Artisan Components Expands Presence in Consumer Electronics Market; Teams With Sharp For Library Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000 Artisan Signs Comprehensive Agreement To Supply Sharp With A Full Suite of Its Library Products Artisan Components, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTI), a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP) components, today announced it has signed a comprehensive license agreement with Sharp Corporation, a worldwide developer of innovative products and core technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, Artisan will provide a full suite of its IP components including memory generators, SAGE-X(tm) Standard Cell and Integral(tm) I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output Cell Libraries for Sharp's 0.18-micron process. The products are scheduled to be available in first and second quarter of 2000. The agreement further expands Artisan's market position in Japan with Sharp being the latest major integrated device manufacturer See IDM. (IDM (1) See identity management. (2) (Integrated Device Manufacturer) A company that performs every step of the chip-making process, including design, manufacture, test and packaging. Examples of IDMs are Intel, AMD, Motorola, IBM, TI and Lucent. ) to select Artisan libraries. Artisan will work with Sharp to develop IP library solutions for its next-generation process technologies. "We selected Artisan libraries because of their market leadership and superior product performance -- high speed and density and quality," said Takayuki Tanatsugu, division general manager, design technology development center, IC development group of Sharp Corporation. "Artisan's products are well-suited for our 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. designs, consumer electronic products and computer components." "Sharp is a well respected and recognized leader in high-volume manufacturing and as such, shares many of our beliefs regarding design efficiency and production yields," said 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. "We expect both companies will realize significant, long-term benefits from this relationship. We look forward to our new partnership with Sharp." 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. . Artisan Components is headquartered at 1195 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, California 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-X 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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