For Immediate Release
VIRTUAL SILICON ANNOUNCES 0.15-MICRON
LIBRARY AGREEMENT WITH UMC GROUP
Virtual Silicon Expands Availability of Embedded Components With Open
Architecture Developers' Kits
SUNNYVALE, Calif., — October 11, 1999 —Virtual Silicon
Technology, Inc., today announced a comprehensive agreement to
supply high-density, high-speed silicon libraries for UMC Group's
0.15-micron process. This agreement enables UMC Group to
offer its global customers a complete set of libraries for its
0.15-micron process including standard cells, I/O pads and a broad
choice of memory compilers. These embedded components will be
certified under UMC's Gold IP program.
As
part of this agreement, Virtual Silicon will deliver developers'
kits, endorsed by UMC Group, to customers, design houses, IP
suppliers, and other library vendors for extending the Virtual
Silicon library offering with additional standard cells and
advanced I/O cores. These developers' kits consist of
specifications, cell templates, design guidelines, and test
benches to promote an open architecture. The widespread distribution
of these kits will create a community of qualified silicon developers
who generate high-quality embedded silicon components that integrate
seamlessly into high-performance systems-on-chip applications
to be manufactured by UMC Group. Customers benefit from
this vendor interoperability by having access to a foundry-sponsored
set of foundation libraries—enriched by the broad availability
of compatible third-party components.
"With
the industry's move to system-on-a-chip design implementations,
comes the need for more than IP components—the need for
interoperable IP components," said Ed Wan, vice president of
worldwide field engineering at UMC Group. "This partnership
with Virtual Silicon enables us to expand our portfolio of 0.15
micron components with additional standard cells, I/Os and memory
generators that can be integrated with other third-party components
from our Gold IP™ Catalog. The result is, customers
have a more thorough selection of best-in-class 0.15 micron
IP components which can be assembled together to meet their
specific design requirements."
"UMC Group continues to pioneer innovative business solutions
and set the standard for the next generation of foundry services."
said Taylor Scanlon, chief executive officer at Virtual Silicon
Technology. "The standards embodied in these developers' kits
will assure our mutual customers that their embedded components
will meet UMC Group's rigorous standards for manufacturability
and quality. The open licensing model with UMC Group will increase
the availability of silicon ready components from multiple IP
developers."
Availability
These
libraries will be available as the first library of the year
2000. Third-party library developers are encouraged to contact
UMC Group or Virtual Silicon. Systems companies seeking information
of the performance and density of UMC Group's 0.15-micron process,
should contact UMC Group. .
About
Virtual Silicon Technology
Virtual
Silicon Technology is a leading supplier of embedded semiconductor
technology to manufacturers and designers of complex systems-on-chip.
They provide process-intensive embedded components including
standard cell libraries, I/Os, SRAM compilers, and embedded
Flash and EEPROM solutions. The company provides application-specific,
process-specific, and foundry-portable versions of its Silicon
Ready ™ libraries and "hard" IP to semiconductor manufacturers
and foundries, ASSP designers, and systems developers who demand
the highest quality, maximum performance, and optimum densities
for their semiconductor innovations. For more information
on Virtual Silicon Technology and its products, please direct
customer inquiries to Mahesh Tirupattur at (408) 548-2726, email
address: mahesh@virtual-silicon.com or go to www.virtual-silicon.com.
The
Heart of Great Silicon, Silicon Ready, and Virtual Silicon are
trademarks of Virtual Silicon Technology, Inc. Gold IP and Silicon
Shuttle are service marks of UMC Group.
