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News Release from: Tensilica
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 13 September 2006
Processor cores join Fujitsu ASIC
library
Fujitsu Microelectronics America is to distribute Diamond Standard processor cores as part of its ASIC intellectual property offering.
Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA) has signed an agreement to distribute Tensilica's Diamond Standard processor cores as part of its ASIC intellectual property (IP) offering All six of Tensilica's Diamond Standard processors will be available to Fujitsu's ASIC customers for seamless integration into new chip designs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Under the agreement, Tensilica's Diamond Standard processors will be available to Fujitsu's ASIC customers via the company's IPWare library and COT customer directly.
"Tensilica's Diamond Standard processor family includes controllers for the entire range of design requirements, so our customers can select the version that is optimal for their ASIC and COT design", said Jason So, Senior Director of COT and ASIC Business Group for Fujitsu Microelectronics America.
"We are pleased to offer the processor family as part of our extensive portfolio of solutions".
"Fujitsu has a strong customer base in industries ranging from networking to consumer products, and we look forward to working with their customers as they adopt our Diamond Standard processors", stated Steve Roddy, Tensilica's Vice President of Marketing.
Tensilica's Diamond Standard Series processor family consists of six off-the-shelf, synthesisable cores that range from area-efficient, low-power controllers to the industry's highest performance licensable DSP and most popular audio processor.
The Diamond Standard family covers the broadest range of performance of any embedded computing architecture and the processors are supported by an optimised set of Diamond Standard software tools and a wide range of industry infrastructure partners.
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