NEC and ATMOS Team to Enable Next-Generation Communications with World-Class Embedded DRAM Solutions.Business Editors Design Automation Conference 2001 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2001 Wireless and communications devices will soon get an injection of larger, denser and dramatically faster memory capabilities through the collaboration of two leaders in embedded memory. 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. Electronics Inc. of 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. , and ATMOS ATMOS Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy ATMOS Air Traffic Management and Operations Simulator ATMOS Atmospheric Trace Molecules Observed by Spectroscopy ATMOS Asynchronous Transfer Mode Optical Switching (European) Corporation of Kanata, Canada, today announced their collaboration to develop and offer high-performance embedded dynamic random access memory Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is a type of random access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit. Since real capacitors leak charge, the information eventually fades unless the capacitor charge is refreshed periodically. (embedded DRAM) targeted to the communications and wireless industries. An unprecedented combination of processor speed, memory size and minimal die area is required today for the manufacture of consumer products such as high-end networking systems including ATM switches and routers; hand-held wireless devices and cell phones; and business tools such as printers and PC graphics cards. NEC and ATMOS seek to advance the evolution of such devices through the joint development of two macrocells (complete designs for a particular chip function). One will be based on the combination of ATMOS SoC-RAM(TM) embedded DRAM architecture and NEC's 0.15 micronsm embedded DRAM process. With random access speeds reaching 400 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. , this memory design is tailored to applications where speed and performance are prime considerations, such as digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). (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 ) and packet processing applications. "The amount of memory available, and the speed with which it can be accessed are key to providing feature-rich products that perform diverse tasks," explained Hideya Horikawa, Design Engineering Manager of NEC Electronics Inc. "Embedded DRAM is highly suited to span the needs of high-end communications systems for business while also meeting the diverse requirements of consumer products. The ATMOS SoC-RAM(TM) embDRAM architecture and design methodology fits these technology and end-user strategies exceptionally well." "By combining the innovative, performance-oriented ATMOS memory architecture with NEC's best-in-breed embedded DRAM process, customers now have the opportunity to create truly high-performance, differentiated products required by the next generation of systems products." Said Al Hawtin, VP Marketing and Sales of ATMOS. "With embedded memory requirements expanding dramatically both in size and speed, customers benefit from a proven, robust design and manufacturing capability from two of the world leaders For a list of heads of state, see . World leaders is a MMORPG. The game involves creating a state, joining an alliance and going into war. It is mostly played by players from Israel, China, USA, Britain, Brazil and Saudi-Arabia. in this advanced SoC technology." NEC will fabricate the test chips and later serve ATMOS' customers as a volume manufacturing source. ATMOS will evaluate the test chips for adherence to design architecture parameters and also qualify both bare die and package devices. About NEC Electronics Inc. NEC Electronics Inc., headquartered 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. , is one of the leading developers, manufacturers and suppliers of semiconductor products in North America. Committed to meeting customers' cost, performance and time-to-market requirements, the company offers solutions ranging from standard products to system-on-a-chip (SOC) solutions, as well as customized products for next-generation designs. NEC Electronics also offers customers the benefits of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Roseville, California, and the global manufacturing capabilities of its parent company, NEC Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : NIPNY). For more information about products offered by NEC Electronics Inc., please visit the NEC Electronics web site at http://www.nec.com. About ATMOS Corporation ATMOS is a semiconductor memory company that focuses on creating embedded memory solutions for system-on-a-chip (SoC) applications. ATMOS delivers silicon-proven memory cores to customers in the networking, wireless, graphics and imaging industries that require very large on-chip memory. ATMOS designs, tests, licenses and supports SoC-RAM(TM), a compiled embedded memory architecture with many times the flexibility, density and speed of alternative solutions. For more information visit www.atmoscorp.com or call toll-free plus 1.866.EMB EMB eosin-methylene blue. .DRAM. |
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