Chip Express Introduces Proteus, a Replacement Program for Production FPGAs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DesignCon 2000 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. 31, 2000 Proteus replacement devices deliver pricing up to 50% less than competing FPGAs Chip Express Corporation today announced the introduction of Proteus, a program aimed at replacing -- not converting -- 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. devices. The ideal candidate for Proteus is an 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 in production with FPGAs that requires a significant cost savings in manufacturing. &uot;Proteus is positioned to help organizations achieve their cost reduction goals and, in so doing, reduce their product cost of ownership,&uot; said Stephen Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of England, who presented him with estates in England and France and McMinn, Senior VP of Marketing and Sales for Chip Express. &uot;This is a win-win proposition for Chip Express and our customers.&uot; Chip Express uses a combination of single-wafer/one-mask and full-wafer-lot/multiple-mask processing in semiconductor manufacturing. This approach allows the company to easily accommodate the changing volume requirements of its customers. This offers an OEM the inventory management flexiblity normally associated with FPGAs. Typical pricing for a Proteus device is 20% to 50% lower than the competing FPGA. Devices are available now, with a production lead time of three weeks. Chip Express Corporation is an innovative leader in the manufacturing of fast-turn 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. prototypes and production to service the needs of electronic system designers. Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Chip Express is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation , founded in the U.S. in 1989. |
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