eASIC and Xelic Deliver CPRI to OTN Reference Design For SFP+ to Enable Fast C-RAN Deployment

Santa Clara, CA – December 17, 2014 – eASIC Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company that delivers a custom IC platform (eASIC Platform), and Xelic, Inc., a fast leading supplier of silicon intellectual property (SIP) and IP-enabled design services, today announced the immediate availability of a CPRI to OTN reference design implemented in the eASIC Nextreme-3 28nm Platform. The reference design dramatically reduces development time for SFP+ applications used in C-RAN.

The reference design consists of Xelic’s CPRI to OTN IP core that has been verified by eASIC for implementation in the eASIC Nextreme-3 Platform. The reference design is available as parameterizable RTL that can be easily implemented in the eASIC Nextreme-3 Platform that meets the stringent low power and form factor requirements for implementation in SFP+ modules.

“We believe there is market demand for SFP+ solutions, driven primarily by the interest in C-RAN. We are pleased to be working with Xelic to provide our customers an optimized CPRI to OTN solution that is ideal for SFP+ applications”, said Jasbinder Bhoot, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing eASIC. “Xelic’s efficient implementation of the CPRI to OTN IP core enables OEMs to develop SFP+ solutions in the smallest eASIC Nextreme-3 device.”

“eASIC’s goal of reducing the overall cost of silicon customization is powerful and unique”, said Mark Gibson, President of Xelic, Inc. “The features of the eASIC Nextreme-3 device such as the 12.5G serdes, low power consumption and small form factor coupled with a fast development time allows OEMs to quickly deliver and deploy SFP+ solutions.”

About eASIC Corporation

eASIC is a semiconductor company offering a differentiated solution that enables us to rapidly and cost-effectively deliver custom integrated circuits (ICs), creating value for our customers’ hardware and software systems. Our eASIC solution consists of our eASIC Platform which incorporates a versatile, pre-defined and reusable base array and customizable single-mask layer, our easicopy ASICs, our standard ASICs and our proprietary design tools. We believe this innovative technology allows eASIC to offer the optimal combination of fast time-to-market, high performance, low power consumption, low development cost and low unit cost for our customers. Privately held eASIC Corporation is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Investors include Khosla Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Seagate Technology, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB) and Evergreen Partners. For more information on eASIC please visit www.easic.com.

About Xelic, Inc.

Xelic is a leading provider of standards based Intellectual Property cores for ASIC and FPGA applications. Xelic’s primary focus is in the OTN space and the company provides IP cores for all OTN rates and functions.

Xelic is a privately held company with headquarters in Rochester New York. For more information on Xelic’s core go to www.xelic.com or e-mail information@xelic.com.