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Open-Silicon Books 100th Design Win
Open-Silicon Delivers the "Science of ASICs" to a Wide Range of Customers
| Source: Open-Silicon
MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - October 18, 2007) - Open-Silicon, Inc., a fabless ASIC company
providing a reliable, predictable and cost-effective alternative to
traditional chip design and supply chain models, announced today that it
has passed a major milestone and crossed the 100 Design Win threshold.
These worldwide wins include designs for customers in a wide spectrum of
industry segments including wireless and mobile, consumer, digital
entertainment, computing, storage and networking, security, and
telecommunications. This includes early 0.25um and 0.13um wins from
2003, to more recent 90nm, 65nm and even 45nm design wins. More than 35 of
the design wins have been for large public companies worldwide.
"Open-Silicon has been an agent for change in the ASIC market from the
moment they launched their innovative business model," stated Pierre Lamond
of Sequoia Capital. "Their ability to book 100 design wins in four years is
a testament to the market's need for highly predictable and reliable custom
silicon. Open-Silicon's skill at delivering on their customer's critical
time-to-market requirements is what makes them one of the fastest growing
companies in the market."
"Open-Silicon has had incredible growth over the past four years," said Dr.
Naveed Sherwani, president and CEO of Open-Silicon. "By bringing freedom of
choice to the traditionally inflexible chip supply chain, we have enabled
electronics products customers worldwide to differentiate their products
with custom silicon -- and ultimately increase their chances for success in
the market."
About Open-Silicon, Inc.
Open-Silicon, Inc. is a fabless ASIC company that was founded to set new
standards for the predictability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of
ASICs and enable our customers to differentiate their products with custom
silicon. Through our "Science of ASICs" initiative we continue to introduce
technology advantages that help our customers increase their chance for
success in the market. For more information, visit Open-Silicon's website
at www.open-silicon.com or call 408-240-5700.