VLIW/SIMD 1-64-bit NMC Core Has Included to Synopsys IP Catalyst Program

Moscow, Russia October 2, 2000 - Research Center "Module", a leading Russian developer of high-end DSP and Silicon Intellectual Property, today announced that NeuroMatrix® Core (NMC) has been approved by Synopsys to be included to its on-line IP Catalyst(sm) for integration ready commercial IP. The core has been licensed by Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe GmbH, but now it is available for integration with any ASIC technologies that are compatible with Synopsys's world-class design flow.

The 32/64-bit VLIW RISC and 1-64-bit SIMD Vector co-processor produce an outstanding performance in image processing, radar and telecommunication applications. The real (not peak) performance it achieves on the 9x9 convolution filter is more than 3000 MIPS at 100 MHz. The NMC deliverables include both Verilog RTL synthesizable description and optimized Fujitsu 0.25um CE71 Verilog netlist, Synopsys DC scripts, Verilog test suite, documentation and strong PC based Software/Hardware Development Kit.

About The Synopsys IP Catalyst Program

The IP Catalyst program is an alliance between Synopsys and commercial IP companies to address the need for greater access to consistent, high-quality, portable IP. More than 40 IP companies ranging from market leaders to promising start-ups participate currently in the IP Catalyst Program. For more information about this program, visit Synopsys web site at http://www.synopsys.com/ipcatalyst

About RC "Module"(www.module.ru)

Research Center "Module" is a leading Moscow-based fabless semiconductor company which designs high-end DSP processor architectures, image processing embedded systems and application software for DSP and artificial neural networks. RC "Module" also provides system and ASIC/Silicon IP design services to a variety of telecommunication and computer-related OEMs manufacturers.

Contact Person: Dmitri Fomine, Marketing Manager ASIC and Silicon IP, RC "Module", tel: +7 095 152-9335, fax: +7 095 152-3168, e-mail: dfomine@module.ru

Module® and NeuroMatrix® are registered trademarks of Research Center MODULE. All other trademarks and service marks are the exclusive property of their respective owners.

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