Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and Triscend Corporation today announced a joint development
agreement that will result in Hitachi entering the Configurable System-on-Chip (CSoC)
market with devices based on the industry-leading SuperH™ 32-bit RISC processor
and the Triscend CSoC Platform.
This agreement allows Hitachi to integrate the Triscend CSoC Platform across the span
of existing SuperH RISC processors. These SuperH-based CSoC devices, available starting
in 2002, will complement Hitachi's existing portfolio of SuperH devices to penetrate
advanced telecommunications and other applications and provide customers with a proven
fast time-to-market solution.
Hitachi's SuperH-based CSoC devices will expand the range of Triscend-compliant CSoC
solutions beyond Triscend's existing 8051-based E5™ and ARM-based A7™, giving designers
a richer choice of processors for off-the-shelf system-on-chip solutions. As Triscend-
compliant CSoC solutions, the SuperH-based CSoC devices will inherit the benefits of
Triscend's FastChip™ software, including FastChip's growing library of "drag and drop"
IP modules and its seamless integration with standard third party EDA and embedded
development tools.
"This joint development relationship with Hitachi solidifies our technology leadership
and takes our CSoC Platform another step closer to becoming an industry standard," said
Stanley Yang, president and CEO of Triscend.
"Triscend provides us with leading edge CSoC technology that will enhance the leadership
position of the SuperH among RISC processors worldwide," said Kunio Hasegawa, Executive
Vice President, Semiconductor and Integrated Circuits of Hitachi. "Combining our SuperH
architecture with Triscend's innovative CSoC Platform will result in shorter development
time and lower development costs for end systems, critical factors for products of the
digital consumer age."
The Triscend CSoC Platform consists of the CSI (Configurable System Interconnect) bus,
the CSL (Configurable System Logic) embedded programmable logic matrix, and the CSI
socket. The CSI bus is a processor-independent, high performance, scalable, multi-master
bus explicitly designed for tight integration with the CSL. The CSL is an advanced
SRAM-based programmable logic architecture optimized for processor compatibility and
system-level design and debug. Similar to a software API (Application Programmer
Interface), the CSI socket provides a standardized interface between the CSI bus and
the CSL, ensuring FastChip's "drag and drop" capability to operate on all Triscend-
compliant CSoC devices.
Hitachi's first SuperH-based CSoC devices will be available in 2002, and will be sold
and supported by Hitachi worldwide.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global
electronics companies, with fiscal 1999 (ended March 31, 2000) consolidated sales of
8,001 billion yen ($75.5 billion*). The company manufactures and markets a wide range
of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and
industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's
web site at URLhttp://global.hitachi.com/ Hitachi's semiconductor business web
site/home page address:URLhttp://global.hitachi.com/Sicd/index.htm
*At an exchange rate of 106 yen to the dollar.
About Triscend Corporation
Triscend Corporation is the leading provider of Configurable System-on-Chip (CSoC)
devices - a single-chip combination of a dedicated industry-standard microprocessor,
embedded programmable logic, a dedicated system bus, and memory. Targeted at the
communications market, Triscend CSoC devices, along with the FastChip Software
Development System, fill the gap between fully custom system-on-chips and application
specific standard products, providing the next level of integration, time-to-market
and programmability. Founded in 1997, Triscend is privately held and venture capital
funded and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. More information on Triscend is
available at www.triscend.com or by calling (650) 968-8668.
Editor's Notes:
SuperH is a trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. Triscend, E5, A7, FastChip and the Triscend
logo are trademarks of Triscend Corporation. All other products and brands are the
property of their respective owners.
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