IPCore Adds TriCN to IP Provider List

- November 15, 2004 - IPCore Technologies, a global IC design service company, has added TriCN, a leading developer of semiconductor interface intellectual property (IP) products, to its list of third party IP providers for its designs. TriCN provides a broad portfolio of interface IP products, ranging from Base I/O libraries for pad-ring construction, to high-speed memory interfaces, and multi-gigabit PHY products including PCI Express.

"High-quality interface design is a fundamental requirement for our customer's ICs, and TriCN has a well-earned reputation as high performance interface specialists," commented Wilson Yu, Senior Vice President- Marketing of IPCore Technologies. "We welcome the inclusion of their products into our offering."

"We are excited to partner with IPCore Technologies," remarked Steve McConnell, Vice President - Marketing for TriCN. "The pairing of TriCN's high performance interface products with IPCore's highly optimized design services is a winning combination for customers."

About TriCN
Founded in 1997, San Francisco, California-based TriCN is a leading developer of high- performance semiconductor interface intellectual property (IP). The company provides a complete portfolio of IP for maximizing data throughput on and off the chip. All products are designed using rigorous signal integrity and timing analysis to ensure first time power-up success. Products include Base I/O libraries for pad-ring creation, high-performance memory and networking interfaces, multi-function I/O's compatible with multiple interface protocols, and multi-gigabit SerDes products. TriCN's customers range from fabless semiconductor to systems companies and independent design manufacturers.

About IPCore Technologies
IPCore Technologies is a global IC design service company. With offices in China, United States, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, IPCore delivers the most competitive IC design service solution to clients worldwide. IPCore can give your product an extra competitive edge in lower power, higher performance or smaller die due to its core competency in optimization. Optimization is aided by broad selection of internal and external tools and supported by a team of experienced IC professionals. IPCore is the One-Stop-Silicon-Solution company with flexible business models whether you need standard ASIC design service or full turnkey solution from concept to product. For more information, please call (408) 252-5282 or visit http://ipcoreinc.com.