Mesa, AZ., Feb 13, 2006 – Tallika Corporation, a Semiconductor Intellectual Property and Design Services Company, announced today that its PCI Express Endpoint Controller Core together with SMSC’s PCI-Express PHY has passed all PCI-SIG Compliance tests including the PCI-SIG defined Protocol, Configuration, and Electrical testing. The product has also passed interoperability testing with Root complex/Switch/Bridge vendors for PCI Express at the Compliance Workshop.
“The Tallika team made significant contributions to the design, verification, and silicon validation of our PCI-Express PHY. In addition to their PCI Express endpoint controller core, Tallika provided engineering services for design, verification and timing closure. I was very impressed by the technical abilities and execution of the Tallika's team and the quality of their IPâ€, said Roy Scott Kaller, Vice President Engineering at SMSC.
“The success of our engagement with SMSC demonstrates Tallika’s commitment to Customer successâ€, said Hemi Bhatnagar, President and CEO of Tallika Corporation. He added, “Over past eighteen months, our engagement with SMSC has demonstrated our capabilities from Design, Verification, Tapeout, and system level integration/validation. Using our state of the art Design Center in Chennai, India, we are able to offer high quality cutting edge Design Services at attractive prices.â€
Tallika’s configurable PCI Express cores are designed to provide the highest link utilization with low latency and gate count. Tallika provides leading edge PCI Express solutions including Root Complex (with optional dual mode), configurable switches and related design services.
Besides PCI Express, Tallika’s portfolio includes a range of silicon proven IP cores such as IPSEC/VPN Offload Engines (including a single channel 3 Gbps engine), crypto/hash engines, and DDR I/II Controllers.
Tallika provides on-site and off-site Semiconductor Design, Verification and Implementation Services from its Design Center in Mesa, Arizona and Chennai, India.
About Tallika Corporation
Tallika Corporation is a leading provider of Silicon Intellectual Property and Professional Design Services for consumer, networking, computing, and storage markets. Tallika provides design services from its Design Centers in Chennai (near Bangalore), India and Phoenix, Arizona. Tallika’s IP Portfolio includes PCI Express Controllers, Security Solutions and DDR I/II Controllers. Tallika’s design services include turn-key Specification to GDSII – Specification, RTL, Verification, and RTL-to-GDSII – for digital and mixed-signal designs. Tallika specializes in design services for system level enablement PCI Express and Security technologies for its Customers.
For more information on Tallika’s Products and Services, please visit http://www.tallika.com
About SMSC
Many of the world’s most successful global technology companies rely upon SMSC as a go-to resource for semiconductor system solutions that span analog, digital and mixed-signal technologies. Leveraging substantial intellectual property, integration expertise and a comprehensive global infrastructure, SMSC solves design challenges and delivers performance, space, cost and time-tomarket advantages to its customers. SMSC’s application focus targets highgrowth vertical markets including mobile and desktop PCs, servers, consumer electronics, automotive infotainment and industrial applications. The Company has developed leadership positions in its select markets by providing application specific solutions such as mixed-signal PC system controllers, non-PCI Ethernet, ARCNET, MOST and Hi-Speed USB.
SMSC is based in Hauppauge, New York with operations in North America, Asia and Europe. Engineering design centers are located in Arizona, New York, Texas and Karlsruhe, Germany. Additional information is available at www.smsc.com.