Tensilica’s Xtensa V Configurable Processor Core Nominated for 2002 Microprocessor Report’s
Analysts’ Choice Award

SANTA CLARA, Calif., December 11, 2002 – The Xtensa V configurable and extensible microprocessor core from Tensilica, Inc., has been nominated for the 2002 Microprocessor Reports Analysts’ Choice Award. The analysts at In-Stat/MDR, the prestigious microprocessor research organization, considered the Xtensa V core to be one of the most versatile and innovative cores released in 2002, according to an article in the December 9, 2002 issue of Microprocessor Report.

“Every year, the In-Stat/MDR analysts pick the most important products and technologies to single out for this award,” stated Bernie Rosenthal, Tensilica’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “It’s a big honor to be nominated for one of these awards and a real tribute to the innovative technology we bring to market with Xtensa V.”

According to the Microprocessor Report article, Xtensa V was picked because it provides support for multiprocessor SoCs, enhancements to the Tensilica Instruction Execution (TIE) language, and a more optimized C/C++ compiler.

Licensed by over 50 of the industry’s leading semiconductor and systems companies, Tensilica’s patented Xtensa microprocessor technology enables designers to deliver a wide variety of optimized SoCs for applications ranging from low-cost, low-power consumer electronics devices to high performance, multi-processor communications systems. The Xtensa architecture provides a powerful, integrated hardware and software development environment with thousands of configuration options and an unlimited range of customer-specific extensions. Because these instructions are recognized as “native” by a complete set of software development tools, developers can simultaneously tune both application software and processor hardware to meet specific speed, power and feature goals.

About Tensilica

Tensilica was founded in July 1997 to address the growing need for optimized, application-specific microprocessor solutions in high-volume embedded applications. With a configurable and extensible microprocessor core called Xtensa, Tensilica is the only company that has automated the time-consuming process of generating a customized microprocessor core along with a complete software development tool environment, producing new configurations in a matter of hours. For more information, visit www.tensilica.com.

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Editors’ Notes:

“Tensilica,” “Xtensa” and “Sea of Gates” are registered trademarks belonging to Tensilica Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Tensilica’s announced licensees are Agilent, Avision, Bay Microsystems, Berkeley Wireless Research Center, Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Conexant Systems, Cypress, ETRI, FUJIFILM Microdevices, Fujitsu Ltd., Hudson Soft, Hughes Network Systems, IC4IC, Ikanos Communications, JNI Corporation, Marvell (Galileo Technology), Mindspeed Technologies, National Semiconductor, NEC Networks, NEC Solutions, Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT), Olympus Optical Co. Ltd., ONEX Communications, OptiX Networks, Osaka & Kyoto Universities, TranSwitch Corporation, Trebia Networks, Victor Company of Japan (JVC) and ZiLOG.