Magillem and STMicroelectronics Win OCP-IP Co-Contributor of the Year Award

BEAVERTON, Ore., Feb 25, 2009 -- Open Core Protocol International Partnership (OCP-IP) today announced that Magillem and STMicroelectronics , are joint winners of the annual Outstanding Contributor of the Year Award. The OCP-IP Governing Steering Committee presents this award each year to a member that makes key contributions to the further advancement of the OCP specification or surrounding infrastructure.

The committee acknowledged Magillem and STMicroelectronics for their leadership, commitment and contribution to OCP-IP's Meta-Data Working Group (MDWG). Both companies are playing a key role in completing development of extensions to IP-XACT to permit the comprehensive capture of the richly detailed OCP interface in this meta-data format.

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Formed in 2001, OCP-IP is a non-profit corporation promoting, supporting and delivering the only openly licensed, core-centric protocol comprehensively fulfilling integration requirements of heterogeneous multicore systems. The Open Core Protocol (OCP) facilitates IP core reusability and reduces design time, risk, and manufacturing costs for all SoC and electronic designs by providing a comprehensive supporting infrastructure. For additional background and membership information, visit www.OCPIP.org.