Arteris SA Joins OCP-IP
PORTLAND, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—April 4, 2006—
Open Core Protocol International Partnership (OCP-IP)
announces that Arteris S.A. has joined the Organization. Arteris is a
leading provider of Network-on-Chip (NoC) solutions for on-chip
communications challenges by delivering intellectual property,
associated design tools and design services for integration of complex
SoCs. Joining OCP-IP allows Arteris to support the vast multitude of
designers utilizing the benefits of OCP in their designs to enable IP
reuse and shorten time to market.
Arteris Network-on-Chip architecture relies on a flexible topology
of switches and links transporting data packets between Network
Interface Units (NIUs), with each NIU connecting to an IP core using a
specific socket protocol. This structure allows seamless connection of
IPs using various protocols, data widths and clock rates to the same
Network-on-Chip, thereby enabling true IP reuse. Arteris has already
announced support for other popular IP interfaces, with validated
Network Interface Units, and has developed customized NIUs supporting
proprietary customer protocols.
"Arteris packet-based Network-on-Chip architecture is a natural
match for many of the OCP 2.1 features, and using our NIU approach to
connect OCP-compliant cores such as processors, DMAs, memories, and
other specialized interfaces is very efficient in terms of
system-level performance and silicon cost," said Philippe Martin,
Product Marketing Director at Arteris. "By joining OCP-IP and widening
the range of interface protocol supported, Arteris is well positioned
to provide interconnect solutions to SoC designers that have adopted
OCP as part of their IP reuse strategy, but also need to integrate IP
cores supporting legacy and proprietary interfaces."
"Network-on-Chip addresses many demanding challenges resulting
from the huge complexity of silicon systems. These challenges make
reuse more critical than ever," said Ian Mackintosh, president OCP-IP.
"OCP enables reuse regardless of chip architecture, interconnect
approach or processor cores featured. We are pleased to see Arteris
adopt and support OCP."
OCP-IP members receive free training, support, software tools,
working group products and documentation. This infrastructure allows
IP and EDA vendors to eliminate the need to internally design,
document, train and evolve a proprietary standard and set of support
tools. This enables vendors to focus their efforts and resources on
the challenges of developing IP that can be quickly integrated and
easily verified in a wide variety of SoC designs. As a result, IC
design teams can better focus on their core competencies and dedicate
their critical resources to the design and delivery of products.
About OCP-IP
The OCP International Partnership Association, Inc. (OCP-IP),
formed in 2001, promotes and supports the Open Core Protocol (OCP) as
the complete socket standard ensuring rapid creation and integration
of interoperable virtual components. OCP-IP's Governing Steering
Committee participants include: Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Texas Instruments
(NYSE:TXN), Toshiba Semiconductor Group (including Toshiba America
TAEC), and Sonics. OCP-IP is a non-profit corporation delivering the
first fully supported, openly licensed, core-centric protocol
comprehensively fulfilling system-level integration requirements. The
OCP facilitates IP core reusability and reduces design time, risk, and
manufacturing costs for SoC designs. VSIA endorses the OCP socket, and
OCP-IP is affiliated with the VSI Alliance. For additional background
and membership information, visit www.OCPIP.org.
About Arteris
Arteris, SA, provides Network-on-Chip solutions to transport and
manage the on-chip communications within complex System-on-Chip (SoC)
integrated circuits, increasing performance, reducing number of global
wires, with lower power utilization while enabling the most complex,
IP-laden designs. It allows chip developers to implement efficient and
high-performance Network-on-Chip (NoC) designs, overcoming limitations
of traditional layered or pipelined bus-based architectures. Arteris'
technology is scaleable in terms of the number of IP blocks designers
can network, as well as with deep submicron silicon manufacturing
processes. The NoC solutions are compatible with existing design flows
and with IP interface standards.
The Paris-based company operates globally with offices in Boston
and San Jose, California. Arteris has raised more than $12 million in
equity investment from an international set of venture capitalists,
including Crescendo Ventures, Techno Venture Management and Ventech.
More information can be found at www.arteris.com.
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Contact:
OCP-IP
Ian Mackintosh, 650-938-2500 ext. 106
Email Contact
or
VitalCom PR
Joe Basques, 512-249-6264
or
Arteris SA
Philippe Martin, +33 1 61 37 38 45
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