Artisan Components' High-Performance Standard Cells Selected By NEC For The World's First 0.13-Micron Process Technology.Business Editors/High-tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2000 Artisan's Library Solutions Targeted for High-End, High-Performance Networking, Communications and Workstation Applications Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq:ARTI), a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP) components, today announced it has signed a license agreement to supply its high-performance library components to NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation. The world's first 0.13-micron process, NEC's advanced UX4 high-performance process will standardize on Artisan's standard cell library targeted for high-end networking, communications and workstation applications. Under terms of the agreement, Artisan will deliver its SAGE-X(TM) standard cell library developed to meet high-performance 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. applications in excess of 450 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. . Artisan's standard cell library is scheduled for delivery in second quarter 2000. "Because our advanced 0.13-micron process targets very complex, high-performance system-on-chip designs, it was essential we partner with a library provider that could successfully deliver the technology and quality we require," said Eiji Sugimoto, General Manager of System LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Design Engineering Division, System LSI Operations Unit for NEC Corporation. "Artisan was selected because they consistently prove they can provide library solutions that meet the demanding needs of our internal development groups as well as our worldwide ASIC customers." "NEC is a recognized market leader in advanced IC technology and we are very proud our standard cell library will be used in NEC's high-performance UX4 process," stated Mark Templeton Mark Templeton (b. 1975) is Principal Trombone of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Mark studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1994-1998 with Eric Crees, Simon Wills and Peter Gane. During this time he became principal of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. , president and chief executive officer of Artisan Components, Inc. "This is the sixth consecutive time NEC has chosen Artisan for its library requirements and we look forward to continuing the valued relationship we have built together." About Artisan Components, Inc. Founded in 1991, Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq:ARTI) provides high-quality silicon intellectual property (IP) to the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers. The company's Process-Perfect(TM) products, including embedded memories, standard cells and I/Os, are tuned to each manufacturer's process. Semiconductor manufacturers, in turn, provide these products to their design customers so that they may achieve the full speed, density and low power potential of the semiconductor process. Artisan's library products are designed to work with the most popular EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. tools in the industry including Avant!, Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. , Synopsys and Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. . [pilcrow (paragraph sign)] Artisan Components is headquartered at 1195 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. 94089-1201; phone 408/734-5600; fax 408/734-5050; Web address http://www.artisan.com. Note to Editors: Artisan Components is a registered trademark and Process-Perfect, SAGE and Integral are trademarks of Artisan Components, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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