Press Release
Imagination Technologies Joins OCP-IP
PORTLAND, ORE. — September 4, 2003 — Imagination Technologies, a
leader in system-on-chip intellectual property (SoC IP), and Open Core
Protocol International Partnership (OCP-IP), the association providing a
common standard for intellectual property core interfaces, or sockets, that
facilitate "plug and play" SoC design, today announce that Imagination
Technologies has joined the Open Core Protocol International
Partnership.
OCP-IP is a groundbreaking industry association dedicated to making a
common standard for IP core interfaces, or sockets, that facilitate "plug
and play" SoC design. Imagination Technologies supports the Open Core
Protocol with graphics, video and display IP cores from its PowerVR
division. As a provider of semiconductor IP for the SoC market, membership
in OCP-IP allows Imagination Technologies’ customers to integrate IP into
chip products while maintaining short design cycles, lowering design costs
and bringing products to market faster.
John Metcalfe, VP PowerVR Business Development, Imagination Technologies
says: "OCP-IP’s industry standard socket enhances IP core reusability and
reduces design time for complex SoCs while also lowering both cost and risk.
This can be of major impact in the competitive SoC IP market where design
time and cost effective utilization of IP are highly important."
Ian Mackintosh, President, OCP-IP says: "The support for OCP by the PowerVR
IP cores is a recognition of the significance of our standard. We are
delighted to have Imagination Technologies, a leader in SoC IP, as a member
of OCP-IP."
A list of PowerVR IP available with OCP-IP support can be found at www.ocpip.org/library/ip/.
About OCP-IP
The OCP International Partnership Association, Inc. (OCP-IP) was announced
in December 2001 to promote and support the open core protocol (OCP) as the
complete socket standard that ensures rapid creation and integration of
interoperable virtual components. OCP-IP's Governing Steering Committee
participants include Nokia [NYSE: NOK], Texas Instruments [NYSE: TXN],
STMicroelectronics [NYSE: STM], United Microelectronics Corporation [NYSE:
UMC], Sonics and other industry leading companies. OCP-IP is a non-profit
corporation delivering the first fully supported, openly licensed
core-centric protocol that comprehensively fulfills system-level integration
requirements. The OCP facilitates IP core reusability and reduces design
time and risk, along with manufacturing costs for SoC designs. For
additional background and membership information, visit www.ocpip.org.
About Imagination Technologies
Imagination Technologies Group plc is an international IP licensing company
that develops, licenses and supplies market-leading graphics/video cores,
real-time DSP-enabled multithreaded processors, communication and broadcast
technologies for the consumer entertainment and PC markets. It supplies both
licensable IP (Intellectual Property) and related advanced development tools
to leading semiconductor and consumer electronics companies worldwide.
Imagination Technologies Group plc has its corporate headquarters in the
United Kingdom and is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange
(FTSE:IMG). See: www.imgtec.com.
About PowerVR
PowerVR – a division of Imagination Technologies – develops and markets the
unique PowerVR graphics/video technology. Existing partners licensing the
technology include Frontier Silicon, Hitachi, NEC, Sharp and
STMicroelectronics. See: www.powervr.com.
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