hd Lab, Inc., supports customers of both the Xtensa configurable processors and the Diamond Standard processor cores. Headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, hd Lab also has an office in Palo Alto, CA, and supports a number of multinational electronics companies.

hd Lab has expertise in three major digital design areas. First, their engineers understand and fully utilize leading edge EDA (electronic design automation) tools such as: system-level design tools, HDL (hardware description language) tools, and synthesis tools. Second, their engineers have thorough circuit application and system design knowledge. And third, they specialize in comprehensive and well thought out design methodology.

“Tensilica’s Xtensa configurable processor generator is an incredible design productivity tool,” Yoshifumi Nagano, president & CEO of hd Lab. “By adding specialized instructions to an Xtensa processor, designers can avoid the need to develop custom hardware accelerators, which take longer to design and are subject to lengthy and costly verification cycles.”

In addition to providing design services, hd Lab will also provide in-depth training on Tensilica’s configurable processor technology.

hd Lab, Inc. was founded in April 1996 with the mission to become the leading solution provider of complex digital design for the electronic industry. Since its inception, hd Lab has focused on developing comprehensive services and products. The company has maintained strong expertise area in the HDL (hardware description language) design phase of ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) and IC (integrated circuit) design. The company is based in Shin-Yokohama, Japan and has been serving customers in both Japan and the United States.

For more information, please visit http://www.hdlab.co.jp/web/x030english/.

See press release announcing partnership.