eASIC, Japan's Innotech join forces

Programmable ASIC vendor eASIC Corp. said Monday (Oct. 17) it will partner with Japanese distributor Innotech to deliver structures ASICs to the Japanese market.

Privately-held eASIC (Santa Clara, Calif.) also develops configurable logic IP and structures ASICs. Innotech imports semiconductors, EDA software and chip-making equipment.

"Forming this relationship with eASIC is of significant value to Innotech as we foresee a major market opportunity for structured ASICs in Japan," Takashi Tsumori, president and CEO of Innotech, said in a statement.

Investors in eASIC include Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Crescendo Ventures, Evergreen Partners and Vinod Khosla.