IAR platform boosts embedded development with upgraded toolchains for Arm and RISC-V
IAR has launched a major update of its flagship toolchains: IAR toolchains for Arm version 9.70 and for RISC-V version 3.40. These modern toolchains enhance the cloud-enabled IAR platform with new capabilities in performance, safety, and automation to support agile, scalable embedded applications in automotive, industrial, medical, and IoT markets.
Built to meet the increasing complexity of embedded systems, the latest IAR toolchains offer cloud-based licensing, CI/CD pipeline integration, and multi-architecture support. As Arm and RISC-V continue to drive innovation, IAR delivers a unified platform for high-quality, secure development. These innovations enable customers to speed up time to market, lower R&D costs, and improve ROI, making complex embedded development more predictable and scalable.
“Arm and RISC-V are shaping the future of embedded innovation, and IAR is proud to deliver toolchains tailored to help our customers innovate and differentiate,” said Thomas Andersson, Chief Product Officer of IAR. “These latest releases expand the IAR platform with enhanced DevOps integration, multi-architecture code reuse, and built-in support for safety-compliant development, all available through flexible, cloud-enabled subscription access.”
Enhanced compatibility with open-source SDKs, CMake-based workflows, and externally built executables allows teams to streamline development across hybrid and cloud-native environments. Whether working locally or in containerised CI/CD pipelines, developers benefit from a consistent and traceable experience powered by the IAR platform.
Feature-wise, the Arm toolchain adds expanded support for GNU C/C++ and C++20, easing integration with open-source and vendor SDKs. The RISC-V release broadens support for DSP and SIMD instructions and includes compatibility with automotive-grade IP such as Synopsys ARC-V, enabling developers to adopt industry-ready tools with confidence.
By consolidating modern workflows into a single platform, IAR eliminates toolchain fragmentation. With built-in support for safety standards like ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and IEC 62304, developers can ease certification, protect IP, and reduce time-to-market. The platform also simplifies legacy maintenance and ensures continuity across evolving processor landscapes, empowering development teams to move faster, with greater flexibility and reliability.
Complementing these updates, the latest IAR Visual Studio Code extensions (v.1.42) bring advanced RTOS-aware debugging to the IAR platform. Developers gain deeper visibility into real-time behaviour with task and interrupt logging, multicore execution insights, and native Zephyr RTOS support on Arm—all within their familiar development environment. These enhancements accelerate development, simplify debugging, and increase transparency across complex embedded systems.
