Virtual Silicon and TriCN Seal OEM Deal
SUNNYVALE, Calif., —June 24, 2002 - Virtual Silicon Technology Inc., a leader in semiconductor intellectual property (SIP), and TriCN, a premier developer of high performance interface IP, today announced an agreement for Virtual Silicon to OEM all TriCN interface IP and for TriCN to use Virtual Silicon standard cell and memory IP in the development of new products. In addition, the two companies will engage in joint product development and test chip development for interface IP focused at high-speed applications such as networking and broadband communications.
"TriCN is an established innovator in the field of high speed chip-to-chip communications SIP." said John Ford, vice president of marketing for Virtual Silicon. "Adding TriCN products to Virtual Silicon's portfolio results in an Interface IP offering that is second to none in the market space."
"TriCN has long recognized Virtual Silicon as a leader in the field of semiconductor intellectual property, and we are excited to add our high performance, Interface specific I/O IP portfolio to the Virtual Silicon offering," said Steve McConnell, vice president of marketing at TriCN. "We look forward to the prospect of growing our mutual businesses through Virtual Silicon's strong sales and marketing channels. And more importantly, together we will provide a more complete solution to our customers."
About Virtual Silicon Technology
Virtual Silicon is a leading supplier of semiconductor intellectual property and process technology to manufacturers and designers of complex systems-on-chip (SoC). Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, the company provides process-specific embedded components that serve the wireless, networking, graphics, communication and computing markets. Customers include leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated semiconductor manufacturers, foundries, and SoC developers who demand leading edge technology for their semiconductor innovations. For more information, call (408) 548-2700 or visit Virtual Silicon online at www.virtual-silicon.com.
About TriCN
Founded in 1997, San Francisco, California-based TriCN is the creator of a new class of intellectual property (IP) known as Interface-Specific I/O. This IP is designed for IC developers addressing strategic, bandwidth-intensive communications, networking, storage and memory applications whose data throughput performance is currently stymied by I/O bottlenecks. TriCN's standards based I/Os overcome these bottlenecks by delivering validated, industry leading performance and bandwidth density while dramatically streamlining design complexity and time-to-market. Clients for TriCN products range from startup to established semiconductor and systems companies. For more information, please call 415 625 3606 or visit TriCN's website at www.tricn.com.
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