Digital Core Design will take part in the EU Gateway to Japan

March 14, 2005 - Brussels, Belgium and Bytom, Poland - Digital Core Design (DCD) , the Intellectual Property (IP) Core provider and System-on-Chip (SoC) design house, will take part in the EU Gateway to Japan - Information and Communication Technologies Trade Mission.

The mission is scheduled to take place in Tokyo from 9 to 13 May 2005. Digital Core Design will be in the group of IT companies from across European Union, which will be supported by EU in the promotion of innovative technology through the group events and individual business meetings in Japan. Prior to the events considerable advance promotion of this mission will take place in Japan to Japanese companies, trade journals and associations. In addition, the mission participants will be supported in preparations in Europe by EUROCHAMBRES and local Chambers of Industry and Commerce, as well as by Japanese partners in commercial services in Japan.

The whole program covers not only preparations and meetings prior the mission, events and business meetings in Japan, but also post-event activities and support in Japan and Europe, including use of facilities and support of JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) in the form of Trade Tie-Up Promotion Program.

"We started exporting our IP cores to Japan last year, and right after establishing new business contacts we succeeded with projects for such prestigious customers like TOYOTA and SYSMEX. Taking part in the EU Gateway to Japan is viewed by DCD as a next step in our expansion in Asian markets. The promotion and business opportunities offered by European Commission together with Japanese organizations during the EU Gateway to Japan program allow us better understand the Japanese business culture and shorten the path and time to become a full beneficent from co-operation with Japanese companies, resulting in increasing substantially our business with Japan." - said Jacek Hanke, the President of DCD.

About Digital Core Design

Digital Core Design has been keeping one of the leading positions in the Intellectual Property market as a design company of highest quality synthesizable VHDL & Verilog IP Cores for over five years. DCD's IPs are high performance and cost-effective cores that enhance flexibility and reduce time-to-market for companies in many sectors, including: communications, consumer electronics, security, military, medical, automotive and other industrial markets. DCD is an expert in designing the following IP cores:

• Microcontrollers/microprocessors
• Floating point and math functions coprocessors and units (IEEE-754 compliant),
• Bus interfaces and other peripheral cores.

Using DCD IP Cores the customer can benefit from:

• Getting a silicon proven complete IP solutions (core and debug system) from only one designer,
• Design risks elimination,
• Wide range of peripherals and full customization,
• Global sales network and professional service of experienced engineers.

DCD co-operates very closely with the leading Semiconductor Manufactures, EDA Vendors and Industry Affiliations like: ALTERA, XILINX, LATTICE, FARADAY, SYNOPSYS as well as Design-Reuse, SIPAC, CSIP and SignOnce.

The functionality of IP solutions offered by DCD were up to date appreciated by over 200 licenses sold for over 150 customers worldwide, such as: INTEL, SIEMENS, PHILIPS, TOYOTA, MAXIM, RAYTHEON, OSRAM, GENERAL ELECTRIC, SAGEM AND GOODRICH. DCD also became a member of first-class branch partner programs like: AMPP program of ALTERA, AllianceCORE of XILINX, LeverCore of LATTICE and IP Catalyst of SYNOPSYS. For more information about Digital Core Design and products, please visit www.dcd.pl