Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today
announced that it has licensed 130-nm and 65-nm SONOS (Silicon
Oxide Nitride Oxide Silicon) embedded nonvolatile memory
technology IP to Innopower Technology Corporation. Under the
licensing agreement, Innopower will combine Cypress’s technology
with its technical support services and other IP elements to
help designers of next-generation SOCs and ASICs integrate
non-volatile memory (NVM) solutions within their new ICs.
Cypress’s NVM solutions are built using SONOS
technology and are compatible with available logic technology. The
NVM solutions are scalable alternatives to one-time-programmable
(OTP) and multiple-time-programmable (MTP) technologies, and include
macros and a compiler. Innopower is experienced in memory IP design
and development, including maintenance and support of IP. The
company offers leading SRAM memory compilers that provide designers
with a variety of embedded memory in the form of reusable IP for
ASIC and SoC designs. With the Cypress technology, Innopower will be
able to offer embedded flash solutions to customers in communication
and consumer electronics markets, an important addition to its
product portfolio that brings complete memory solutions to
customers.
"The agreement with Innopower will be mutually
beneficial," said Babak Taheri, Vice President of Corporate
Third-Party IP at Cypress. "Innopower’s solid experiences in memory
IP development and excellent technical support will accelerate the
growth of our SONOS embedded flash IP in the emerging SoC market."
"We are pleased to work with Cypress to bring a
highly reliable embedded flash solution to our customers," said Lee
Chu, VP of Business Development at Innopower. "Cypress's embedded
flash technology has been used in hundreds of millions of SoC
devices around the world. The combination of Innopower's SoC IP and
Cypress’s NVM IP will bring powerful capabilities to our customers."
Availability
Cypress’s embedded flash IP has been shipping in high volumes
at 130-nm at several foundries. It has also been verified on a
65-nm LL process. Design kits are available for customers upon
request. For more information on licensing options and pricing,
please contact:
IP_Sales@innopower-tech.com.
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