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News Release from: Virage Logic
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 August 2007
Acquisition expands IP portfolio
Application specific IP expands products and services for the rapid development of system-on-chip integrated circuits.
Virage Logic has completed its acquisition of privately held Ingot Systems, a leading provider of application specific IP (ASIP) solutions and design services to the semiconductor industry The acquisition expands Virage Logic's ability to serve the company's chosen markets by adding new products and services required in the rapid development of system-on-chip (SoC) integrated circuits to Virage Logic's current family of physical IP products including memory compilers, logic libraries and related development tools
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Oct 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Virage Logic is committed to providing our over 300 global customers with advanced technology, quality products and services".
"The addition of Ingot Systems' application specific IP to our broad portfolio of physical IP products increases the value we are able to provide our customers as they develop their advanced SoCs", says Dan McCranie, Virage Logic President and Chief Executive Officer.
"The response from our customers has been very positive and I'm confident this broadening of our products and services will further establish Virage Logic as the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner".
Cypress Semiconductor selected Ingot Systems' DDR memory controller and design services.
Ingot's memory controller supports mobile DDR and mobile SDR operation, key requirements for low-power consumer electronics.
"We reviewed the DDR memory controllers on the market and found the Ingot solution best suited for our application, mainly due to its low power requirements and ability to address our aggressive goals for performance and latency", says Alakesh Chetia, Managing Director, Data Communications Division from Cypress Semiconductor.
iVivity, a leading provider of multiprotocol silicon for enterprise networks, uses Virage Logic standard cell libraries and its STAR Memory System in its designs, as well as the Ingot Systems DDR2 memory controller.
"We have come to rely on Virage Logic's and Ingot's technically advanced products, excellent quality and superior customer support services", says Jim O'Connor, Senior Vice President of Engineering for iVivity.
"As we move ahead with ever more advanced network processor designs, we look forward to exploring the combined capabilities of Virage Logic and Ingot to help realise our goals for performance and area".
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