The acquisition expands Virage Logic's ability to serve the company's chosen markets by adding new products and services required in the rapid development of System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated circuits to Virage Logic's current family of physical IP products including memory compilers, logic libraries and related development tools.
"Virage Logic is committed to providing our over 300 global customers with advanced technology, quality products and services. The addition of Ingot Systems' application specific IP to our broad portfolio of physical IP products increases the value we are able to provide our customers as they develop their advanced SoCs," said Dan McCranie, Virage Logic president and chief executive officer. "The response from our customers has been very positive and I'm confident this broadening of our products and services will further establish Virage Logic as the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner."
Cypress Semiconductor selected Ingot Systems' DDR Memory Controller and design services. Ingot's memory controller supports Mobile DDR and Mobile SDR operation, key requirements for low-power consumer electronics. "We reviewed the DDR memory controllers on the market and found the Ingot solution best suited for our application, mainly due to its low power requirements and ability to address our aggressive goals for performance and latency," said Alakesh Chetia, managing director, Data Communications Division from Cypress Semiconductor.
iVivity, a leading provider of multi-protocol silicon for enterprise networks, uses Virage Logic Standard Cell Libraries and its STAR Memory System(TM) in its designs, as well as the Ingot Systems DDR2 Memory Controller. "We have come to rely on Virage Logic's and Ingot's technically advanced products, excellent quality and superior customer support services," said Jim O'Connor, senior vice president of engineering for iVivity Incorporated. "As we move ahead with ever more advanced network processor designs, we look forward to exploring the combined capabilities of Virage Logic and Ingot to help realize our goals for performance and area."-Virage Logic
