NEC Upgrades IP License Agreement with Tensilica.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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)--Nov. 15, 2000 Tensilica(R) Inc., the leading supplier of configurable microprocessor core intellectual property (IP), disclosed today that 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 (Nasdaq:NIPNY) has executed a time-based license agreement for its flagship Xtensa(TM) III processor core and the recently introduced Vectra DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive engine. Speaking for NEC, Makoto Tazaki, general manager of NEC's Network Node (networking) network node - (node) An addressable device attached to a computer network. If the node is a computer it is more often called a "host". Division, said, "Our previous experience with Xtensa has been an unqualified success. Not only have we been able to develop and implement custom processors in silicon for next generation communication products, our engineers have mastered the considerable power of the TIE language to truly optimize their designs. Now, with the addition of the Vectra DSP engine to Xtensa III's already broad capabilities, we see much faster time-to-market for our broadening system products." Bernie Rosenthal Bernie Rosenthal is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe, ex-girlfriend of Captain America. Bernie resided in New York City and was a glass blower. She later went to law school, graduated, and became a lawyer. , Tensilica's vice president of Marketing and business development, said, "After an extensive evaluation of our Xtensa technology, NEC determined that it was well-suited for their current and future needs in communications processing. Over the last half year, their unparalleled success using Xtensa in real-world System-on-Chip applications has encouraged them to broaden their use of our IP, and enter into a time-based arrangement with us." About NEC NEC Corporation (Nasdaq:NIPNY) (FTSE FTSE A company that specializes in index calculation. Although not part of a stock exchange, co-owners include the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times. Notes: The FTSE is similar to Standard & Poor's in the United States. :6701q.l.) is a leading provider of internet solutions, dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its customers in the key computer, network and electron device fields through its three market-focused in-house companies: NEC Solutions, NEC Networks and NEC Electron Devices. NEC Corporation, with its in-house companies, employs more than 150,000 people worldwide, and saw net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of 4,991 billion Yen (approx. U.S. $48 billion) in fiscal year 1999-2000. For further information, please visit the NEC home page at http://www.nec-global.com. About Tensilica Tensilica was founded in July 1997 to address the fast-growing market for configurable micro-processor cores and software development tools for high volume, embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. . Using the company's proprietary Xtensa Processor Generator, system-on-chip (SOC) designers can develop a processor subsystem hardware design and a complete software development tool environment tailored to their specific requirements in hours. Tensilica's solutions provide a proven, easy-to-use, methodology that enables designers to achieve optimum application performance in minimum design time. The company has over 100 engineers engaged in research, development, and customer support from its offices in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , Burlington, Massachusetts Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,876 at the 2000 census. History Burlington was first settled in 1641 and was officially incorporated on February 28, 1799. , Princeton, N. J., Houston, Texas, Oxford, U.K. and Yokohama, Japan. Tensilica is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. (95054) at 3255-6 Scott Boulevard, and can be reached at 408/986-8000 or via www.tensilica.com on the World Wide Web. Note to Editors: "Tensilica" is a registered trademark and "Xtensa" is a trademark belonging to Tensilica Inc. -- Tensilica's announced licensees are, in alphabetical order, -- Berkeley Wireless Research Center -- Cisco Systems -- Fujitsu Limited -- Galileo Technology -- NEC Corporation -- NTT -- ONEX Communications -- TranSwitch Corporation -- ZiLOG -- Visit Tensilica at MST, Booth Number B-22, Tokyo, Japan, November 15 -- 17, 2000. -- Visit Tensilica at Electronica, Hall 5A, Booth Number 175, Munich, Germany, November 20 -- 24, 2000. |
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