ATI Licenses Tensilica's Xtensa Configurable Processor
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Oct. 18, 2004—
Tensilica(R) Inc. today announced that ATI Technologies
Inc. (Nasdaq:ATYT) has licensed the Xtensa(R) configurable processor.
This license will allow ATI to add specialized, customized functions
that complement ATI's renowned graphics technology.
"In our evaluation, we were very impressed with the suitability of
Tensilica's Xtensa processor for numerous functions in our complex SOC
designs," stated Adiran Hartog, CTO, ATI. "By adding functions in
Xtensa processors, rather than hand coding them in RTL, we can make
these functions programmable, giving us plenty of flexibility for
changing standards and feature sets."
"We're delighted that ATI has chosen our Xtensa processor," stated
Chris Rowen, President and CEO of Tensilica. "ATI was attracted to our
low-power Xtensa configurable processor because it can be tailored for
their exact design requirements and used for a wide range of
applications."
About ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and
manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon
solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world's foremost
visual processor unit (VPU) provider and is dedicated to deliver
leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of PC and Mac
desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and digital
television, game console and handheld markets. With 2003 revenues in
excess of US $1.3 billion, ATI has more than 2,700 employees in the
Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT)
and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
About Tensilica
Tensilica was founded in July 1997 to address the growing need for
optimized, application-specific microprocessor solutions in
high-volume embedded applications. With a configurable and extensible
microprocessor core called Xtensa, Tensilica is the only company that
has automated and patented the time-consuming process of generating a
customized microprocessor core along with a complete software
development tool environment, producing new configurations in a matter
of hours. For more information, visit www.tensilica.com.
Editors' Notes:
-- Tensilica, and Xtensa are registered trademarks belonging to
Tensilica Inc. ATI and ATI product and product feature names
are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI
Technologies Inc. All other company and product names are
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
-- Tensilica's announced licensees include Agilent, ALPS, AMCC
(JNI Corporation), Astute Networks, Avision, Bay Microsystems,
Berkeley Wireless Research Center, Broadcom, Cisco Systems,
Conexant Systems, Cypress, Crimson Microsystems, ETRI,
FUJIFILM Microdevices, Fujitsu Ltd., Hudson Soft, Hughes
Network Systems, Ikanos Communications, LG Electronics,
Marvell, NEC Laboratories America, NEC Corporation, NetEffect,
Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT), Olympus Optical Co.
Ltd., S2io, Solid State Systems, Sony, STMicroelectronics,
TranSwitch Corporation, and Victor Company of Japan (JVC).
Contact:
Tensilica Inc.
Paula Jones, 408-327-7343
paula@tensilica.com
or
Tanis Communications, Inc.
Joany Draeger, 650-365-3395
joany@taniscomm.com
or
ATI Technologies Inc.
Chris Evenden, 905-882-2600
cevenden@ati.com
