SandCraft Licenses Advanced Microprocessor Architecture to LSI Logic.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)--May 3, 1999-- SandCraft, Inc. today announced that it has licensed its SR1-GX(tm) high-performance microprocessor core architecture to LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LSI). The SandCraft core includes an integrated floating-point unit (hardware) Floating-Point Unit - (FPU) A floating-point accelerator, usually in a single integrated circuit, possible on the same IC as the central processing unit. to provide enhanced media processing See media control. performance. This makes it ideal for use in 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. designed for use in advanced digital set-top boxes for cable and satellite systems, digital TV, 3D game platforms and other new information appliances. "Computing and entertainment products are converging, creating a new category of consumer information appliances that require an unprecedented combination of performance and integration," said Elie Antoun, Executive Vice President of the Consumer Division at LSI Logic. "SandCraft's processor architecture provides us with a platform to deliver new chip designs with the performance our systems customers need to lead the industry." The SR1-GX core, which will be described in detail this week at the Embedded Processor A CPU chip used in a system other than a general purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such chips are used by the billions every year in a myriad of products. See embedded system. Forum in San Jose, Calif., has an enhanced floating point architecture and new Vector3D(tm) media instructions that greatly improves compute-intensive tasks, such as 3D geometry processing, to provide industry-leading media processing performance. The processor core is optimized for the design requirements of digital information appliances and high-performance office automation products. Based on a powerful and highly configurable architecture, SandCraft processors enable the greatest possible performance in high-integration system chips for cost-sensitive applications. "Licensing SandCraft's SR1-GX processor core to LSI Logic is good news for both companies," said Jim Turley, Senior Editor of the authoritative Microprocessor Report newsletter. "The agreement combines a leading-edge processor design from SandCraft with LSI Logic's strengths in core-based design and ability to meet the demands of high-volume customers. It's a good match and the two companies should make good partners." "LSI Logic's unmatched system-on-a-chip capabilities, fueled by SandCraft's processor architecture, will empower a new class of digital appliances," said Norman Yeung, president and chief executive officer of SandCraft. "Combining our cores with LSI Logic's proven design methodology and process technologies will allow systems designers to break known performance barriers." LSI Logic (NYSE: LSI), The System on a Chip Company(R), is a leading supplier of custom high-performance semiconductors, with operations worldwide. The company enables customers to build complete systems on a single chip with its CoreWare(R) design program, thereby increasing performance, lowering system costs and accelerating time to market. LSI Logic develops application-optimized products in partnership with trendsetting customers, and operates leading edge, high-volume manufacturing facilities to produce submicron chips. The company maintains a high level of quality, as demonstrated by its ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 certifications. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1551 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, California 95035, 408/433-8000, http://wwwlsilogic.com SandCraft, Inc. is a developer of Engines for the Digital Age(tm), advanced RISC computing
Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) is a specification promulgated by a defunct consortium of computer manufacturers (the Advanced Computing Environment project), setting forth a standard MIPS engines that are licensed as complete, verified-functionality discrete microprocessor or processor core designs to semiconductor manufacturers and other electronics firms. Founded in June 1996, the company applies its expertise in CAD tool development, microprocessor architecture and implementation, and technology integration to create and deliver microprocessor and system-on-a-chip solutions. Note to Editors: SR1-GX, Vector3D, and "Engines for the Digital Age" are trademarks of SandCraft, Inc. The System on a Chip Company and CoreWare are registered trademarks of LSI Logic Corporation. Note: SandCraft, Inc. is not associated with MIPS Technologies, Inc. SR1-GX is licensed by SandCraft to companies that are licensees of the MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. (tm) ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. of MIPS Technologies, Inc. |
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