Flextronics Semiconductor Aligns With Virtual Silicon For SoC IP
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2002--Virtual Silicon
Technology, Inc., a leader in semiconductor intellectual property
(IP), today announced a comprehensive ASIC IP sourcing agreement with
Flextronics Semiconductor. The agreement provides Flextronics access
to all of Virtual Silicon's foundry-sponsored IP solutions, a broad
array of Virtual Silicon's standard products, and sets a framework for
future engineering and IP development.
Flextronics Semiconductor is outsourcing the development of its
digital ASIC core cell, basic I/O and memory compiler requirements to
Virtual Silicon allowing the company to focus resources on system
integration solutions for an expanding portfolio of communication ASIC
utilizing Forward Error Correction (FEC at OC-48, OC-192 and OC768
speeds) and embedded RISC protocol management.
"Virtual Silicon's broad array of UMC-based foundation IP at the
major process nodes of 0.18 micron down to 0.13 micron will help us to
deliver products, in increasingly shrinking market windows, for
emerging standards such as system packet interfaces, SPI-4, SPI-5 and
those with proprietary interfaces for optimizing high speed networking
applications," said Glen Wiley, vice president and general manager of
Flextronics Semiconductor.
"Success in the fabless ASIC and high-end design services
businesses depends on quick access to a broad selection of Silicon
Ready® semiconductor IP to beat the competition with superior
functionality, quality and time to market", said Taylor Scanlon, CEO
at Virtual Silicon. "Since Flextronics is one of the world's experts
in the outsourcing business and understands the IP infrastructure
investment required to win ASIC customers, Virtual Silicon is proud to
have been selected as their primary IP partner."
About Flextronics Semiconductor
Flextronics Semiconductor, a business unit of Flextronics,
provides ASIC products and IC design services. ASIC products include
full System on Chip (SoC), Standard Cell and Gate Array ASIC (digital,
analog, & mixed-signal) while IC design services include FPGA
(field-programmable gate array) conversion, ASIC re-targeting and
backend IC design capabilities. Flextronics Semiconductor has design
centers worldwide that work with customers to deliver system-level
solutions in silicon, increasing functionality and reliability while
reducing cost. For more information, please visit Flextronics
Semiconductor at www.flextronics.com/semiconductor.
About Virtual Silicon Technology
Virtual Silicon is a leading supplier of semiconductor
intellectual property and process technology to manufacturers and
designers of complex systems-on-chip (SoC). Headquartered in
Sunnyvale, CA, the company provides process-specific embedded
components that serve the wireless, networking, graphics,
communication and computing markets. Customers include leading fabless
semiconductor companies, integrated semiconductor manufacturers,
foundries, and SoC developers who demand leading edge technology for
their semiconductor innovations. For more information, call (408)
548-2700 or visit Virtual Silicon online at www.virtual-silicon.com.
Silicon Ready and Virtual Silicon are trademarks of Virtual
Silicon Technology, Inc.
Contact:
Virtual Silicon Technology
John Ford, 408/548-2737
johnf@virtual-silicon.com
or
Flextronics Semiconductor
John Homin, 408/744-1800
john.homin@flextronics.com
or
VitalCom Marketing and PR
Lou Covey, 650/637-8212 x202
lou@vitalcompr.com
