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News Release from: Virage Logic | Subject: Technology-optimised platform on Chartered 0.13um
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 26 June 2003
IP platform to support Chartered 0.13um
process
Virage Logic is to make available its technology-optimised platform on Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing's 0.13-micron baseline logic process.
Virage Logic is to make available its technology-optimised platform on Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing's 0.13-micron baseline logic process In support of Virage Logic's platform strategy, this latest development furthers a successful alliance between the two companies, which currently features the availability of silicon proven embedded memories on multiple technology nodes from 0.35 micron down to 0.13 micron
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Oct 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new technology-optimised platform for the Chartered 0.13-micron process will be available in September 2003.
Virage Logic's technology-optimised platform - comprising silicon proven memories, logic, and I/Os - provides SoC designers the capability to manufacture on Chartered's 0.13-micron process with enhanced performance and accuracy.
In addition to the technology-optimised platform for Chartered's 0.13-micron baseline logic process, Virage Logic also announced today the availability of embedded memories for Chartered's 0.13-micron low-leakage offering.
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Additional components for Chartered's derivative processes will also be made available to allow customers to mix and match solutions to better address their specific performance and power requirements.
"As more companies face increasingly greater time-to-market requirements and address design challenges at 0.13-micron, Chartered is committed to working closely with industry-leading partners to offer proven design solutions to our customers", said Kevin Meyer, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Services at Chartered.
"With Virage Logic's proven track record in providing quality and reliable semiconductor IP, we believe that our alliance with Virage Logic will provide Chartered customers access to competitive technical solutions from a trusted single source.
And our collaboration with Virage Logic on multiple process offerings will enable companies to mix and match IP for a design solution that best suits their needs from a performance perspective".
"As a long-time Chartered partner, we look forward to delivering our technology-optimised platform on its 0.13-micron process", said Adam Kablanian, CEO and President, Virage Logic.
"As a single source for fully tested and validated IP, we will be able to help our joint customers achieve high manufacturing yields.
Also, by reducing system integration issues and verification times, we will be able to help them to successfully address the dramatic rise in system and silicon costs".
Building on its technology and market leadership position, Virage Logic's technology-optimised platforms aim to meet the critical requirements of reducing silicon costs and failure risks, while boosting performance and ensuring high manufacturing yields for a particular foundry or integrated device manufacturer (IDM) process.
By providing silicon-proven, integrated IP that is compatible with all the major EDA flows, Virage Logic's technology-optimised platforms address the needs of complex and mainstream SoC designs.
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