Sarnoff TakeCharge Design Approach Delivers Chip I/O Size Reduction for Altera FPGAs
PRINCETON, N.J. & GISTEL, Belgium—(BUSINESS WIRE)—June 8, 2004—
Sarnoff Corporation, the Princeton, NJ-based technology
development company (www.sarnoff.com), today announced that it has
licensed its TakeCharge(r) technology to Altera(r) Corporation.
Implemented on both Altera's low-cost 130nm Cyclone(tm) FPGA family
and the new 90nm Stratix(tm)(r) II family of FPGAs, TakeCharge(r)
technology results in significant die size reductions while ensuring
"first time right" ESD design. By making it possible to fit more dies
on a wafer and reducing redesign, the technology improves time to
market for new products and has the potential to save millions of
dollars in production costs.
According to Bradley Howe, vice president of IC Design at Altera,
"We chose TakeCharge(r) technology for our FPGA product families as
part of Altera's commitment to deliver high-performance,
cost-effective programmable products to our customers. TakeCharge(r)
has allowed us to effectively manage both ESD protection and IO area."
"We believe Altera's implementation reconfirms TakeCharge(r)
technology as a reliable way to create chips at deep submicron
geometries that are more cost-effective to manufacture," said Koen
Verhaege, Executive Director of Sarnoff Europe, which markets the
technology worldwide. "It has consistently proven effective over a
wide range of geometries and designs."
TakeCharge(r) has been silicon proven in advanced processes down
to 65nm CMOS including SOI. TakeCharge(r) technology has been widely
licensed by leading IC producers worldwide, including Toshiba, Sony,
OKI, JRC, Hynix, Infineon, Altera, PMC-Sierra, and Scintera.
For more information on Altera's products, please visit
www.altera.com.
More information on TakeCharge is available by contacting:
Tom Lento Henk DeBlaere
Sarnoff Corporation Sarnoff Europe
(609) 734-3178 (0)59-275.917
FAX (609) 734-2040 (0)59-275.916
tlento@sarnoff.com hdeblaere@sarnoffeurope.com
About Sarnoff
Sarnoff Corporation (www.sarnoff.com) produces innovations in
electronic, biomedical and information technology that generate
successful new products and services for clients worldwide. Founded in
1942 as RCA Laboratories, it develops breakthroughs in ICs, lasers,
and imagers; drug discovery, manufacture and delivery; digital TV and
video for security, surveillance, and entertainment; high-performance
networking; and wireless communications. Its history includes the
development of color TV, the liquid-crystal display, and the
disposable hearing aid, and a leadership role in creating the new U.S.
digital and HDTV standard. Sarnoff also founds new companies to bring
its technologies to market. It is a subsidiary of SRI International.
About Sarnoff Europe
Sarnoff Europe (www.sarnoffeurope.com) located in Gistel, Belgium,
is a subsidiary company of Sarnoff Corporation. Sarnoff Europe assumes
worldwide responsibility for the development and commercialization of
the TakeCharge(r) on-chip ESD protection IP portfolio.
Altera, The Programmable Solutions Company, the stylized Altera
logo, specific device designations, and all other words that are
identified as trademarks and/or service marks are, unless noted
otherwise, the trademarks and service marks of Altera Corporation in
the U.S. and other countries. All other product or service names are
the property of their respective holder.
Contact:
Sarnoff Corporation
Tom Lento, 609-734-3178
tlento@sarnoff.com
or
Sarnoff Europe
Henk DeBlaere, 0-59-275-917
hdeblaere@sarnoffeurope.com
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