China Semiconductor Industry Association Signs Agreement to Base Standards on VSI Alliance Standards
WAKEFIELD, MA AND BEIJING -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Aug 22, 2005 --
The VSI Alliance (VSIA), the
electronic industry's IP and SoC standards body, and the China
Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) have signed an agreement allowing
CSIA to base its Semiconductor IP standards on the VSIA standards. The
agreement allows the CSIA to create Chinese language standards based on
VSIA's standards and to distribute them throughout China. The VSIA and CSIA
will also establish a China VSI Alliance Special Interest Group (CSIG). The
Agreement allows a select group of 35 companies to access the
English-language versions of the VSIA standards and specifications.
"Given the tremendous growth and success in the Chinese electronics
industry, we believe that the CSIA members will benefit from the adoption
of VSIA industry SIP standards," said Michael Kaskowitz, VSIA President.
"We look forward to their participation through the China Special Interest
Group as together we create new standards and create revisions of existing
standards."
"We decided to base our standards on the VSIA standards because we
understand the advantages of conforming to International standards as we
compete effectively in this global market," said Yizheng Ye, Chair of China
IP Standard Working Group. "We look forward to actively participating in
the VSIA through our CSIG."
About CSIG
CSIG is the China VSIA Special Interest Group. The purpose of CSIG is to
facilitate the development of China IP-Reuse Standards, based on VSIA's
documents and to then promote these standards and VSIA itself within China.
About VSIA
The VSI Alliance (VSIA) is an open, international organization that
includes representatives from all segments of the SoC industry: System
houses, Semiconductor vendors, Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
companies, and Intellectual Property (IP) providers. VSIA's mission is to
dramatically enhance the productivity of the SoC design community by
providing leading edge commercial and technical solutions and insight into
the development, integration and reuse of IP. VSIA has wide industry
participation with more than 70 member companies from around the world.
Membership is open to any company with an interest in the development and
promotion of business solutions and open standards used in the design of
System-on-Chip. For more information, visit the VSIA web site at
www.vsi.org, or e-mail to Email Contact.
The VSI Alliance is a trademark of the Virtual Socket Interface Alliance.
All other brands or trademarks are the property of their respective holders
and should be treated as such.
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