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Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: ChipX
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 19 July 2007

Distribution deal expands ASIC access

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Agreement provides Nu Horizons customers with global fulfilment and distribution access to the widest range of ASIC solutions and services from ChipX.

ChipX has signed a distribution agreement with Nu Horizons Electronics Corp The agreement is effective immediately and provides Nu Horizons customers with global fulfilment and distribution access in North America and Europe to the widest range of ASIC solutions and services from ChipX

"ChipX is a leader and reputable supplier of structured ASICs, embedded arrays and standard cell ASICs and has established an outstanding record of first-time working silicon", says Rita Megling, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Nu Horizons.

"We are excited about the opportunity to partner with ChipX and offer more value to our customers through ChipX's broad portfolio of products and services".

ChipX engineering services, a key value component of ChipX's offering, include complete back-end ASIC design from RTL to prototypes, mixed signal and analogue intellectual property (IP) integration, seamless migration from structured ASIC to standard cell, replacement of end-of-life (EOL) FPGAs and ASICs, and shuttle service for prototyping.

These engineering services are complemented by a manufacturing operation with a 97% record of on-time delivery and a three-week lead time from GDS2 to prototypes on many structured ASIC products.

ChipX is ISO9001 certified, RoHS/green compliant, Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic of Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliant.

ChipX is committed to long life cycle support and continues to manufacture devices that were sampled more than ten years ago.

"Nu Horizons is a leader in the global distribution of advanced technologies who possesses the experience, focus, and applications expertise ChipX requires as we expand and strengthen our presence globally", says Michael Brown, ChipX Vice President of Worldwide Sales.

"We look forward to building on the engineering, technical sales and marketing resources Nu Horizons offers to promote our product lines globally".

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