NEC Labs Picks Tensilica’s Xtensa Configurable
Processor Again
NEC Labs Signs Multi-Year License
Renewal
Santa Clara, Calif., July
7, 2003 – Tensilica®,
Inc., the leading provider of configurable and
extensible processors, today announced that NEC
Laboratories America, Inc. (NEC Labs) of Princeton,
NJ, has signed a multi-year renewal of their
license for the Xtensa® configurable processor
for system-on-chip (SOC) designs developed at
NEC Labs.
“When we signed our initial licensing agreement
with Tensilica two years ago, we were very impressed
with the Xtensa technology,” stated Kojiro
Watanabe, executive vice president of NEC Labs. “Tensilica’s
tools for automating the generation of processor
hardware and software development environments
are the best in the industry and provide the fastest
way to develop our leading-edge technologies. Therefore,
we have decided to renew our license and continue
our development efforts to utilize the Xtensa processor
in SOC designs for product development at NEC Labs.”
“NEC Labs is part of the creative ‘think
tank’ for NEC development of advanced products,” said
Bernie Rosenthal, senior vice president of sales
and marketing for Tensilica. “We’re
very pleased that they have chosen to continue
to work on SOC architectures and multiple processor
design methodologies for leading-edge products
for the future using the Xtensa processor.”
About NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
NEC Laboratories
America, Inc. (NEC Labs America), located in
Princeton, NJ, and Cupertino, CA, was established
in 2002 through the merger of NEC’s leading research
operations in the United States. The mission of
NEC Labs America, recognized as one of the most
preeminent and innovative research institutions
of its kind, is to impact both the research community
and high technology industry by focusing on the
following core areas: Internet software, robust
and secure systems, broadband networking and mobile
communications, system LSI, bioinformatics and
quantum IT. NEC Labs America’s research activities
strive to contribute to NEC’s global leadership
in providing innovative technology solutions
to enterprises, service providers, and end-users
worldwide.
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 and
patented 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” and “Xtensa” are
registered trademarks belonging to Tensilica
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective holders.
- Tensilica’s announced
licensees are Agilent, Astute Networks, 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, Mindspeed Technologies,
National Semiconductor, NEC Laboratories America,
NEC Corporation, Nippon Telephone and Telegraph
(NTT), Olympus Optical Co. Ltd., ONEX Communications,
OptiX Networks, Osaka & Kyoto Universities,
S2io, Sony, TranSwitch Corporation, Trebia Networks,
Victor Company of Japan (JVC) and ZiLOG.
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