Artisan Components' Industry Standard Design Platform to Support Silterra's Advanced 0.18-Micron Process
Joint Agreement Provides Customers with Artisan's Product Solutions Optimized for Silterra's CMOS18 Process
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2002--
Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq:ARTI - News), a leading provider of
semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and Silterra Malaysia Sdn.
Bhd., a premier semiconductor-manufacturing foundry, today announced
an agreement that provides Artisan's industry standard design platform
for Silterra's advanced 0.18-micron CMOS process. Under the terms of
the agreement, Artisan has committed to deliver a comprehensive
offering of memory generators for single- and dual-port SRAM, one- and
two-port register files and diffusion programmable ROM. Artisan's
SAGE-X(TM) Standard Cell Library and I/O cell library will also be
developed. Early access of the standard cell library is expected to be
available for Silterra's customers in third quarter of 2002.
Artisan's suite of products will be optimized for Silterra's
0.18-micron CMOS18 design rules and characterized using the latest
electrical models of Silterra's xSM compatible process. The products
will include support for Artisan's extensive set of views and models
of the industry's leading EDA tools.
Over 900 companies worldwide use Artisan's design platforms.
Combined with Silterra's advanced manufacturing technologies, the
Artisan-Silterra relationship can provide IC designers with
design-to-silicon solutions that meet today's complex IC design and
volume production requirements.
"We chose Artisan for their large market share in the end-user
market," said Steve Della Rocchetta, executive vice president, sales
and marketing for Silterra. "Artisan's products set the industry
standard and it is important for Silterra to partner with the leader
to offer customers the best in leading-edge technology."
"Silterra's extensive customer focus and success in delivering
advanced process technologies matches Artisan's commitment to
providing the best possible path-to-silicon for IC designers," said
Neal Carney, vice president of marketing at Artisan Components. "We
are pleased Silterra has selected our design platforms and we welcome
Silterra as our latest foundry partner."
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including,
without limitation, the availability of Artisan's SAGE-X Standard Cell
Library for Silterra's 0.18-micron CMOS process in the third quarter
of 2002. These statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, whether there will be
technical or other difficulties that delay or prevent the availability
of the 0.18-micron standard cell library; and market acceptance of the
0.18-micron library products for Silterra. We refer you also to the
documents that Artisan files from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, in particular the section entitled "Factors
Affecting Future Operating Results" in Artisan's annual report on Form
10-K and its quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q.
About Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a full-service semiconductor
manufacturing provider that offers customers leading-edge process
technologies. With volume production having begun in 1Q 2001, Silterra
will reach its ramp capacity of 40,000 eight-inch wafers per month in
2003. Silterra was founded in 1997 with headquarters and factory
located in Kulim, Malaysia. The company's sales and marketing office
is located in Sunnyvale, Calif. For further information on Silterra or
its services, visit www.silterra.com.
About Artisan Components
Artisan Components, Inc. is a leading semiconductor intellectual
property (IP) provider. The company's design platforms are in use by
design teams at over 900 companies worldwide. Artisan's design
platforms provide IC designers with a common interface to a range of
process technologies from the world's leading foundries. Built on
Artisan's Process-Perfect(TM) memory generators, standard cell and I/O
libraries, Artisan's design platforms include a comprehensive set of
views and models supporting leading design tools and methodologies.
Artisan's worldwide network of EDA, IP and design service partners
extend the Artisan standard to a complete set of system level design
and integration solutions. Artisan is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif. More information about Artisan Components, including free
library access can be found at: http://www.artisan.com.
Artisan Components is a registered trademark and Artisan and
SAGE-X are trademarks of Artisan Components, Inc. All other trademarks
or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Artisan Components, Inc.
Barry Katcher, 408/548-3171 (Corporate Communications)
bkatcher@artisan.com
Joyce Chowla, 408/548-3122 (Investor Relations)
joyce@artisan.com
