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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.
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