Vativ Technologies Partners With QualCore Logic For Physical Design

Assumed Responsibility for Three Chip Projects From Netlist To GDSII Through Tapeout

Sunnyvale, Calif., May 17, 2004 –– Vativ Technologies, Inc. of San Diego, Calif., today named QualCore Logic Inc. its design partner for physical design.  This comes after QualCore Logic’s design realization team successfully completed the physical design of three integrated circuits (ICs) used for Vativ Technologies digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for wired communications.

QualCore Logic, an intellectual property (IP) and full-service, mixed-signal application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) realization company, assumed responsibility for the physical design of each chip from netlist to GDSII through tapeout to TSMC.  All three chips –– two implemented in 0.18-micron and one in 0.13-micron process technologies –– worked the first time.

“QualCore Logic’s impressive design realization team was able to meet our demanding product specifications and daunting project schedule,” Keith Vertrees, Vativ Technologies’ vice president of engineering, remarks.  “This is why QualCore Logic is our design partner and will be an integral part of our project team.”

Adds Mahendra Jain, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of QualCore Logic:  “Vativ Technologies has an expertise in networking design and turned to QualCore Logic for our design realization expertise.  This relationship gave Vativ Technologies a ready-made team of experienced designers, and access to our production-proven design flows.”
About Vativ Technologies, Inc.

Vativ Technologies is a San Diego-based fabless semiconductor company focused on providing DSP-based transceiver solutions for wired communications.  Based on its technical experience in developing innovative DSP algorithms, high-speed digital VLSI and analog IC components, the company delivers state-of-the-art integrated CMOS IC solutions for LAN, WAN and SAN applications.  Founded in 2001, Vativ is a VC-backed enterprise with lead investments from Redpoint Ventures, Mission Ventures, Forrest Binkley Brown and the Viterbi Group.  For more information, visit Vativ’s website at www.vativ.com.
About QualCore Logic

Founded in 1994, QualCore Logic provides ASIC design implementation and delivery of packaged and tested digital, mixed-signal and analog systems-on-chip (SoCs), based on silicon-proven IP.  It can take an engineering or register transfer level (RTL) specification to GDSII through final silicon, and has designed 10-million gate chips implemented in .13 micron and other process technologies.  It operates design and support centers in Sunnyvale, Calif., Plano, Texas, and Hyderabad, India.  Corporate headquarters is located at:  1289 Anvilwood Avenue, Sunnyvale, Calif.  94089.  Telephone:  (408) 541-0730.  Facsimile:  (408) 541-0731.  Email:  sales@qualcorelogic.com.  Web Site:  http://www.qualcorelogic.com

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