ChipStart Teams with Discretix for Security Solutions

Complete Embedded System Security Solution Now Available

Palo Alto, California, April 14, 2009 - ChipStart LLC, a semiconductor intellectual property solution company, announced it has partnered with Discretix, Inc. to complete its portfolio of SecureStart security intellectual property for embedded systems markets. Whether it's IPsec, rights management, secure boot, storage or payment, customers today identify Discretix as the trusted embedded security solution partner. The inclusion of Discretix products into ChipStart’s SecureStart portfolio has come in response to market demand for a one stop shop that can address a wide range of SoC security architecture and design requirements. "Discretix is well-known as a best-in-class provider for embedded security solutions, and we're pleased to have them join ChipStart's SecureStart portfolio. This partnership allows ChipStart to provide our customers with the highest quality hardware and software security solutions available," said Howard Pakosh, president & CEO, ChipStart. Security solutions such as SecureStart consist of hardware IP cores that target ASIC and FPGA designs and software that is highly portable. These solutions are rigorously verified and include AES, RNG, RSA and ECC that scale from kbps designs all the way up to 40 Gbps for networking applications.

About ChipStart:

ChipStart is a semiconductor intellectual property solution company based in Palo Alto, California. ChipStart provides sales, marketing and support engagement solutions for companies that commerce third party semiconductor intellectual property. For more information, see www.chip-start.com.

About Discretix:

Discretix’ security solutions are deployed in a wide range of consumer electronics devices enabling services and applications, while protecting the device and its contents. Discretix’ products include embedded security co-processors and a broad range of security applications. The solutions are tightly integrated into the device, enhancing security without compromising the user experience. Discretix, a privately-owned company, serves the needs of some of the world’s best-known semiconductor and device manufacturers and has been consistently ranked among the leaders of the embedded security market. For more information, please visit www.discretix.com.