VeriSilicon Licenses ZSP(R) G2 Processor Family to Yamaha for Advanced Multimedia Applications

VeriSilicon Licenses ZSP(R) G2 Processor Family to Yamaha for Advanced Multimedia Applications

October 26, 2006

Industry-Standard ZSP500 Superscalar Architecture Uniquely Enables Software Flexibility for Demanding Multimedia Applications

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon), a leading
world class ASIC design foundry and semiconductor IP
provider, today announced that Yamaha Corporation (Yamaha),
a world leading provider of semiconductor solutions for
professional and consumer multimedia products, has renewed
its commitment to the ZSP architecture by licensing
VeriSilicon ZSP500 DSP for use in its next-generation,
high-end audio/video products. 

    ZSP500, a member of VeriSilicon ZSP G2 superscalar
product family, features best in class code density while
executing 4 instructions per cycle. With its powerful
dual-MAC, five ALU architecture it is the ideal customer
choice for multimedia applications requiring high
performance at the lowest silicon cost.

    "We have been very pleased with the ZSP
architecture and comprehensive software offering, which we
have already incorporated into a number of successful
product lines.  When it came time to select a processor for
our high-end multimedia products, it was a natural choice
for us to consider ZSP500. We believe that the ZSP G2
processor family significantly enhances the competitiveness
of our audio/video product lines", said Mr. Ohara,
General Manager, Semiconductor Division, Yamaha
Corporation.

    "We are delighted to extend our partnership and
commitment to a world leader like Yamaha. The market
adoption of ZSP is continuing at uninterrupted rate and
this design win reflects the leadership position our
processor families have achieved for a range of latest
generation devices, such as 3G handsets and high-end
audio/video. Our superscalar DSP architectures offer an
unrivalled performance-to-cost ratio while insuring
solution scalability thanks to full software code
compatibility", said Dr. Wayne Dai, chairman,
president, and CEO of VeriSilicon.

    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 supporting 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, Europe, 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 http://www.verisilicon.com .

    About ZSP(R)

    ZSP is a family of licensable digital signal processing
(DSP) cores and solutions from VeriSilicon. With more than
50 customers worldwide, the ZSP processor architecture
enables customer innovation as the DSP of choice in many
key vertical markets including 3G wireless handsets,
multimedia and networked voice applications. The ZSP
portfolio offers two generations of architectures, G1 and
G2, with software compatible cores delivering performance
points that meet the cost, power and efficiency constraints
of today's SoC designs. A number of standard products are
also available for VoIP applications. ZSP Solution Partners
augment the technology with world-class software tools, EDA
modeling support and a large portfolio of application
software. ZSP customers include Broadcom, Marvell, IBM,
Renesas, Yamaha, Huawei, Datang, Murata, AVID and many
other world-class companies.  More information is available
at http://www.verisilicon.com/zsp .

    About Yamaha

    For more information about Yamaha LSI technology, visit
http://www.global.yamaha.com .

    For more information, please contact:  

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

SOURCE  VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd.