Tensilica cracks Taiwan market by licensing technology to Avision

Tensilica cracks Taiwan market by licensing technology to Avision
By Semiconductor Business News
November 13, 2001 (7:34 p.m. EST)
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20011113S0077

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Tensilica Inc. today announced that it has licensed its configurable processor technology to Avision Inc., a Taiwanese supplier of scanners and related products.

Under the terms, Avision has licensed Tensilica's Xtensa technology for use in future products, said Charlie Chou, vice president of the Hsinchu-based company.

The deal represents Tensilica's first customer in Taiwan, saidBernie Rosenthal, senior vice president of marketing and business development for the Santa Clara-based company.

Separately, Tensilica also appointed three representative organizations to provide sales coverage within Asia. The three organizations are Progate Technology Corp. of Korea, E-SMART Distribution Ltd. of China and Singapore, and Regulus Technologies Co. Ltd. of Taiwan.