Platform and Structured ASIC Benchmark Challenge; SemiView Hosts Closed Meeting to Discuss Structured ASIC Benchmarks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers APTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2004 SemiView Inc., an industry analyst and information group focused on the rapidly growing Application-Adaptable Integrated Circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for (AAIC AAIC Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops AAIC Accounting Authority Identification Code AAIC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (journal, Australia) AAIC American Agricultural Insurance Company ) and Structured ASIC A type of application specific IC (ASIC) chip that contains blocks of logic, called "tiles" or "modules," that have their transistors already wired together forming gates along with some combination of multiplexors, flip/flops, look up tables and the like. industry, offered to host a closed-door meeting today to talk about Structure 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. and Structured ASIC-like benchmarks. All interested vendors are invited to participate and provide input in a neutral setting. The meeting is intended to benefit designers and users of Structured ASIC technology in finding useful metrics to help in the technology selection process when designing a new and more cost effective ASIC. An often daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin task, the effort in creating specific benchmarks is simplified by Faraday faraday /far·a·day/ (F ) (far´ah-da) the electric charge carried by one mole of electrons or one equivalent weight of ions, equal to 9.649 × 104coulombs. far·a·day n. Technologies' release of three of its benchmarks to the industry today. (See http://www.faraday-usa.com/ for the latest information.) Faraday offers these benchmarks, a 16-bit general purpose 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 ; a 32-bit RISC processor RISC processor [Reduced Instruction Set Computer], computer arithmetic-logic unit that uses a minimal instruction set, emphasizing the instructions used most often and optimizing them for the fastest possible execution. ; and a DMA/Bus interface controller, as a good starting point. Now it's up to Structured ASIC and other companies to decide how to best come together to expand on the work Faraday has done in order to decide what approach makes the most sense and is of greatest benefit to the industry. SemiView will create a neutral environment for competitors to come together for initial discussions and decide on what the next step should be. Interested companies should email SemiView who will then manage the meeting date, time, location and agenda. For more information, email SemiViewBenchmarks@semiview.com. SemiView Products SemiView provides extensive consulting services and reports that address the needs and budgets of small, medium and large companies. SemiView will also provide hands-on product reviews, technical training, technical writing, seminars, webinars, newsletters and an in-depth website. In addition, SemiView will help companies develop technical webcast or online seminar content. About SemiView SemiView Inc. is the leading provider of business, financial, and technology analysis, research, and editorial information for the rapidly developing application-adaptable integrated-circuit (AAIC) industry. The types of technologies that fit within the AAIC space include configurable and reconfigurable logic and processors that utilize field-programmable hardware and/or software to reduce design cost, add function flexibility, and enable faster delivery time than traditional ASIC devices. Specific technology examples include FPGAs, reconfigurable microprocessors, DSPs, structured ASICs and others. The company's offerings, targeting both large and small organizations, include technical training, product evaluation, editorial products, and affordable consulting services and industry-analysis reports. SemiView is based in Aptos, Calif. For more information, please visit www.semiview.com. |
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