ADTechnology Becomes Newest Tensilica Authorized Design Center

--  Tensilica,® Inc. today announced that ADTechnology Co., Ltd. (“ADT”) of South Korea has become a Tensilica Authorized Design Center, supporting customers of both the Xtensa® configurable processors and the Diamond Standard processor cores. As one of the leading design centers in Korea, ADT is well-positioned to assist the rapidly growing number of Korea-based Tensilica licensees.

“ADT can not only assist current Tensilica customers, but can also directly license Tensilica processors to new users,” stated Jun-Suk Kim, CEO of ADT. “Because Tensilica’s Xtensa processors can be customized for the exact application, customers can use them instead of designing custom logic blocks for their chip designs. They will then get the benefit of a programmable block instead of a fixed block of logic, plus the design can be completed much faster.”

ADT has expertise in all facets of System on Chip (SOC) design. They are equipped to support turnkey ASIC projects from design specification to the delivery of finished chips. In 2005, ADT became the Korean DCA (Design Center Alliance) of TSMC, one of the best foundries in the world.

“Our design activity in Korea has been growing, both in tier one accounts and in smaller companies with innovative new products,” stated Steve Roddy, Tensilica’s vice president of marketing and business development. “We’re excited to work with a top-tier design company like ADT for introducing Tensilica to new customers, as well as supporting our existing users.”

About ADTechnology

ADTechnology Co., Ltd. is a design house and fab-less semiconductor company that provides turnkey solutions for SoC design. It also develops core IP through its experienced Expert Engineers Team with world-famous SoC implementation technology, especially for mobile/wireless applications, multimedia, and display. More information is available at www.adtek.co.kr.

About Tensilica

Tensilica, Inc., is the recognized leader in configurable processor technology and has leveraged that technology to become the leading supplier of licensable controllers and DSP cores for mobile audio and video applications. Tensilica offers the broadest line of controller, CPU, network, and specialty DSP processors on the market today – including full software toolchain and modeling support - in both an off-the-shelf format via the Diamond Standard Series cores and with full designer configurability with the Xtensa processor family. The modern design behind all of Tensilica’s processor cores provide semiconductor companies and system OEMs with the lowest power, smallest area solutions for high-volume products including mobile phones and other consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer peripherals. For more information on Tensilica’s patented, benchmark-proven processors, visit www.tensilica.com.