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Strategic Partnership Between Si2 and The SPIRIT Consortium to Facilitate Productivity Improvement for SoC Design Flow; Coordination Across OpenAccess, Open Modeling, and IP-XACT Standards
AUSTIN, Texas & SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 24, 2006—
The Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) and The SPIRIT
Consortium today announced a strategic partnership and
cross-membership agreement to facilitate tighter collaboration
designed to improve the productivity of the total system-on-chip (SoC)
design flow. The two organizations will work together to coordinate
technical roadmaps, targeting consistency of data shared among
OpenAccess and Open Modeling efforts provided by Si2 and IP-XACT(TM)
specifications provided by The SPIRIT Consortium. The organizations
will also coordinate an integrated architecture that takes advantage
of the highly complementary technology offerings. Technical details
will be coordinated through the many common members of both
organizations.
"We are discovering excellent synergy between the various projects
on which both organizations are currently working," says Steve Schulz,
president and CEO of Si2. "OpenAccess enables interoperable design
tool flows, the IP-XACT specifications capture important data about
designed blocks for reusable models, and the Open Modeling
architecture supports generation of models for IP represented in
OpenAccess."
A major initial focus of the partnership will be the definition
and specification of synthesis and other associated physical design
constraints for IP components which are used in the development of
SoCs and SiPs (systems-in-package). Si2 will define constraint
requirements that The SPIRIT Consortium will incorporate into the
IP-XACT schema. This will result in tighter integration between front
end design platforms operating at the RTL level and above, and
physical implementation tools flows.
"Our complementary technical achievements and goals have been
recognized by our common membership, so it makes sense for Si2 and The
SPIRIT Consortium to start working together," said Ralph von Vignau,
chair of The SPIRIT Consortium. "We see some areas for alignment that
will bring immediate technical benefits to the industry, and I expect
that the collaboration will deepen as the two organizations explore
further opportunities to address the smooth integration of the
complete SoC design flow."
About Si2
Si2 is an organization of industry-leading semiconductor, systems,
EDA and manufacturing companies focused on improving the way
integrated circuits are designed and manufactured in order to speed
time-to market, reduce costs, and meet the challenges of sub-micron
design. Si2 is uniquely positioned to enable collaboration through a
strong implementation focus driven by its member companies. Si2
focuses on developing practical technology solutions to industry
challenges. Si2 represents over 100 companies involved in all parts of
the silicon supply chain throughout the world. For more information,
see www.si2.org.
About The Consortium
The SPIRIT Consortium is a global organization focused on
establishing multi-faceted IP/tool integration standards that drive
sustainable growth in electronic design. It is comprised of leading
EDA, IP, system integration, and semiconductor companies dedicated to
the adoption of a unified set of specifications for configuring,
integrating, and verifying IP in advanced SoC design tool sets. For
more information on The SPIRIT Consortium and its goals, please visit
www.spiritconsortium.org.
Contact:
Silicon Integration Initiative, Austin
William Bayer, 512-342-2244, ext. 304
or
The SPIRIT Consortium
Jayne Scheckla, 503-685-4833
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