NSCore, Inc., a supplier of nonvolatile memory (NVM) intellectual
property (IP), and Kawasaki Microelectronics, Inc. (K-micro), a leader
in High-End ASICs, today announced a licensing agreement that will add
NSCore’s PermSRAM ®
embedded logic nonvolatile memory technology to K-micro's ASIC
intellectual property (IP) portfolio.
“We are very pleased to enter into a licensing
arrangement with NSCore because adding NSCore's PermSRAM technologies to
our IP portfolio provides great value to our customers.”
said Mr. Kyoichi Kissei, Executive Vice President, K-micro. “There
are a number of applications that will gain from the use of PermSRAM
technology, and we plan to offer it to all of our customers.
Cost-sensitive consumer applications, for example, will benefit from the
reduction of external memory on their boards as well as the reduction of
the interconnection between the ASIC and memory chip.”
PermSRAM technology provides nonvolatile memory for SoC, ASIC, and ASSP
using a standard CMOS logic process without any additional mask or
process steps. PermSRAM is an ideal solution for an IC designer who is
developing a chip that requires an internal function for analog
trimming, program storage, encryption key, chip ID, look up table, etc.
“We are pleased that K-micro decided to
license our technology to benefit their customers.”
said Mr. Tadahiko Horiuchi, President & CEO, NSCore. “K-micro
provided valuable support and assistance during our development and
verification phases, and we plan to continue working with the company as
we advance our technology and migrate to more advanced 65nm and 45nm
processes. Our relationship with K-micro, and their advanced customer
base will drive us to develop advanced products and technology to meet
the future needs of the market.”
About NSCore
Founded in 2004, NSCore develops, licenses, and markets innovative
nonvolatile memory technologies for SoC semiconductors which are
implemented on high volume, popular CMOS processes without extra steps,
masks or process modifications. NSCore’s
patented PermSRAM offers the optimum combination of extremely small MTP
macro size, fast READ/WRITE similar to SRAM with very low cost. PermSRAM
is not only scalable to 65nm generation and beyond but, also is fully
testable which is unique to NSCore. PermSRAM’s
excellent process portability, high yield and automotive level
reliability gives SoC design engineers the tools to conceive and build
cost effective products with very short TAT. For more information,
please visit www.nscore.com.
About K-micro (Kawasaki Microelectronics America, Inc.)
K-micro’s innovative ASIC technologies and
world-class design support are used in the consumer electronics,
computer, office-automation, networking and storage markets. The company
is an active participant in industry standards organizations, including
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
Technical Committee T10 for SCSI Storage Interfaces, Optical
Internetworking Forum (OIF), PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG), USB
Implementers Forum, Digital Universal Plug and Play Forum (UPnP), the
Digital Display Working Group (DDWG), Home Phoneline Networking Alliance
(HomePNA), Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), and OCP International
Partnership (OCP-IP). K-micro has design centers in San Jose, Taipei,
and Tokyo. For more information, contact the company at 408-570-0555, or
visit http://www.k-micro.us.
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