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Sidense Strengthens Market Position With ViXS License Deal
| Source: Sidense
TORONTO and OTTAWA, ON -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 23, 2007 -- Sidense, a leading developer of
Logic Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) IP cores, today announced that ViXS
Systems, the leading developer of video processing and wireless solutions,
has licensed Sidense's SiFuse one-time programmable (OTP) technology to
provide secure key storage for its Xcode™ series of video processors.
"We continue to license our SiFuse technology to important fabless
companies such as ViXS," said Xerxes Wania, President & CEO, Sidense Corp.
"Our technology targets standard-logic CMOS processes and permits the
flexibility to program the memory in the field, after packaging. Customers
find our wide programming and operating temperatures, built-in redundancy,
and the option to program the memory using a single mask equally
compelling."
Hugh Chow, COO of ViXS Systems, said, "Building security features into our
products is critical for ViXS because our customers demand strict adherence
to current security standards, in particular DRM. With Sidense's SiFuse
product, we have one of the best solutions on the market for secure key
storage. Sidense's technology also complements our existing support of
industry standards for conditional access and content protection including
CableCARD, Microsoft DRM, DLNA and ISDB-T, as well as the two industry
standards for high-definition DVD, Blu-ray™ and HD DVD. Sidense technology
is compact, secure, robust and power efficient, all of which makes it our
preferred solution for embedding secure digital content protection into our
Xcode™ series of video processors."
About SiFuse
Sidense's SiFuse, based on the company's 1T-Fuse™ technology, is
field-programmable, fuse replacement hard IP, available in densities from
128 bits to 128 Kbytes. Currently, SiFuse IP is available in TSMC, SMIC,
Chartered Semiconductor and UMC 180nm, 130nm, and 90nm processes. In the
future, additional process nodes including 65nm and 45nm will be available
from several foundries and Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs). Ideal
applications include electrical fuse replacement, flash and
mask-programmable ROM replacement, code storage, RFID, unique ID,
encryption, key storage, HDMI and digital rights management (DRM).
About Sidense
Sidense provides secure, dense and reliable non-volatile one-time
programmable (OTP) memory IP cores for use in standard-logic CMOS
processes, with no additional masks or process steps required. The memory
is portable across several different technology nodes and foundries, and
can be programmed in the field or during wafer or production testing. The
company has offices in Mississauga and Ottawa, Canada and sales offices in
San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit
www.sidense.com.
About ViXS Systems
ViXS Systems is a fabless semiconductor company enabling video processing,
networking, and wireless distribution across multiple PC and CE platforms.
The company has developed high performance MPEG video processors with
unprecedented capabilities for processing and distribution of broadcast
quality video. ViXS solutions provide manufacturers of consumer
electronics, personal computers and set-top boxes with proven technologies
that operate within defined standards. ViXS components offer full support
for HDTV, DVD, satellite or cable broadcasts and deliver the highest
quality video for consumer entertainment devices, personal computing
applications and multimedia gateways. To date, ViXS has issued and filed
over 100 patents. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, ViXS is a global
company with sales and development offices located worldwide. For more
information, please visit www.vixs.com.