Chartered signs deal with analog IP house Unive for SoC designs

Chartered signs deal with analog IP house Unive for SoC designs
By Semiconductor Business News
June 10, 2002 (5:27 p.m. EST)
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20020610S0074

SINGAPORE -- Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. today announced an agreement with analog IC intellectual property (IP) provider Unive Inc.--a move that would enable mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs.

The non-exclusive agreement between the two companies initially covers Unive's LVDS, SSTL2 and USB 2.0 IP offerings targeted for devices using Chartered's 0.18-micron and 0.13-micron processes. It also provides the option to expand into other Unive IP offerings and Chartered manufacturing products, including 90-nm technologies.

Companies pay an upfront fee and no royalties for design-in access. The Unive LVDS, SSTL2 and USB2.0 offerings are expected to be available for Chartered's 0.18-micron and 0.13-micron processes in the third quarter of 2002, according to Milpitas, Calif.-based Unive.