S2C Represents Allegro DVT H.264/AVC Certification Streams and IP in China

Technologies have been adopted by Top Tier IC providers, OEMs and broadcasters

Shanghai, China, October 12, 2010 - S2C Inc., a leading rapid SoC prototyping technology provider, announced a partnership with Allegro DVT to distribute Allegro DVT’s products in China. Allegro DVT is a leading provider of H.264/MPEG-4 AVC/SVC/MVC solutions, including industry standard compliance test suites and H.264 encoding and codec VHDL IPs. Allegro DVT products are complementary to S2C's existing SoC prototyping and Silicon IP product lines. S2C will provide value-added support and services for Allegro DVT users throughout different design phases.

“Streaming media services has become one of the most important applications on the internet and a variety of consumer electronics products is expected to have the ability to play high definition high profile video and audio streams,” said Toshio Nakama, CEO of S2C . “China is certainly becoming the center stage for developing next generation consumer electronics and Allegro DVT technologies will facilitate Chinese designers to deliver more advance and robust electronics products in shorter time-frame.”

“Allegro DVT products have been chosen by more than 100 major IC providers, OEMs and broadcasters including Broadcom, Intel, LG, STMicroelectronics, and Trident.  In China, several leading design companies have already adopted Allegro DVT solutions including Hisilicon, NationalChip and Spreadtrum” said Pierre Marty, CEO of Allegro DVT.  “With S2C’s rich experience in the SoC design industry and strong technical support team, we are excited to work with S2C to market and support our robust high definition video products in China.”

S2C distributes the following Allegro DVT products in China:

• H.264 AVC/MVC/SVC Compliance Test Streams
• VHDL Intellectual-Property (IP) blocks : H.264 encoder and codec

Allegro DVT products are available today in China through S2C. For more information, please contact sales@s2cinc.com.

About Allegro DVT

Allegro DVT is a leading provider of H.264/MPEG-4 AVC/SVC/MVC solutions, including industry standard compliance test suites, H.264 encoder/codec VHDL IPs, and real-time audio/video encoders and transcoders.. Allegro products have been chosen by more than 100 major IC providers, OEMs and broadcasters. For more information, visit http://www.allegrodvt.com or contact info@allegrodvt.com.

About S2C

Founded and headquartered in San Jose, California, S2C has been successfully delivering rapid SoC prototyping tools since 2003. S2C provides:

• Rapid SoC FPGA-based prototyping hardware systems plus design and verification software.
• Third-party Prototype Ready IP™
• SoC design, prototype and production services

S2C’s value proposition is our highly qualified engineering team and customer-focused sales force that understands our customers’ commercial SoC development needs. S2C’s unique FPGA-based electronic system level (ESL) solution, using our patented TAI IP technology, enables designers to quickly assemble FPGA-based SoC prototypes on S2C FPGA boards easily and securely. This enables customers to start software development, typically the long pole item in development schedules, immediately. Combining rapid prototyping methodologies with a comprehensive portfolio of Prototype Ready IP and advanced design solutions, S2C can reduce the SoC design cycle by up to nine months.

S2C currently has 3 direct offices located in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen to meet the demand for accelerated SoC design activities in China. S2C is also the organizer of the annual SoCIP seminar and exhibition in China, which brings SoC designers/professionals from the Asia-Pacific region together with international silicon IP and SoC solution vendors. For more information, visit www.s2cinc.com.