Hyundai Selects Artisan Components' Libraries For 0.18-Micron COT And ASIC Customer Support.Business Editors/Technology Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000 Two Industry Leaders' First Agreement Provides Artisan's Library Products For Hyundai Electronics' 0.18-Micron Process Technology Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq: ARTI), a world leader in physical libraries and Hyundai Electronics Industries, Co., Ltd., an industry leader in high-quality semiconductors, today announced that they have signed a license agreement for Artisan to provide its physical libraries optimized for Hyundai's 0.18-micron process technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Artisan will deliver its SAGE-X(tm) Standard Cell Library, single- and dual-port SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory and ROM memory generators. Hyundai plans to make them available to COT and 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. customers, free of charge, in Q1, 2001. This agreement signals Hyundai's outsourcing strategy with leading IP providers such as Artisan to accelerate customer IC development and gain greater manufacturing flexibility. Selecting Artisan's products allows Hyundai to use a common library platform for its internal groups as well as COT and ASIC customers. "Hyundai chose Artisan based on their libraries' proven track record for high-production yields, good performance and ease-of-use," said Channy Lee, executive director and general manager at Hyundai Electronics. " We are looking forward to building our relationship with Artisan and increasing the number of designs using this path to silicon." Noted 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, "Artisan's R&D efforts have been focused on providing the best possible manufacturing results coupled with ease-of-use and complete design tool integration. This makes our products a natural fit for companies like Hyundai that are competing in high-volume markets with short product windows. Our agreement with Hyundai is significant because it demonstrates that high-volume silicon customers are beginning to look for solutions that provide more control of the silicon result as well as more manufacturing flexibility. We are honored that Hyundai selected Artisan for their physical library solution." This press release contains projections and other forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including statements regarding the agreement with Hyundai, the use of Artisan products by Hyundai and its COT and ASIC customers, and increases in the number of designs using Artisan products. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially, including: the parties' ability to successfully carry out the agreement; the adoption by internal Hyundai design teams and external design teams of the use of Artisan products; successful production volumes of integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. using Artisan products; and the demand for semiconductors and end user products that incorporate semiconductors, and general economic conditions. We refer you also to the documents that the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in particular the section entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and its quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q. Artisan disclaims any obligation to update or correct the information contained in this press release as a result of financial, business or any other developments occurring after the date of the release. About Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. (HEI HEI Higher Education Institution (UK) HEI Health Effects Institute HEI Hautes Études Internationales HEI House Ear Institute HEI Healthy Eating Index HEI Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur HEI High-Explosive Incendiary ) with its principal place of business in Ichon, Korea, is an industry leader in the development, sales, marketing, and distribution of high-quality semiconductors (including DRAM, SRAM, Flash memory, and System IC products), telecommunications, and liquid crystal displays liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. . The Semiconductor Group of Hyundai Electronics is the world's largest DRAM supplier with twelve semiconductor manufacturing facilities worldwide. To strategically broaden its overall semiconductor presence and achieve its goal of leading the global semiconductor market, Hyundai is expanding its System IC business with leading technology, deep sub-micron foundry services, and a specialized Standard Product line-up focused on five major areas: MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users , LCD Driver, CMOS Image Sensor A CMOS-based chip that records the intensities of light as variable charges similar to a CCD chip. Although initially used in less expensive digital cameras, the quality of CMOS sensors has improved steadily. CMOS sensors have advantages over CCDs. , CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. RF, and Digital Media. More information on Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. and its products is available from the company's web site at http://www.hei.co.kr About Artisan Components Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq: ARTI) is a world leader in physical intellectual property (IP) libraries, providing high-quality solutions for many of the world's leading semiconductor foundries, integrated device manufacturers See IDM. , ASIC vendors and IC design teams. Founded in 1991, Artisan's Process-Perfect(tm) memory generators, standard cells and 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 cells are optimized to achieve the full-speed, density and low-power potential of each semiconductor process. Each product is verified using the industry's most comprehensive QA and validation procedures and delivered ready-to-use with a complete set of views and models supporting leading design tools. Artisan's headquarters are located at 1195 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1201. World Wide Web address: http://www.artisan.com. Artisan Components is a registered trademark and Process-Perfect is a trademark of Artisan Components, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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