AccelChip Acquires DSP Intellectual Property Company; Addition of DSP Core Cells Complements High-Level Synthesis Tool.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003 AccelChip, the industry's only provider of automated flows from algorithms to silicon, today announced the acquisition of Bit-tru, Inc., a San Diego-based company. Bit-tru's comprehensive libraries of high-performance digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). (DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive ) models will be integrated into the AccelChip DSP synthesis and verification environment. "Companies are seeking a solution that bridges the gap between their DSP algorithm development teams and their 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. and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. design teams. Their goals are to increase verification performance, reduce design iterations and shorten design cycle times," said Dan Ganousis, 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 AccelChip. "By combining Bit-tru's expertise and extensive block- and platform-level libraries with AccelChip's advanced algorithmic synthesis and verification environment, AccelChip is uniquely positioned to deliver this solution." "We were impressed with AccelChip's world-class software development team and the strength of their management," said Tom Cesear, cofounder co·found tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found of Bit-tru. "By combining forces, we're now able to provide a solution that delivers on the promise of algorithmic synthesis including increased performance and reduced system costs, power or form factors." AccelChip provides a synthesis and verification environment for DSP algorithm designers who implement in FPGAs or ASICs. The toolset automatically converts MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) A programming language for technical computing from The MathWorks, Natick, MA (www.mathworks.com). Used for a wide variety of scientific and engineering calculations, especially for automatic control and signal processing, MATLAB runs on Windows, Mac and designs from floating-point to fixed-point, providing designers the ability to verify the implementation much sooner in the process. AccelChip also enables rapid design exploration targeting performance, power, area, and cost tradeoffs for optimal results. The output is a technology optimized synthesizable netlist that fits into standard ASIC and FPGA design flows. Unlike other architecture synthesis tools, AccelChip uses a single golden design source throughout the process, eliminating time consuming and error prone rewrites. Availability AccelChip Consulting Services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , AccelChip DSP Synthesis and Bit-tru's optimized DSP models are currently all available. Bit-tru's optimized DSP models will be integrated into AccelChip DSP Synthesis in the fourth quarter of 2003. Please visit www.accelchip.com or contact your local sales office at sales@accelchip.com for more information. About AccelChip, Inc. AccelChip, Inc., founded in 2000 and headquartered in Milpitas, California Milpitas (IPA pronunciation: mɪlpitʌs; inhabitants are called 'Milpitans') is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of Highway 237 and generally between Interstate freeways 680 and , develops and markets design tools, intellectual property, and consulting services that enable a true, top-down DSP design process. AccelChip's innovative electronic design automation solutions link the domain specific DSP design environment with proven silicon design flows, allowing DSP algorithm developers to go directly from MATLAB to silicon implementation with high-quality results. All trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright (C) 2003, AccelChip, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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