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Contact: Gail Walters
CPU Technology, Inc.
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CPU Tech and IBM Collaborate
on
New Class of Semiconductor Devices
Acalis™ Programmable Semiconductor Devices add Flexibility, Capacity
and
Software Compatibility to Multi-Core Processing Solutions
PLEASANTON, Calif. – July 20, 2006 –
CPU Technology Inc.®, a leading supplier
of high performance, System-on-a-Chip (SoC) based computing systems, announced
today a new class of semiconductor devices called Field Programmable Multi-core
Chips (FPMCs). In collaboration with
IBM, CPU Tech is integrating multiple PowerPC® cores into the
Acalis™ product family. Acalis devices
facilitate the migration of microprocessor based systems to multi-core
computing, while uniquely preserving the investment in existing software. The collaboration also ensures onshore
fabrication of the new devices using IBM’s Trusted Foundry.
“Size, power and throughput
limitations associated with microprocessors are driving the adoption of
multi-core computing,” said Edward King, CPU Tech’s CEO. “SoC technology can effectively solve these
problems. However, transition to the
multi-core era presents the additional challenge of software
compatibility. Acalis, the world’s first
FPMC product line, can directly execute unmodified legacy application software
and simultaneously execute IBM PowerPC multi-core software on a single chip
device.”
This new generation of programmable
semiconductor devices combines the flexibility of FPGAs with the speed and
capacity of ASICs. The Acalis family is
applicable to a broad range of general purpose and embedded computing systems.
Customers can exploit the functionality, performance and compatibility characteristics
of a single FPMC across multiple product lines.
Combining CPU Tech’s experience and IP with IBM’s PowerPC technology will provide customers a programmable, high performance, SoC solution capable of helping customers modernize legacy systems into leading edge systems,” said Ron Martino, Director of PowerPC Standard Products, IBM Technology Collaboration Solutions. “We are excited about working with CPU Tech and their new Acalis product offerings.”
About CPU Technology, Inc.
CPU Technology, Inc. develops and supplies
Compatible System-on-a-Chip solutions for the high-end computing market. The company’s products and services directly
address the challenges associated with the transformation of microprocessor-based
electronic systems to the SoC / MultiCore
era. CPU Tech is a privately held company founded
in 1989 with headquarters in