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Weekly UpdatesinSilica Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., has licensed BA22 RISC Processor solution from Beyond Semiconductor for use in its next generation camera processor.
The value to inSilica of Beyond Semiconductor's IP solution is to reduce power in its camera processor SoC while reducing overall silicon area cost. The BA22 processor offers extensive power control features, including clock management and a variety of sleep modes. In addition, the BA22 offers the best-in-class code density for similar processors, resulting in lower memory requirements and consequently, a smaller die area.
"We are delighted to sign this mutually beneficial agreement with Beyond Semiconductor. Their proven IP for consumer solutions will allow us to continue to lead the semiconductor industry in developing efficient, low-cost and low-power camera processor platforms for our mobile products," said Ram Rangarajan, Vice President, Imaging. "We enjoy working with Beyond Semiconductor's excellent team."
"inSilica's decision to design our BA22 RISC processor IP solutions into its high volume mobile chip product, demonstrates their confidence in our ability and our IP," said Matjaz Breskvar, CEO at Beyond Semiconductor. "We look forward to continuing our strategic partnership with inSilica and contributing to their long-term success."
About Insilica
inSilica is a fabless semiconductor company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The company is focused on high-volume, high-value custom and standard product opportunities in the areas of image and video capture, display and print. The company develops innovative camera and video processors for a variety of consumer products. The Company has offices in Slovenia and India and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
For more information, visit http://www.insilica.com or or call 408/327-4645.
About Beyond Semiconductor
Beyond Semiconductor is a privately held fabless semiconductor IP company supplying embedded processor IP technology for digital consumer, networking, personal entertainment, communications and industrial applications. Beyond Semiconductor's comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit embedded RISC/DSP processors, software development tools, peripheral cores and complete reference platforms that enable Licensees to quickly start with product development. Beyond Semiconductor is expanding its partner network by collaborating with leading EDA and software vendors to enable the widest possible choice of development flows, easiest integration, and fastest time-to-market for its Licensees.
For more information, visit http://www.insilica.com or http://www.beyondsemi.com or call 408/327-4645.
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