eSilicon Takes Achronix 1.5 GHz FPGA Design to Production
First Pass 65nm Silicon Produces Excellent Yields
SUNNYVALE, CA and SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - December 17, 2009) - eSilicon Corporation, a
pioneering semiconductor value chain producer (VCP), and Achronix
Semiconductor, makers of the world's fastest field programmable gate arrays
(FPGAs), today revealed that they have successfully taken the Achronix
Speedster 1.5 GHz FPGA to commercial production. Achronix selected
eSilicon to leverage eSilicon's world-class physical design and supply
chain expertise.
The first member of the Speedster family, the SPD60, is currently in
production on TSMC's 65nm G-Plus process technology. At the core of the
Achronix FPGA is its patented picoPIPE acceleration technology. The core
interfaces with 28 lanes of SerDes (up to 10.3 Gbps) and reconfigurable IOs
including a physical interface (PHY) that supports many different interface
protocols, including: DDR1, DDR2, DDR3, SPI4, HT1, QDRII+ and RLDRAM.
"Working with the knowledgeable engineers at Achronix and with TSMC as our
fab partner, we produced working first-pass silicon for this highly complex
device," said Hugh Durdan, COO at eSilicon. "The production yields are
excellent for a device of this complexity. The project's success is a
testament to a high-quality work flow and efficient teamwork that is the
hallmark of a true semiconductor value chain producer (VCP)."
"We selected eSilicon for their expertise in backend implementation,
manufacturing and packaging," said Ravi Sunkavali, vice president of
Hardware Engineering at Achronix. "They delivered on their promises with
excellent service and innovation. Their team and processes smoothly and
efficiently moved the product from design to right-the-first-time silicon
production."
"Achronix first time silicon success through their efforts with eSilicon is
a case study of three way collaboration and the supportive role TSMC plays
to bring innovative designs to market in record time. It is a testimony to
technical ingenuity coupled with sound business practices of all parties
involved," said Dr. John Wei, Senior Director, Communication Business
Development, TSMC.
About eSilicon
eSilicon, a pioneering semiconductor Value Chain Producer (VCP), provides a
comprehensive suite of design, productization and manufacturing services,
enabling a flexible, low-cost, lower-risk path to volume chip production.
The company delivers application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) to
system original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and fabless semiconductor
companies who serve a wide variety of markets including the consumer,
computer, communications and industrial segments. eSilicon -- Enabling Your
Silicon Success™. For more information, please visit www.esilicon.com.
About Achronix
Achronix Semiconductor is a privately held fabless corporation based in San
Jose, Calif. Achronix builds the world's fastest field programmable gate
arrays (FPGAs) capable of up to 1.5 GHz peak performance. Achronix has
sales offices and representatives in the United States, Europe, China,
Japan, and Korea, and has research and design offices in Boston, Mass.,
Ithaca, N.Y., and Bangalore, India.
eSilicon and the eSilicon logo are registered trademarks, and Enabling Your
Silicon Success is a trademark, of eSilicon Corporation. Other trademarks
are the property of their respective owner.
Contact Information: For more information:
Susan Cain
Cain Communications
503-538-2747
Kalar Rajendiran
eSilicon Corporation
408-616-4625
Yousef Khalilollahi
Achronix Semiconductor
408-889-4140