Fifty Universities to Receive Motorola M-CORE M210-S Microprocessor and Key System-on-Chip Technology;.CAMPINAS, Brazil--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 1999-- ISTEC ISTEC Information Systems Test and Evaluation Center to Receive First Academic License of M210-S Core and Motorola Semiconductor Reuse Standards In a move to support the trend toward system-on-chip (SoC) design, Motorola today announced a bold initiative with the Ibero-American Science and Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) to grant an academic license for the state-of-the-art, low-power M-CORE(TM) microprocessor core, along with the Semiconductor Reuse Standards Motorola has developed for SoC design to enable an innovative training program in 50 Latin American, U.S. and European universities. In addition, Motorola will provide evaluation boards and tools for use in the training programs with university professors and students. The agreement was signed today in a ceremony during the ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) A TCP/IP protocol used to send error and control messages. For example, a router uses ICMP to notify the sender that its destination node is not available. `99 conference. The value of the grant is estimated at $25 million USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . "Developing a broad knowledge base of system-on-chip design practices among an emerging engineering and technical base will be key to the continued growth of the electronics industry," commented Hector de J. Ruiz, executive vice president of Motorola Inc. and president of Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector. "We have a long history of supporting the academic community and ISTEC is a powerful partner for us. They provide engineering course work for 50 of the world's most prestigious engineering and technical universities. Our intent is to support their efforts with our most innovative technologies." Motorola is providing all the necessary elements for students to take a design from concept to an integrated system-on-chip. As part of the agreement, ISTEC will use the tools and technology received to create courses for the member universities. The ISTEC academic, industrial and institutional members include leading organizations from 17 countries. ISTEC member universities will receive: -0-
-- The M-CORE 210-S core design
-- Bus standard specifications including the M-CORE Local BUS, and
peripheral IP Bus
-- A system integration module
-- A library of peripheral modules
-- Software drivers for the peripheral modules
The complete program will allow students to create, simulate and prototype designs. In conjunction with the LatinChip initiative announced in March, fully integrated designs based on the M-CORE microprocessor could be fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: in the pilot line in 2000. "Our goal as an organization is to provide cutting-edge technology curriculum in the region through science and technology efforts," said Mauro Miskulin, president of the ISTEC Executive Committee. "We are very pleased to be a partner with Motorola. One of the biggest challenges confronting the industry today is system-on-chip design. Having access to the M-CORE architecture and the Motorola Semiconductor Reuse methodologies will enable students and researchers to do real-world, system-on-chip integration. The graduates of these university programs will be competitive on a global basis." About LatinChip Two leading Brazilian universities, the University of Sao Paulo (USP USP - unique sales point ) and the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP UNICAMP Universidade de Campinas (Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil) ) are assuming a leadership position in microelectronics education and research and design in the hemisphere. With support from Motorola, they are in the process of establishing an advanced semiconductor processing capability, on a par with the most advanced educational installations in the world. The two universities plan to build a new facility in which they will consolidate all their sub-micron capable equipment. The equipment set will be completed through donations from Motorola. In addition, Motorola committed to help training key engineering personnel and to provide assistance in designing the facility. The pilot line will support educational and research and design projects for the whole hemisphere. Silicon processing innovations, as well as advanced circuit and system designs, will be tested there experimentally in submicron feature sizes. The LatinChip facility, when completed, will be equivalent to or better than resources offered to university research by MOSIS MOSIS Metal Oxide Semiconductor Implementation System MOSIS Marine Corps Operating and Support Information System (US Marine Corps) MOSIS Micro-Optical Silicon System in the U.S., EUROPRACTICE in the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community and IBERCHIP IBERCHIP Microelectronics Basic Services in Latin America: Foundry and Tests, EDA Tools, System Design, Industrial Promotion and Quality Control Services IBERCHIP Promotion of Design of Microelectronics in Latin America in Spain/Portugal. About ISTEC ISTEC is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. composed of educational, research and industrial institutions throughout the Americas and the Iberian Peninsula Iberian Peninsula, c.230,400 sq mi (596,740 sq km), SW Europe, separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees. Comprising Spain and Portugal, it is washed on the N and W by the Atlantic Ocean and on the S and E by the Mediterranean Sea; the Strait of Gibraltar . The Consortium has been established to foster scientific, engineering, and technology education, joint international research and development efforts among its members and to provide a cost-effective vehicle for the application and transfer of technology. Currently, ISTEC has more than 70 members from academia and industry. Institutional members include the United Nations, Organization of American States Organization of American States (OAS), international organization, created Apr. 30, 1948, at Bogotá, Colombia, by agreement of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and the Inter-American Development Bank Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) international organization founded in 1959 by 20 governments in North and South America to finance economic and social development in the Western Hemisphere. . See www.ISTEC.org for more information. About M-CORE Introduced in 1997, the M-CORE microprocessor architecture broke industry records for acceptance, garnering a record $1.2 billion USD in design wins for the corporation in the first six months. It was created in Austin, Texas by a team of seasoned Motorola microprocessor designers specifically for the battery-powered device marketplace. Its inception was driven by the needs of the cellular telephone and paging markets which require performance, the lowest possible power consumption and the lowest possible system cost. EDN EDN Endothelin EDN Eosinophil-Derived Neurotoxin EDN European Documentary Network (Denmark) EDN Earth Day Network EDN Electrodesiccation EDN Electrical Design News (periodical) magazine named the M-CORE Architecture one of the Hot technologies of 1998. About Motorola Motorola's microprocessor architectures have been the foundation of engineering and technical courses for two decades. As the world's No. 1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector offers multiple DigitalDNA(TM) solutions which enable its customers in the consumer, networking and computing, transportation and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. markets to create new business opportunities. Motorola's semiconductor worldwide sales were $7.3 billion USD in 1998. Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. electronic solutions. Sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion. In Brazil, the company has 1,600 employees. Between 1995 and 1998, Motorola invested over US $150 million, installing an industrial complex, sited at Jaguari na, Sao Paulo countryside. With cellulars, pagers, iDEN plants and base radio transponders, the Campus also has a Semiconductor Technology Center and a Motorola University Motorola University began as an internal program available to Motorola employees which offered courses on a wide range of topics meant to continually improve their technical skills. for employee, customer and supplier education. The company is very well positioned in the country, marketing semiconductors, two-way radios, networking, Internet and multimedia equipment and developing many other solutions for the corporate and personal communications markets. Note to Editors: DigitalDNA is a trademark of Motorola Inc. M-CORE is a trademark of Motorola Inc. |
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