MIPS Technologies and IN2FAB Technology Team to Deliver Optimized Solutions for MIPS-based SOC Design
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, England--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002--
IN2FAB To Offer Core Hardening And Process Re-Targeting Services For
Customers of the Industry-Standard MIPS® Architecture
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS - news; Nasdaq:MIPSB - news) and IN2FAB
Technology, Ltd. today announced an agreement for core hardening and
process re-targeting services to reduce the challenge of complex
system-on-chip (SOC) design and speed customers' time to market. The
agreement is the third of its kind in the last twelve months as IN2FAB
joins MIPS Technologies' growing list of authorized design services
companies that provide SOC and system design expertise utilizing
MIPS-based(TM) technologies.
IN2FAB will offer MIPS Technologies customers process re-targeting
services for our entire high-performance and low-power 32- and 64-bit
processor core families.
The agreement will enable MIPS Technologies licensees to combine
the flexibility of the company's microprocessor core technology with
process re-targeting services from IN2FAB to rapidly target the
resultant design in a matter of weeks to a chosen foundry process.
Using a range of proprietary design tools, IN2FAB will re-target the
optimized gate-level netlist or GDSII of the design to the chosen
process. Working with a proven gate-level netlist or GDSII as a
foundation provides a significant time-to-market advantage of weeks
versus months when compared to the overhead associated with having to
re-synthesize, verify and place and route the design.
"Getting customers to market faster with optimized solutions that
are easy to implement is a cornerstone of our strategy as an enabling
SOC technology provider," said Kevin Meyer, vice president of
marketing at MIPS Technologies. "This agreement with IN2FAB Technology
provides our licensees that require flexibility when selecting foundry
process technology with an excellent resource."
"We are pleased to become part of the MIPS Technologies team that
is offering optimized SOC solutions for next-generation MIPS-based
designs," said Tim Regan, president and founder of IN2FAB Technology.
"This agreement with MIPS Technologies allows us to rapidly re-target
designs for MIPS licensees whether from the gate level or from the
physical layout."
About IN2FAB Technology
IN2FAB Technology is the new name of the company formerly known as
Design Resources. Design Resources was formed in 1990 and has a strong
track record of providing physical design services to the
semiconductor industry. The company name was changed in November 2001
to reflect the focus of the business on design re-targeting. The name
IN2FAB is derived from "into fabrication" which represents the
company's core business.
IN2FAB has developed unique, proprietary technology for design
re-targeting. This technology enables re-targeting of custom and
semi-custom physical designs as well as golden netlist migration for
semi-custom designs. It is a fully automated solution that maintains
original design topology, timing and hierarchy and enables
re-targeting from generation to generation, fab to fab or any to any.
The technology forms the basis of a service delivery from IN2FAB. The
company is headquartered in the UK, with a North America Office in
Scotts Valley, Ca and can be reached on +44 1234 240 562, +1 (831)
471-2094 or www.in2fab.com.
About MIPS Technologies
MIPS Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of industry-standard
processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and network
applications. The company drives the broadest architectural alliance
that is delivering 32- and 64-bit embedded RISC solutions. The company
licenses its intellectual property to semiconductor companies, ASIC
developers and system OEMs. MIPS Technologies and its licensees offer
the widest range of robust, scalable processors in standard, custom,
semi-custom and application-specific products. The company is based in
Mountain View, Calif., and can be reached at +1 (650) 567-5000 or
www.mips.com.
MIPS® is a registered trademark and MIPS-based(TM) is a
trademark of MIPS Technologies, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. All other trademarks referred to herein are the property of
their respective owners.
Contact:
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
Lee Garvin Flanagin, 650/567-5180
flanagin@mips.com
or
IN2FAB Technology, Ltd
Dawn Cooke, +44 1234 240562
dawn@in2fab.com
Peter Nichol, 831/471-2094 (North America)
peter@in2fab.com
