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News Release from: Tensilica
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 20 July 2006
Cores prove more popular than expected
Tensilica has revealed that market acceptance of its new Diamond Standard processor family exceeded the company's expectations in the first quarter since these processor cores were introduced.
Tensilica has revealed that market acceptance of its new Diamond Standard processor family exceeded the company's expectations in the first quarter since these processor cores were introduced As of the end of the second quarter of 2006, the company had licensed 12 Diamond Standard series cores
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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This number included 10 new customers who had not previously used Tensilica's processor products.
In most of these designs, the Diamond Standard processors are used as the main SoC (system-on-chip) controller or main DSP (digital signal processing) engine.
Availability of the Diamond Standard series in March 2006 expanded the company's reach to new customers that are complimentary to Tensilica's existing Xtensa configurable processor business, which was also strong in the quarter.
While the company's Xtensa configurable processors can also be used as controllers, they've been more widely used for much more complex and demanding tasks that are usually implemented in nonprogrammable logic blocks.
These complex functions include audio and video processing, laser and inkjet print processing, camera image processing, digital television image processing, network packet processing, storage networking, wireless communications processing and voice over IP processing.
"For the customer who just wants a drop-in solution for fast deployment late in the design cycle, the Diamond Standard processors hit the market's sweet spots", stated Chris Rowen, Tensilica's President and CEO.
"The typical processor customer wants standard control or DSP functions in the smallest, most power-efficient form factor - and that's what we have to offer".
"We're particularly pleased that our Diamond Standard processor family opened up doors at new customer sites, expanding our reach in the SoC design community".
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