Barcelona Design qualifies PLLs generated by its Miro Class 0.13µm PLL engine and targeted to Taiwan Semiconductor's 0.13µm process

April 15, 2003

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NEWARK, Calif. -- Barcelona Design Inc.,the leading supplier of analog synthesis and IP solutions , has achieved a major milestone in expanding its synthesizable analog IP offering. The company has successfully completed comprehensive qualification, including silicon testing, of PLLs generated by its Miro™ Class 0.13 um PLL engine and targeted to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) 0.13 um process. In a related announcement, Barcelona stated that it has also extended the Miro™ PLL class to support the TSMC NexSys 90 nm process technology. In September 2002, the company announced its plan to develop products at the 90 nm technology node. Barcelona expects to release the production 90 nm Miro™ PLL engine to customers in mid-2003. Barcelona has integrated three process geometries into its Miro™ class PLL engines in less than one year and has proven the technology through silicon results. The company has achieved 100% first-time silicon success for ten PLL’s that were taped-out to TSMC’s 0.18 um and 0.13 um processes over a period of three months. “We have proven that our technology to create analog IP is not only tremendously scalable but can also be rapidly and reliably ported to new geometries,” said Peter Santos, vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Barcelona. “Our ability to validate a large number of optimized PLL’s in silicon in a very short period of time on multiple processes is unprecedented in the industry and positions Barcelona to lead the long awaited revolution in analog circuit design.” The attainment of these milestones has increased the value of the Miro™ class in TSMC’s IP partner program. "Barcelona's ability to rapidly generate and prove analog IP has been successfully demonstrated," said Genda Hu, vice president of Corporate Marketing at TSMC. "Barcelona’s synthesizable solutions enable our customers to rapidly obtain full-custom optimal Analog IP for their SoC products." Barcelona Design Inc.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)

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