EAU CLAIRE, WI, Nov. 1 /CNW Telbec/ - Silicon Logic Engineering Inc.
(SLE) a high-end ASIC design firm that specializes in complex,
right-first-time ASIC and ASIC system designs has now added high-end FPGA
design services to its service offering. Silicon Logic Engineering is the
design services division of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX: TUN), the
leader in System Interconnect.
Increasingly, technology product firms are capitalizing on the
opportunity to lower front-end costs by using FPGA design. The development of
new FPGA technology and designs, like complex ASIC designs, requires
experienced engineers to take critical design considerations into account.
SLE's experienced engineers have designed over 35 high-end ASICs with
right-first-time success using SLE's proprietary Think Physical(TM) process.
The Think Physical process allows for FPGA designs to be ported to ASIC
technology as market volumes justify it. This allows SLE customers to shorten
product-to-market schedules and save money on design and front-end
manufacturing costs, with a high degree of confidence that as the product
matures, the FPGA design can be easily ported to an advanced ASIC.
"The SLE team applies its Think Physical process to leading-edge, complex
FPGA designs to create efficient designs that work, on the product schedule
that was specified. Customers that plan to initially launch a product design
in FPGA and then migrate to the ASIC cycle as the product matures or increases
volume, will realize significant cost savings and schedule savings with SLE's
FPGA design services," said Jeff West, Vice President of Design Services at
Tundra.
About Silicon Logic Engineering
Silicon Logic Engineering, Inc. (SLE) specializes in right-first-time
design services that address all aspects of ASIC, FPGA and semiconductor
system design services. SLE's proven and repeatable Think Physical(TM) design
process, tools and semiconductor intellectual property reduce time-to-market
and are provided by one of the most experienced VLSI design services teams in
the industry. SLE is a division of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX:TUN).
For more information about SLE, please visit www.siliconlogic.com.
Think Physical(TM)
SLE's Think Physical ASIC and FPGA design process allows SLE's team to
accurately predict the effects that back-end process have on physical design
closure. Combining the team's experience, knowledge, and databases, the
engineers plan for these effects from the beginning, and implement the design
to prevent or minimize the effects' impact on physical design closure. The
process continues to evolve with today's latest technologies and EDA design
tools and has delivered over 35 right-first-time complex VLSI designs.
About Tundra
Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX:TUN) is the global leader in System
Interconnect providing world-class support and leading edge semiconductor
solutions to the world's foremost communications, networking, storage system,
and information technology vendors. Consistently delivering on system level
performance promises that reduce time to market, Tundra System Interconnect
ensures market advantage in wireless infrastructure, storage networking,
network access, military, industrial automation, and information technology
applications. Silicon Logic Engineering, Inc. (SLE), Tundra's semiconductor
design services division, offers industry-leading ASIC design services,
semiconductor intellectual property and product development consulting. For
more information, visit www.tundra.com.
SLE, the SLE logo and Think Physical are trademarks of Silicon Logic
Engineering, Inc. TUNDRA and the Tundra logo are registered marks of Tundra
Semiconductor Corporation in Canada, the European Union and the People's
Republic of China (Registration is pending in the United States).
Design.Connect.Go is a trademark of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation.
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Information subject to change without notice.
Definitions:
ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuit,
High-End ASICs: 90nm or smaller technology, 30 million or more logic
gates, with or without challenging power requirements.
VLSI: Very Large System Integration
FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array
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