Tality Takes Lead in ARM Core-Based System-on-Chip Design
SAN JOSE, Calif.----Sept 13, 2000--Tality
Corporation -- formerly the Electronic Design Services group of
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. that will soon be launched as a separate
company -- announced today that it has completed ten ARM® core-based
system-on-a-chip (SOC) designs for communications applications in the
past 12 months. The chips encompass multiple leading-edge
communications applications, including third-generation (3G) cellular,
Bluetooth and Internet telephony (voice over Internet protocol), as
well as high-speed data access such as digital subscriber line (DSL),
cable and Ethernet.
``Tality is establishing an impressive track record in ARM
core-based SOC design,'' said Warren East, ARM vice president of
operations. ``Tality has enabled multiple ARM licensees to achieve
their time-to-market objectives, further strengthening industry
acceptance of the ARM core as the architecture for the digital world.''
``ARM cores are critical to our development of advanced
communications SOC design,'' commented Ajay Shingal, Tality's Digital
IC Group vice president and general manager. ``We have invested heavily
in ARM core-based modular integration platforms that reduce
time-to-market and increase schedule predictability.''
ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded
reduced instruction set computer (RISC) microprocessor solutions, and
has more than 44 licensees in a variety of market segments including
the communications, consumer and automotive industries. In 1998,
Tality became the first ARM-approved design center in the ARM ATAP(TM)
technology access program. The non-exclusive ATAP agreement enables
Tality to utilize ARM technology in the design of chips for Tality
customers who are, or are becoming, ARM licensees. All but one of the
ten ARM core-based chips were designed at Tality's primary SOC design
center in Livingston, Scotland, which is the hub for the ATAP
agreement.
About Tality
Tality Corporation, formerly the Electronic Design Services group
of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN), will soon be launched as a
separate company. With more than 1,000 engineers located in 14 design
sites worldwide, the organization is the world's largest independent
provider of engineering services and intellectual property for the
design of complex electronic systems and integrated circuits. Tality
is headquartered at 555 River Oaks Parkway, Building No. 3, San Jose,
California, 95134.
Note to Editors: Tality is a trademark of Tality Corporation.
Cadence and the Cadence logo are registered trademarks of Cadence
Design Systems, Inc. ARM is a registered trademark and ATAP is a
trademark of ARM Limited. All others are the property of their
respective holders.
Contact:
Tality Corporation
Jim Douglas, 408/944-7955
jimd@cadence.com
or
Darryl Lloyd, Inc.
Darryl Lloyd (for Tality), 818/551-7360 ext. 11
darryl@dlloyd.com
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