MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—May 23, 2006—
HARDI Electronics, the world wide leader in rapid ASIC
prototyping platforms, announced today that C2 Microsystems has
achieved first pass silicon success with one tape-out and one mask set
using HARDI's ASIC Prototyping System (HAPS).
C2 Microsystems used HAPS to prototype its CC1000 Media Processor,
a complex SOC targeted at low cost, high performance audio/video
applications. The CC1000 has approximately 4 million ASIC gates as
well as multiple memory agents on multiple clock domains that made
verification a challenge.
"C2 Microsystems' verification experience is another testimony to
the benefits of HAPS for start-up companies," commented Lars-Eric
Lundgren, HARDI CEO. "The biggest challenge to start-ups is to prove
themselves by getting it right the first time. Not only did HAPS allow
C2 Microsystems to achieve first pass silicon with one tape-out and
one mask set, but it also allowed them to show a working prototype to
potential investors and early customers, long before there was any
ASIC."
About HAPS
HARDI ASIC Prototyping System (HAPS) is the first modular FPGA
board system providing high speed, high capacity, real-time debugging
and full ASIC functionality for ASIC prototyping designers. The system
is composed of single- or multi-FPGA motherboards and standard or user
developed daughter boards. To accommodate very large designs,
designers can connect a number of motherboards in many different ways.
HAPS gives designers virtually the same functionality as the ASIC. For
more information about HAPS, please visit: http://www.hardi.com/haps
About HARDI Electronics
Founded in 1987, HARDI Electronics is a pioneer in the field of
structured HDL-design. The company's knowledge and experience ranges
from SoC design using full custom ASICs to a wide variety of designs
with programmable logic. HARDI introduced its first ASIC prototyping
product in 2000 and today has many successful installations in North
America, Europe and Asia. The privately held company is headquartered
in Sweden and was incorporated in the USA in 2005. For more
information, please visit the company's website at
http://www.hardi.com.
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