NEC Upgrades IP License Agreement with Tensilica
Santa Clara, Calif., Nov.
15, 2000 ... Tensilica, Inc., the leading
supplier of configurable microprocessor core
intellectual property (IP), disclosed today that
NEC Corporation (Nasdaq:NIPNY) has executed a
time-based license agreement for its flagship
Xtensa(TM) III processor core and the recently
introduced Vectra DSP engine.
Speaking for NEC, Makoto Tazaki, general manager
of NEC's Network Node Division, said, "Our previous
experience with Xtensa has been an unqualified
success. Not only have we been able to develop
and implement custom processors in silicon for
next generation communication products, our engineers
have mastered the considerable power of the TIE
language to truly optimize their designs. Now,
with the addition of the Vectra DSP engine to Xtensa
III's already broad capabilities, we see much faster
time-to-market for our broadening system products."
Bernie Rosenthal, Tensilica's vice president of
Marketing and business development, said, "After
an extensive evaluation of our Xtensa technology,
NEC determined that it was well-suited for their
current and future needs in communications processing.
Over the last half year, their unparalleled success
using Xtensa in real-world System-on-Chip applications
has encouraged them to broaden their use of our
IP, and enter into a time-based arrangement with
us."
About NEC
NEC Corporation (Nasdaq:NIPNY) (FTSE:6701q.l.)
is a leading provider of internet solutions, dedicated
to meeting the specialized needs of its customers
in the key computer, network and electron device
fields through its three market-focused in-house
companies: NEC Solutions, NEC Networks and NEC
Electron Devices. NEC Corporation, with its in-house
companies, employs more than 150,000 people worldwide,
and saw net sales of 4,991 billion Yen (approx.
U.S. $48 billion) in fiscal year 1999-2000. For
further information, please visit the NEC home
page at http://www.nec-global.com .
About Tensilica
Tensilica was founded in July 1997 to address
the fast-growing market for configurable micro-processor
cores and software development tools for high volume,
embedded systems. Using the company's proprietary
Xtensa Processor Generator, system-on-chip (SOC)
designers can develop a processor subsystem hardware
design and a complete software development tool
environment tailored to their specific requirements
in hours.
Tensilica's solutions provide a proven, easy-to-use,
methodology that enables designers to achieve optimum
application performance in minimum design time.
The company is engaged in research, development,
and customer support from its offices in Santa
Clara, California, Burlington, Massachusetts, Princeton,
N. J., Houston, Texas, Oxford, U.K. and Yokohama,
Japan.
Tensilica is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.
(95054) at 3255-6 Scott Boulevard, and can be reached
at 408/986-8000 or via www.tensilica.com on
the World Wide Web.
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Editors' Notes:
"Tensilica" is a registered trademark
and "Xtensa" is a trademark belonging
to Tensilica Inc.
Tensilica’s announced
licensees are, in alphabetical order,
- Berkeley Wireless Research
Center
- Cisco Systems
- Fujitsu Limited
- Galileo Technology
- NEC Corporation
- NTT
- ONEX Communications
- Osaka and Kyoto Universities
- TranSwitch Corporation
- ZiLOG
Visit Tensilica at Electronica,
Hall 5A, Booth Number 175, Munich, Germany, November
20 — 24, 2000
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