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picoTurbo and Fujitsu Siemens Computers Announce Intellectual Property Partnership
Companies Sign Agreement to Provide picoTurbo Access to Fujitsu
Siemens Computers IP and SOC Technology and to Collaborate on
Development of New IP Building Blocks
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001- picoTurbo(TM) Inc., a premier developer of 16/32-bit RISC
microprocessor cores designed for use with applications that require
ARM® (version 4T) instructions, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the
leading European computer company, announced today that they are
collaborating on the development of key IP blocks for
microprocessor-based SOC (System on Chip) designs.
The companies have signed a licensing agreement giving picoTurbo
access to Fujitsu Siemens Computers' Intellectual Property (IP), which
will be integrated into picoTurbo SOC designs.
The agreement further provides that the SOC IP technology which
Fujitsu Siemens Computers developed for its own product lines, ranging
from notebooks to mainframes, will be used by picoTurbo in designing
new SOC products around the picoTurbo microprocessor cores. Future
picoTurbo platforms will be based on advanced Fujitsu Siemens
Computers technology, including functional blocks and peripheral
components, all of which will benefit the SOC industry.
Combined with the picoTurbo advanced RISC microprocessor cores,
Fujitsu Siemens IP technology contains all the functions required for
a complete SOC. These highly integrated SOC components are the
foundation for a wide range of products such as wireless and portable
devices, consumer products and embedded system solutions. The
partnership also includes the development of new IP. picoTurbo and
Fujitsu Siemens Computers expect to announce the first products
resulting from their collaboration by the end of the first half of
2001.
Bruno Kajiyama, Vice President of Marketing for picoTurbo, stated:
``We are looking forward to working with Fujitsu Siemens Computers on
this very important collaborative technology contribution to the
IP-SOC-ASIC industry. We are very pleased that Fujitsu Siemens
Computers has joined the picoTurbo DesignerNet(TM) program of premier
IP design companies worldwide. This is attributable to their highly
advanced design and development capabilities and to their
state-of-the-art ASIC development center.''
``Fujitsu Siemens Computers has been searching for a partnership
whereby we would have access to existing microprocessor cores and
collaborate on the development of key IP for SOC designs,'' said Kurt
Merz, Head of ASIC Design for Fujitsu Siemens Computers. ``The
picoTurbo microprocessor cores more than meet our expectations and
will become the foundation for many new products such as Internet
appliances, wireless devices, smart I/O peripherals for personal
computers and ASICs for a wide range of computing products.''
About picoTurbo, Inc.
picoTurbo, Inc. is a premier provider of 16/32-bit RISC
microprocessor cores, designed for use with applications that require
ARM® (version 4T) instructions. picoTurbo's flexible business model
delivers high-performance, cost-effective, low-power microprocessor IP
to SOC designers. picoTurbo is headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., USA,
with an additional design center in Taiwan and distributors in the
U.S., Canada, U.K., Israel and Taiwan. For more information on
picoTurbo, please visit its web site at www.picoturbo.com, or call
company headquarters at 408/586-8801, fax: 408/586-8802, or send an
email to info@picoturbo.com.
About Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the leading European computer company
and offers one of the world's most complete product and solution
portfolios. Its world-leading technology and innovative IT products
span the entire range of personal computing and enterprise computing
needs. With extensive European manufacturing facilities and more than
7,000 employees serving our customers, the company operates in 25
countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers offers unrivaled expertise in enterprise
computing with best-in-class Intel- and Unix-based servers, mainframes
and enterprise storage solutions. The company is also one of the
leading providers of professional PCs, notebooks and workstations to
business customers, and is Europe's leading supplier of PCs for home
users and small offices.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers is jointly owned by Fujitsu Limited and
Siemens AG, and benefits from the combined strengths and innovation of
its parent companies. The global cooperation between Fujitsu and
Siemens provides access to a worldwide network of service and
integration partners as well as more than 80,000 specialists dedicated
to the Fujitsu Siemens Computers product and solutions portfolio.
The company has clearly defined its strategic direction, focusing
on business-critical computing and mobility solutions as the key
drivers of eBusiness and the Internet age. Business-critical computing
builds on the core competencies of Fujitsu Siemens Computers and
guarantees extremely scalable, secure and always-on IT infrastructure
for both current and future eBusiness environments. The company is
also addressing the dramatically increasing demand for advanced
solutions that support the mobility of users with anytime access to
Internet services and applications independent of location and
device. For further information, please visit:
www.fujitsu-siemens.com.
Note to Editors: picoTurbo, picoTurbo logo, pT-100, pT-110,
pT-120, pT-110-Ax, DesignerNet, picoBOOST, picoPACK, Design without
Limits and Turn-key IP are trademarks of picoTurbo, Inc. ARM is a
registered trademark of ARM, Ltd. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
Contact:
picoTurbo, Inc.
Bruno Kajiyama, 408/586-4716
bkajiyama@picoturbo.com
or
Point Public Relations, for picoTurbo
Lea Schwartz, 970/225-3753
pointpr@home.com
or
Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Judith Grindal, 49-61 72-188-6138
judith.grindal@fujitsu-siemens.com
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