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News Release from: Tensilica
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 28 February 2006
Diamond cores toughen up for SoC duties
Global Unichip Corp is to create hardened versions of Tensilica's new Diamond Standard Series processors for TSMC foundry services at technologies below 0.13um process.
Global Unichip Corp is to create hardened versions of Tensilica's new Diamond Standard Series processors for the TSMC foundry at technologies below 0.13um process The hardened versions of the Diamond Standard Series processors, including low-cost 32bit microcontroller and high-performance DSP cores for audio, video, and network processing, will become part of the GUC intellectual property (IP) library and available in the third quarter of 2006
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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With a global customer base, GUC has delivered leading edge SoC (system-on-chip) designs to customers throughout Greater China, Japan, Korea, North America and Europe.
"As the Diamond Standard Series are released, GUC and Tensilica present an attractive family of low-power high-performance processors that should be appealing to a wide range of our customers, from small startups to well established corporate giants", stated Jim Lai, President and COO of Global Unichip Corp.
"We will be able to quickly and predictably create SoC products for our customers with the hardened Diamond cores".
"We look forward to a close partnership with Tensilica".
By hardening the Diamond Standard Series processors, GUC enables today's systems and semiconductor companies to use TSMC's cost-effective foundry process with minimum integration cost and reduced risks.
A hardened core is a complete physical design of a processor core, already thoroughly tested and ready to be quickly dropped into an ASIC design.
Designers do not have to develop the synthesis and place-and-route process required in a soft core.
"GUC will be instrumental in the widespread distribution and market acceptance of our Diamond Standard Series processor family, particularly in China where hardened cores are an ideal delivery mechanism for meeting rapid design cycle goals", stated Chris Rowen, President and CEO of Tensilica.
"We are extremely pleased to partner with GUC to provide our customers with world class design services coupled with TSMC's best in class foundry services".
"This combination will be very compelling for our Diamond core customers".
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