M2000 Intros Largest 90nm eFPGA; FlexEOS "Expands the Range of Applications and Products That Can Benefit From eFPGA Functionality"
PARIS—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Feb. 7, 2005—
M2000 today announced immediate availability of its 90nm
FlexEOS embedded FPGA macros, production proven in 90 nanometer CMOS
technology and ready for volume manufacture. At 90nm, M2000's
high-performance FlexEOS eFPGA macro breaks the density barrier of
1,000 reprogrammable Look-Up Tables (LUTs) per mm2, with an
intrinsic technology performance capable of 2.7 GHz. It is also the
industry's largest eFPGA with 98,304 LUTs, comparable to the high-end
of the capacity range for commercial FPGAs.
"This achievement reinforces M2000's position as the leader in the
embedded FPGA market," said In-Stat principal analyst, Jerry Worchel.
"The high density of FlexEOS eFPGAs expands the range of applications
and products that can benefit from eFPGA functionality.
"Field reprogrammable products are now within reach for ASIC
designs, as well as platform ASICs for sizable volume production
runs," Worchel continued. "eFPGAs can be used in a wide variety of
common functions where they would be programmed for multiple
derivatives. One example is the printer market, where one base design
could be dynamically reprogrammed for many different applications."
"We are very happy about the successful achievement of such a
large, complex project. It proves the viability of the technology, the
software, and the integration methodology," said M2000 CEO Frederic
Reblewski. "A beta customer's own design team added a complex series
of system functions around the M2000 core, and integrated and
validated the complete chip. Both we and the customer's design team
take more than a little satisfaction from the fact that the first
silicon is operational."
Reblewski also announced the company plans to open its first North
American office in Silicon Valley later this month to provide sales
and support for its expanding customer base.
About FlexEOS
The FlexEOS range of embedded FPGA cores are SRAM based, and can
be dynamically reconfigured to change the functionality of ASIC and
SoC circuits after silicon processing and packaging. FlexEOS macros
are suitable for a wide range of applications, and can be supplied for
any silicon foundry technology. FlexEOS macros are currently
characterized and manufactured in 90 nanometer CMOS technology. The
silicon density for logic functions is up to 1,350 LUTs per mm2, and
the delay representing the LUT plus its interconnect portion is 0.372
ns. Each macro is delivered with a comprehensive software tool suite
for the compilation of the applications which are to run on the macro.
Availability and Pricing
M2000's range of FlexEOS products has been produced for some time
in 130nm technology, and are now available for production in 90nm.
Evaluation versions of the software are available from M2000. The
comprehensive pricing structure, which can be tailored to individual
requirements, includes a license fee for each project, and royalties
on production chips.
About M2000
M2000 was created in 1996 by three EDA & FPGA veterans who
previously started Meta Systems (acquired by Mentor Graphics in May
1996). At Meta Systems, the three engineers developed the industry's
first emulation system based on custom FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate
Arrays.) The founding team has more than 17 years in FPGA architecture
design, and holds numerous patents in the field of configurable logic
and its applications for electronic system testing. M2000's current
focus is the design and development of state of the art configurable
logic technology for the rapidly growing reconfigurable SoC (System on
a Chip) market. Corporate headquarters are located at: 1 Route de
Gisy, Parc Burospace, Hall 1bis, Bievres, (91570) France. Website:
http://www.m2000.com Email: info@m2000.fr.
Contact:
M2000
Jim Lochmiller, 541-821-3438 (Public Relations)
lochpr@yahoo.com
or
M2000
Gabriele Pulini, + 33 1 69 35 32 50 (Marketing)
Gabriele.Pulini@m2000.fr
