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sci-worx and Japan's Toshiba Sign Strategic Agreement on IP Core Licenses
PALO ALTO, Calif. & HANOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30,
2001--sci-worx GmbH today announced that it has signed a strategic
agreement on intellectual property (IP) cores with Japan's Toshiba
Corporation, the world's second largest semiconductor manufacturer.
Under this agreement, sci-worx will license, to Toshiba, its
world-class library of DesignObjects(TM), pre-designed soft cores that
provide best-in-class quality and ease-of-use in the application
fields of Networking, Telecommunications, Security and Multimedia. The
DesignObjects(TM) library currently comprises over 65 soft cores,
including a complete portfolio for 40Gbit/s SDH/SONET networking
applications. Among other leading-edge technologies are a wide-range
of compression standards for multimedia applications, a broad
portfolio of security IP cores, such as AES Rijndael and interface
cores like USB2.0.
``We are delighted reinforce our IP library with sci-worx's high
quality IP cores,'' said Kiyofumi Ochii, General Manager of System LSI
Design Division at Toshiba's Semiconductor Company. ``DesignObjects(TM)
will help us improve turn-around-times in design and development of
system LSIs and reinforce an IP strategy that has already made Toshiba
a force in the System LSI market.''
Toshiba requires high quality IP cores that support design freedom
and functionality while enhancing the quality and time-to-market of
customer-specific solutions. sci-worx will help meet these demands and
also foster system and application know-how.
``Toshiba is a strategic partner for sci-worx, and we are proud of
being a partner for Toshiba in the development of their next
generation leading-edge technologies products'' said Jurgen Ruprecht,
CEO at sci-worx.
sci-worx is planning to expand its operations in Japan.
About sci-worx
sci-worx- Europe's leading Intellectual Property and Design
Service Provider for Networking, Telecommunications, Security and
Multimedia.
sci-worx is a leading microelectronics technology licensing and
design company with more than 250 engineers. With a library of over 65
soft cores sci-worx is one of the world's leading IP providers.
sci-worx' DesignObjects(TM) (synthesizable ASIC cores) come to the
market as off-the-shelf solutions, thus reducing time-to-market and
risk for new IC products and applications. Also, sci-worx' core
verification program ensures high quality and performance of all
DesignObjects(TM).
sci-worx is an approved ARM Design Center. This partnership
enables sci-worx to access leading ARM technology for System-on-Chip
micro processing applications.
sci-worx complements its DesignObjects(TM) with a comprehensive
suite of design services including system integration, and software
development, as well as system and IP validation. All this is based on
mature application know-how and numerous years of design experience.
Headquartered in Hanover the company also has locations in
Brunswick, Hamburg and Palo Alto. Visit the web site at
http://www.sci-worx.com.
Contact:
sci-worx Corporation, Palo Alto (U.S.A.)
April Chiu, 650/625-1888 ext. 102
april.chiu@sci-worx.com
or
sci-worx GmbH, Hanover (Germany)
Garbsener Landstrasse 10
D-30419 Hannover
Tel: +(49) 511-277-1619
E-mail: info@sci-worx.com
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