SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - June 2, 2009) - Palmchip® Corporation, a leader in SoC
platforms for implementing mobile device designs today announced the launch
of their "SoCStart" IP Program providing free semiconductor IP cores.
Palmchip developed this program to help increase SoC and ASIC design starts
during these difficult economic times. The company is also announcing the
AcurX-51™, a SoC platform with integrated 8051 core. Designers can use
this SoC platform to quickly start their SoC chip project. AcurX-51 is
ported into Xilinx FPGA for rapid firmware and software development.
"By enabling design starts through the offer of free cores, we hope that
new semiconductor projects will develop and that this success will ripple
through the supply chain. If this program helps one struggling startup or
saves the job of one engineer, then we have succeeded," said JauherZaidi,
Palmchip CEO and president.
"The Palmchip SoCStart program and AcurX platform providing 'free' access
to IP and a platform is a creative approach to a problem that is plaguing
the industry -- the dramatic rise in design costs for SoCs at every new
process geometry," said Richard Wawrzyniak, Semico Research senior analyst.
"While conducting recent in-depth research on SoC costs, time in
development and complexity, we have found that platform development and
third-party IP can provide a significant time and cost advantage for many
designers while supporting design reuse for derivative designs. This is a
tremendous market advantage for companies who commit in a platform
approach."
SoCStart Program Details
Through the SoCStart program, engineers can get access to IP cores in RTL
format for a one-time royalty and license free use. The company will
provide email support. Customers who are interested in implementing designs
through a tested, plug-in-ready SoC platform, please see Palmchip's
AcurX™ series of mobile platforms at
www.acurx-soc.com
Following is a list of the most popular cores available through SoCStart.
For a complete listing, please go to
www.socstart.com.
-- AcurX-Lite™ SoC Platform
-- AES
-- DES
-- HASH
-- CE-ATA Host and Device Core
For a complete listing of the more than 18 cores available in the SoCStart
IP Program, please go to
www.palmchip.com and sign up for your free core
today.
About AcurX
Palmchip has three configurable SoC platform architectures and all
platforms include peripheral functions. The new
AcurX-51™ platform includes a free 8051 processor. The
original AcurX and AcurX-Lite™ platform are deliver processor
independent and support MIPS, ARC, ARM and Tensilica embedded processor
cores. These platforms combined with high value IP selections from
Palmchip allow easy, efficient implementation of
customers' designs. These SoC platforms have delivered successful,
high volume mobile device products like, mobile phone, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n,
Bluetooth, Zigbee, DVD players, HDD, SSD, NAS and Photo Frames.
About Palmchip Corporation
Founded in 1996, Palmchip is a leader in system-on-chip platforms and IP
cores for mobile devices, embedded software and software applications. In
addition to our proven IP cores, Palmchip provides the AcurX series of
Plug-in-Ready Mobile SoC Platforms for low-power, high-performance designs.
Palmchip technologies can be found on the market today in many mobile
applications such as WiFi, network security, Bluetooth, Zigbee, data
storage HDD, DVD devices and more. Palmchip also provides mobile design
outsourcing services from concept to product. Please visit
www.palmchip.com
for more information.
Palmchip, the Palmchip logo, AcurX, AcurX51 and AcurX-Lite are trademarks
of Palmchip Corporation.
Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact Information: Agency contact
Susan Cain
Cain Communications
503-538-2747