[0] picoTurbo, NewLogic and Chip Express Join Forces to Provide the First Turnkey Bluetooth ASIC Solution on the Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 New picoBOOST IP Core Integrates picoTurbo's pT-100 Microprocessor and NewLogic's BOOST IP for Fast-to-Market Bluetooth Products in Chip Express Process Technology picoTurbo, NewLogic and Chip Express today announced a partnership to provide the picoBOOST(TM) Bluetooth(TM) IP core as a turnkey See turnkey system. building block in the Chip Express time-to-volume ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. technology. The picoBOOST core integrates the NewLogic BOOST(TM) IP core with the picoTurbo pT-100(TM) microprocessor IP core. The resulting Bluetooth IP core creates a total Bluetooth baseband processor solution including the hardware and software required for Bluetooth wireless products. The picoBOOST integrated solution allows semiconductor manufacturers and system OEMs to add Bluetooth functionality to an SOC very quickly and easily as the hardware and software are pre-configured and pre-tested. Implementation via the Chip Express modular array family provides the system OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and user with the added flexibility to incorporate up to 100K additional gates for design customization. As a result, flexibility is increased, design risks are reduced, and time-to-market is significantly decreased. Supported by NewLogic's BOOST software, the picoBOOST core is a fully-featured Bluetooth protocol stack The set of protocols used in a communications network. A protocol stack is a prescribed hierarchy of software layers, starting from the application layer at the top (the source of the data being sent) to the data link layer at the bottom (transmitting the bits on the wire). , which can be used in both embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. and host applications. Both the picoBOOST and the picoTurbo IP cores were designed for use with applications that require ARM(R) (version 4T) instructions, allowing customers to leverage systems and software throughout the industry. Bruno Kajiyama, Vice President of Marketing for picoTurbo, stated, "We are delighted to work with NewLogic and Chip Express on the development of this exciting integrated IP core solution for Bluetooth wireless products. We welcome NewLogic as a premier picoTurbo DesignerNet(TM) IP partner, and Chip Express as a premier DesignerNet(TM) ASIC partner. The picoBOOST solution combines the technology strengths of all three companies and is positioned to be successful in the fast-growing wireless marketplace." "The unique combination of NewLogic's fully qualified Bluetooth baseband processor core with picoTurbo's pT-100 microprocessor core offers a proven means of integrating Bluetooth functionality into an SOC or ASIC design more cost effectively than ever before," said Hans-Peter Metzler, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of NewLogic. "We are very happy to join our efforts with picoTurbo, a premier developer of proven IP microprocessor cores, and Chip Express, a leading provider of excellent turnkey ASIC solutions." "Chip Express unique technology allows us to quickly process prototypes and production devices that incorporate the picoBOOST core. This SOC block will allow wireless handheld applications to add Bluetooth functionality in a very fast and efficient way," stated Stephen McMinn, President and CEO of Chip Express. "We are excited to partner with picoTurbo and NewLogic to provide this valuable building block as the first offering in Chip Express' new Microsystem-on-Chip(TM) product line." The picoBOOST core is available now for licensing as soft IP from both picoTurbo and NewLogic. The first hard implementation will be produced in advanced Chip Express process technology and is expected to be available from Chip Express in Q1 2001. The hard macro The design of a logic function on a chip that specifies how the required logic elements are interconnected and specifies the physical pathways and wiring patterns between the components. Also called a "macro cell." Contrast with soft macro. will become a turnkey building block for customers that need fast prototyping and a smooth migration to high-volume production. About NewLogic NewLogic Technologies, headquartered in Lustenau, Austria, is a leading provider of Bluetooth intellectual property (IP) and Bluetooth IC design services. Their BOOST(TM) IP products are Bluetooth BQB BQB Bluetooth Qualification Body BQB Bioengineering Quiz Bowl (BMES) BQB Brother's Quality Bakery (Kearny, NJ) qualified and support a number of processor and radio interfaces. About picoTurbo, Inc. picoTurbo, Inc. is a premier provider of 16/32-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. microprocessor cores, designed for use with applications that require ARM(R) (version 4T) instructions. picoTurbo's flexible business model delivers high-performance, cost-effective, low-power microprocessor IP to SOC designers. picoTurbo is headquartered in Milpitas CA, USA, with an additional design center in Taiwan and distributors in the US, Canada, UK, Israel and Taiwan. About Chip Express Chip Express Corporation is the electronic industry's "ASIC Time-to-Market Solution(R)" providing fast-turn ASIC prototypes and production devices. Utilizing proprietary technology, the company delivers prototypes in three days and initial production quantities in as little as three weeks. Chip Express has supplied millions of ASIC devices for thousands of customer designs. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , with a wholly owned R&D subsidiary, Chip Express Israel, Ltd., located in Haifa, Israel. For more information about Chip Express, please contact: The Bluetooth Standard Bluetooth is the new wireless standard which is rapidly being adopted throughout the world for cell phones, wireless computing computing - computer and networking, handheld Internet access See how to access the Internet. devices and home electronic equipment management. Its promise of a small controller footprint, low-cost and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. is fueling the wireless industry expansion. For more information, see www.bluetooth.com. picoTurbo, picoTurbo logo, DesignerNet, pT-100, pT-110, pT-120, pT-110-Ax, Turn-key IP and picoBOOST are trademarks of picoTurbo, Inc. ARM is a registered trademark of ARM. Ltd. Bluetooth is a trademark of L. M. Ericsson, Sweden. NewLogic and BOOST are trademarks of NewLogic Technologies, AG. Chip Express, "The ASIC Time-to-Market Solution" and "Microsystem-on-Chip" are trademarks of Chip Express, Corp. |
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