VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. Expands Power Architecture Eco-system and Technology throughout Asia

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - August 11, 2011 - Power.org, the organization that promotes and develops standards for Power Architecture technology, today announced that VeriSilicon Holdings, a fast-growing IC design foundry that provides custom silicon solutions and SoC turnkey services, has joined the organization. The company plans to announce its advanced, multi-core SoC development platform for consumer applications during the ASIA Power Architecture conference, a one day, executive conference to be held in Shenzhen, China, September 1, 2011.

"VeriSilicon's breadth of experience and expertise in the consumer electronics market ensures companies working with Power Architecture technology have the ability to move innovative designs seamlessly from chip specification to production," said Elmer Corbin, member, Board of Directors for Power.org. "We are very excited to add VeriSilicon as a partner in our Power.org community and to have them engage with other renowned semiconductor industry experts as a sponsor of our September ASIA Power Architecture conference."

"VeriSilicon's multi-core SoC development platform is based on the industry standard AXI bridge and is quite flexible in supporting customers' specific application needs. We designed special Cache RAM blocks to boost performance of the PPC sub-system while maintaining a low power budget," said Bill Wang, Corporate Vice President of Business Development of VeriSilicon. "Our membership in Power.org will enable us to work in tandem with the industry's leading engineeri"g teams to drive next-generation solutions that can be designed, manufactured and delivered to customers with dramatically reduced development times and project costs."

VeriSilicon is a world class ASIC design foundry providing libraries, semiconductor IPs, audio and video cores, design and turnkey manufacturing services with multi-fab capability and on process technologies down to 32nm. The company maintains operations in US, China, Taiwan, Japan, France, Finland and Korea to provide enhanced customer support. Over 500 customers worldwide have licensed VeriSilicon IPs and Standard Design Platforms for use in applications spanning a wide range of consumer electronics devices such as set top box and Home Gateway, mobile internet device and Cellular Phone, HDTV and Blu-ray DVD Player. More information is available at www.verisilicon.com.

In response to the explosive demand for Power Architecture technology throughout Asia, Power.org's ASIA Power Architecture® conference will herald the 20th anniversary of Power Architecture technology and disclose future vision and application of the technology.

ASIA Power Architecture conference at-a-glance:

• Date: September 1, 2011
• Time: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Location: Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel
• Registration: Attendance is complimentary.

For registration information, visit http://www.power.org/events/ASIA-PAC-2011/.

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Celebrating 20 years of leadership, Power Architecture technology is behind millions of innovative products, including the world's fastest supercomputers, leading video game consoles, and electronic systems in most of today's car models. Every phone call, email and Web page touches hundreds of Power Architecture systems. The open Power.org community, formed in 2005, is the organization driving collaborative innovation around Power Architecture technology. Power.org's mission is to optimize interoperability, accelerate innovation and drive increased adoption of this leading processor architecture. For more details, visit www.power.org.