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Chartered Semicondutor and
Virtual Silcon Fuel IP Intergration for 0.25-Micron
SUNNYVALE, CA —August
10, 1998 — Chartered Semiconductor
Manufacturing and Virtual Silicon Technology, Inc. announced today that they
have entered into a joint marketing and technical support agreement under
which customers using Virtual Silicon’s Diplomat-25Ô libraries will have access to Chartered’s 0.25-micron
foundry services. A test chip has been taped out to demonstrate
library/process compatibility and customers can begin designs
immediately.
The agreement between the companies attests
to the importance of intellectual property (IP) integration in complex
0.25-micron designs. It will help accelerate foundry customers’ time to market
and allow Chartered’s IP partners use of the Diplomat-25 libraries to verify
their IP on Chartered silicon. Customers will have access to the widest
possible portfolio of IP, implemented with Virtual Silicon’s quality standard
cells, I/Os, datapaths, memories and phase lock loops.
"The addition of Virtual Silicon to our EDA/A
partner program will benefit our system-on-a-chip (SOC) customers who are
looking for silicon proven libraries," said Ajay Lalwani, strategic marketing
manager at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. "We are pleased that Virtual Silicon is
enabling greater customer access to our partners’ complex IP cores."
"We welcome Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing as our
Diplomat foundry partner" said Michael Kliment, chief operating officer at
Virtual Silicon. "This program will assure our customers and IP AmbassadorÔ
partners access to Chartered’s advanced process technology and quality
manufacturing services."
About
Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing
(www.charteredsemi.com) is a leading dedicated foundry offering advanced wafer
manufacturing processes for a broad range of CMOS logic, memory and
mixed-signal technologies. Through alliances with complementary service
providers, Chartered helps customers gain access to best-in-class services
ranging from design to assembly and final test of packaged chips.
Known for quality processes and exceptional
customer service, Chartered is a recipient of Semiconductor International
Magazine's Top Fab award. Headquartered in Singapore, the Company operates
sales and service offices worldwide. Chartered is a member company of
Singapore Technologies, a technology-based multinational conglomerate with
1997 revenues of S $5.4 billion (US $ 3.4 billion)
About Virtual Silicon
Virtual Silicon Technology develops, markets,
and supports Silicon ReadyÔ libraries, physical design components, and
services for complex integrated circuits in 0.25 and 0.18 micron semiconductor
process technologies. The company provides process-specific and
foundry-portable versions of its DiplomatÔ libraries and "hard" IP to ASIC
manufacturers, ASSP designers, and systems developers who demand the highest
quality, maximum performance, and optimum densities for their semiconductor
innovations.
Working closely with third-party vendors of
semiconductor intellectual property (SIP), Virtual Silicon Technology is
establishing its cell-based technology as the foundation for reuse and
exchange of SIP manufactured at foundries throughout the world. For more
information on Virtual Silicon Technology and its products, please direct
customer inquiries to Mahesh Tirupattur at (408) 747-1850 ext. 26, email
address: mahesh@virtual-silicon.com or go to http://www.virtual-silicon.com.
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