THine Electronics Licenses SILICONGATE's Power Management IP Solutions for its Next Generation of Serial Interfaces

Technical Leadership Makes SILICONGATE the Right Partner

Porto, Portugal / Tokyo, Japan – March 10n 2016 – SILICONGATE LDA, the leading provider of Power Management Mixed Signal IP Solutions for ASIC/SoC, today announced that THine Electronics, the world’s leader in high-speed serial interface and provider of mixed-signal LSI, has selected SiliconGate high performance Power Management IP’s for its next generation of high-speed serial interfaces.

The next generation of high speed serial interfaces requires matching power management solutions allowing designers to overcome the new challenges.

Satoshi Miura, Advanced Development Group Manager at THine Electronics, said “We decided to collaborate with SiliconGate because it’s a world’s top level power management IP vendor. We are delivering new high performance LSIs quickly to wide-ranging customers. Therefore this partnership will enable THine to satisfy more customers in various areas.”

“THine is highly innovative company. We are proud to win THine as a customer," said Floriberto Lima, CEO of SiliconGate. "Power Management IP is no longer just voltage, clock and temperature. It is an enabling toolbox for new generations of chips with groundbreaking performances. And “”Powering your Success”” means we engage from conception to production to match the demanding end-user needs.”

SILICONGATE offers the highest performance power management IP cores, highly flexible and programmable, from ultra-fast DC/DC converters and LDOs, to ultra-low power RTC, passing through low jitter oscillators and high resolution temperature measurement.

About THine Electronics, Inc.

THine Electronics Incorporated is a fabless maker that provides innovative mixed signal LSI and analog technologies such as V-by-One® HS, LVDS, other high-speed data signaling, timing controller, analog-to-digital converter (ADC), image signal processor (ISP), driver ICs for LED and motors, and power management in growing niche markets for our customers’ solutions, targeting its strategic markets in flat screen TVs, smart phones, document processing, amusement, industrial application, and automotive markets. THine is headquartered in Tokyo, and has subsidiaries in Taipei, Seoul, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. THine Electronics is listed on JASDAQ of Tokyo Stock Exchange under the security code of 6769. For more information, please visit http://www.thine.co.jp/en/.

About SILICONGATE LDA

SILICONGATE LDA, a specialized supplier of Power Management IP for ASIC/SoC, provides the global electronics market with intellectual property (IP) and services used in semiconductor design. SILICONGATE's IP solutions address the key Power Management challenges faced by designers today, such as efficiency, power consumption, total solution area, system verification and time-to-results. Its characterization services are oriented for Power Management in-system characterization and support towards production. This mix of technology-leading IP solutions and services give SILICONGATE's customers a competitive edge in bringing the best products to market quickly while reducing costs and schedule risk. SILICONGATE is headquartered in Portugal. For more information, please visit http://www.silicongate.com.