Fujitsu to distribute Tensilica processor cores

Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. has signed an agreement to distribute Tensilica Inc.'s Diamond Standard processor cores as part of Fujitsu's ASIC intellectual property (IP) offering, Tensilica said Sept. 12.

All six of Tensilica's Diamond Standard processors will be available to Fujitsu's ASIC customers for integration into new chip designs, the company said. The processors range from a low-power 32bit controller up to what Tensilica claims is the industry's highest performance DSP core and a multifunction audio processor that has been designed into millions of cellular phones.

Under the agreement, Tensilica's processors will be available to Fujitsu's ASIC customers directly via its IPWare library and customer-owned-tooling (COT) program.

"Tensilica's Diamond Standard processor family includes controllers for the entire range of design requirements, so our customers can select the version that is optimal for their ASIC and COT design," said Jason So, senior director of Fujitsu's COT and ASIC business group.

- EE Times