VeriSilicon Announces Agreement With IBM to Dramatically Reduce Design Time for PowerPC Based Products

VeriSilicon Announces Agreement With IBM to Dramatically Reduce Design Time for PowerPC Based Products

May 09, 2007

Deal to Expand PowerPC Position in Emerging Markets as Well
as System Offering Around Microprocessor


    SHANGHAI, China, May 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon), a leading
world class ASIC design foundry and semiconductor IP
provider, today announced an agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM)
to offer the PowerPC(R) 405 and 440 microprocessors.  The
deal enables silicon manufacturers interested in IBM's
processor offerings to work with VeriSilicon for a
one-stop-shop solution in terms of SoC IP, processor
software, silicon design services, and manufacturing needs.

 
    Under the terms of the agreement, VeriSilicon will be
able to directly provide customers the IBM's PowerPC 405
and 440 microprocessors.  

    VeriSilicon is a fabless ASIC design foundry that
provides best-in-class semiconductor IP, ASIC design and
turnkey service to help SoC customers go from chip
specification to production.  In addition to accessing the
PowerPC 405 and 440 microprocessors, customers can choose
from a rich assortment of IP products and services to
dramatically reduce development times and project costs. 
For example, the V.Blox IP Library from VeriSilicon
includes complementary processor and DSP offerings as well
high speed PHYs, analog and mixed-signal functional blocks.


    VeriSilicon also provides market-ready application SoC
platforms for a number of vertical spaces, such as portable
multimedia and voice, which completely addresses both the
hardware and software needs for an IC manufacturer.  

    "Power Architecture-based processors offer the
broadest market penetration of any microprocessors in the
industry today," said Richard Busch, Director of ASIC
Products, PowerPC Licensing and Cores, IBM Global
Engineering Solutions. "VeriSilicon's proven track
record and ability to provide platform solutions around the
Power Architecture will enable customers to get to market
quicker with best-in-class silicon products." 

    "The IBM PowerPC microprocessors are ideal
solutions for a number of markets that we and our customers
engage in," said Dr. Wayne Dai, President & CEO of
VeriSilicon.  "While VeriSilicon already offers a
number of processor offerings, such as ZSP and ARM, our
relationship with IBM represents our commitment to work
with technology-leaders to provide customers the right
solution for their application.  When coupled with our
other products and services, VeriSilicon uniquely enables
customers with ultra-competitive solutions to meet their
most demanding product requirements."        

    About VeriSilicon

    VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. is a leading world class
ASIC design foundry providing libraries, semiconductor IPs,
design and turnkey manufacturing services with multi-fab
capability and on process technologies down to 90nm.
VeriSilicon has achieved first silicon success and entered
volume production of many complex, multi-million gates SoCs
using the leading wafer foundries in APAC and China.
VeriSilicon has operations in US, China, Taiwan, Japan,
France, and Korea. Over 500 customers worldwide have
licensed VeriSilicon IPs and Standard Design Platforms. In
2005, VeriSilicon was ranked number three in Deloitte
Technology Fast 50 China, the top 50 fastest-growing
technology companies in China and number six in Deloitte
Fast 500 Asia Pacific, the top 500 fastest-growing
technology companies in Asia Pacific. VeriSilicon was also
named one of the Red Herring 100 Private Companies of Asia,
and selected as one of the EE Times 60 Emerging Startups.
More information is available at www.verisilicon.com.

    PowerPC is a registered trademark of International
Business Machines Corporation.


    For more information, please contact:

     Federico Arcelli
     Corporate VP, WW Sales & Marketing, VeriSilicon
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]