder, RRI, pkr@rowebots.net
www.rowebots.com