Tensilica Wins Second License Agreement from
NEC
NEC Solutions joins NEC Networks in use of Xtensa
Configurable Cores
Yokohama, Japan/Santa Clara,
Calif. – April 9, 2001 ... Tensilica
Inc., the Santa Clara, California (USA) provider
of configurable processor technology, today announced
that NEC Solutions, one of three of NEC’s
In-house Companies, had become the company’s
latest licensee of its Xtensa technology. The
new pact is the company’s second agreement
with NEC Corporation, one of the world’s
technology leaders.
According to NEC, Xtensa cores will be employed
in new local area network (LAN) systems. Mr. Teruo
Nakamura, General manager of the LAN Division of
NEC Solutions, said, “We have evaluated a
number of emerging processor technologies, and
we decided upon Tensilica’s configurable
Xtensa architecture for future LAN system applications
due to its proven capabilities. Specifically, this
technology will allow us to craft multiple processors
for LAN system-on-chip use that are absolutely
tailored to the application. Even better, we believe
that Xtensa-based SOCs will accelerate our time
to market substantially.”
Bernie Rosenthal, Tensilica’s vice president
of marketing and business development said, “We’re
delighted to welcome the LAN Division of NEC Solutions
to our growing family of licensees. We are confident
that the combination of NEC/LAN’s engineering
know-how coupled with our technology will result
in very successful LAN system implementations.”
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l)
(TSE: 6701) 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. US$48 billion) in fiscal year 1999-2000.
For further information, please visit the NEC home
page at: http://www.nec.com
About Tensilica
Tensilica was founded in July 1997 to address
the fast-growing market for configurable processors
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,
NJ; Houston, Texas; Oxford, U.K.; Stockholm, Sweden;
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.; and Yokohama, Japan.
Tensilica is headquartered in Santa Clara, California
(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. NEC is
a registered trademark of NEC Corporation in
the United States and/or other countries. All
other registered trademarks or trademarks are
property of their respective owners.
Tensilica’s announced
licensees are, in alphabetical order, Berkeley
Wireless Research Center, Cisco Systems, Fujitsu
Limited, Galileo Technology, National Semiconductor,
NEC Networks, NEC Solutions, NTT, ONEX Communications,
TranSwitch Corporation and ZiLOG.
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