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ViASIC Announces 12th Tape-out for ViaMask Standard-Metal Library
Durham, NC - June 27, 2005 - ViASIC Inc. today announced the successful tape-out of the first dozen chips using the ViaMask standard-metal libraries. Standard-metal uses pre-designed logic along with pre-designed routing. A design’s RTL is configured using a single via layer. The ViaMask standard-metal fabric offers excellent densities and routability while yielding standard-cell-like clock speeds and power consumption. ViaMASK is a single via layer configuration solution, which can reduce NRE charges and fabrication cost by more than 90% compared to standard-cell design. This patented fabric provides easy design closure while providing a dense, high-performance fabric of interwoven configurable RAM and logic. The ViaMask standard-metal libraries have been used to build configurable SOCs as well as structured ASICs. About ViASIC Inc. ViASIC is a privately held EDA company and the leading provider of standard-metal tools and technologies. The company’s patented ViaMask fabric is a complete library for building platform ASICs or embedding single via layer configurable sections into an SoC. ViASIC also offers ViaPath, a robust physical design solution for via-configurable fabrics. ViASIC is located at 2635 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC 27713. Telephone 919-767-6941, Fax 919-767-6933
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