Arteris FlexNoc Interconnect IP Selected by Toshiba for SoC Deployment

Network-on-Chip (NoC) Interconnect Technology Leader Enables Faster Design Turn-Around Time and Higher Performance for Systems-on-Chip (SoCs)

SUNNYVALE, CA-- Jul 19, 2011 - Arteris Inc., the inventor and leading supplier of network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP solutions, today announced that Toshiba Corporation has selected Arteris FlexNoC interconnect IP for use in its system-on-chip (SoC) products.

"Arteris FlexNoC network-on-chip fabric IP will enhance the productivity for our next-generation LSIs. We will be able to turn around design changes faster and increase our designs' performance as a result of using the Arteris FlexNoC IP," said Yukihiro Urakawa, Senior Manager, Logic LSI Design Department, Logic LSI Division of Semiconductor & Storage Products Company, Toshiba Corporation. "As a result of our thorough evaluation, we know the Arteris FlexNoC interconnect IP will help us shorten development schedules and increase product performance, while simultaneously decreasing costs due to back-end wire routing congestion and timing closure issues."

"Toshiba's choice of Arteris network on chip technology is a very important deployment of our solutions," said K. Charles Janac, President and CEO of Arteris. "The ability of our FlexNoC network-on-chip interconnect IP to shorten design schedules and reduce cost while increasing performance is a key enabler to creating modern SoCs."

About Arteris

Arteris, Inc. provides Network-on-Chip interconnect IP and tools to accelerate System-on-Chip semiconductor (SoC) assembly for a wide range of applications. Results obtained by using the Arteris product line include lower power, higher performance, more efficient design reuse and faster development of ICs, SoCs and FPGAs.

Founded by networking experts, Arteris operates globally with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and an engineering center in Paris, France. Arteris is a private company backed by a group of international investors including ARM Holdings, Crescendo Ventures, DoCoMo Capital, Qualcomm Incorporated, Synopsys, TVM Capital, and Ventech. More information can be found at www.arteris.com.