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Sidense OTP Integrated in XMOS Programmable Semiconductor
Allows Flexible, Cost-Effective, High-Performance Products for Consumer Electronics Applications
| Source: Sidense
OTTAWA and BRISTOL, UK--(Marketwire - December 3, 2007) - Sidense, a leading developer of
Logic Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) IP cores, today announced that its one-time
programmable (OTP) technology has been designed into XMOS' Software Defined
Silicon (SDS) programmable semiconductor product that will be manufactured
using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 90nm process.
Sidense's OTP memory allows XMOS to cost-effectively provide their
customers with a field-programmable, flexible product that supports product
differentiation in applications such as home networking and display
control.
The consumer electronics market is a rapidly changing space that requires
flexible, cost-effective solutions. "XMOS has developed software defined
silicon technology that gives customers high levels of configurability and
programmability at low cost. Sidense's OTP technology helped us achieve the
aggressive performance and cost profiles we were aiming for," said Mark
Lippett, XMOS' VP of Engineering.
"By providing the industry's fastest read access times and smallest
footprints, we were able to provide XMOS with the ideal and most reliable
OTP solution for the competitive consumer electronics space," said Steven
Cliadakis, VP of Worldwide Sales at Sidense.
About XMOS
XMOS is delivering an event-driven, multi-threaded processor engine
technology that designers access through a unified C-based software flow.
The company's Software Defined Silicon (SDS) is a completely new class of
programmable semiconductor.
Meeting the production demands of consumer markets, XMOS devices are being
integrated into some of the most cost- and time-constrained applications.
Leveraging rapid design cycles made possible through the use of an
efficient high-level design language, XMOS customers can delight their end
markets with compelling differentiation within time and budget constraints.
XMOS Semiconductor was founded in July 2005 by a team including David May,
Professor of Computer Science at Bristol University and James Foster, the
former CEO of Oxford Semiconductor. Headquartered in Bristol, UK, XMOS is
privately held and backed by venture capital firms Foundation Capital,
Amadeus Capital Partners, and DFJ Esprit. For more information, visit
www.xmos.com.
About Sidense
Sidense provides secure, dense and reliable non-volatile one-time
programmable (OTP) memory IP for use in standard-logic CMOS processes, with
no additional masks or process steps required. Sidense's patented
one-transistor 1T-Fuse™ architecture provides the industry's smallest
footprint and lowest power Logic Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) solution.
Sidense OTP memory is available at 180nm, 130nm, 90nm and 65nm and scalable
to 45nm and below. The IP is available at UMC, TSMC, SMIC, Tower and
Chartered. Ideal applications include analog trimming, code storage,
encryption keys such as HDCP, RFID and Chip ID, medical, automotive, and
configurable processors and logic. For more information, visit
www.sidense.com.