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MOTOROLA LICENSES YAMAHA ON M*CORE' RISC MICROPROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE
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TOKYO, JAPAN - March 28, 2000 -Motorola, Inc. today signed a full and comprehensive licensing agreement with Yamaha Corporation. for the M*COREÅEmicroprocessor architecture for use in any and all products Yamaha designs, manufacturers and sells worldwide. Representatives of both companies formalized the agreement during a press conference and signing ceremony today in Tokyo, Japan. The license reaches beyond the state-of-the-art, low-power M*CORE microprocessor architecture to include the Motorola intellectual property reuse specifications developed for System-on-Chip (SoC) design.
"We are excited about licensing the M-CORE architecture from Motorola," commented Hirokazu Kato, Director and General Manager, Semiconductor Division, Yamaha Corporation. "We intend to fully utilize the low power, small die size and high performance of the M-CORE architecture, todevelop competitive SoC solutions for musical instruments, audio and sound related products, game consoles and multimedia terminals. The market for mobile products is expanding rapidly, and we have aggressive plans to meet the user's needs by providing complete and flexible solutions based on the M-CORE architecture."
"We're pleased Yamaha is the first major licensee for the M*CORE architecture in Japan," commented William T. Edwards, senior vice president and director, Strategic Planning Development, Motorola, Inc. "Yamaha is a strong leader in the consumer electronics market. Motorola provides complete solutions, including a high performance, low-power core, mature development tools and the ability to rapidly reuse the vital peripheral modules. The combination of our technology and Yamaha's engineering prowess will enable new classes of products for consumers."
The license grants Yamaha the right to design and manufacture products based on the fully synthesizable M*CORE M210S microprocessor and to distribute them worldwide. Motorola will immediately begin transferringthe M210S core along with the M210 system integration modules, a standard peripheral set and the Intellectual Property Interface (IPI) specification. The IPI specification defines an interface for the design and verification of reusable SoC modules. A synthesizable core, such as the M210S, utilizes standard industry design tools to rapidly port the design to multiple process technologies and geometries.
Motorola is providing all the necessary elements for Yamaha engineers to take new designs rapidly from concept to integrated systems and to retarget those designs into multiple fab processes.
As part of the agreement, Yamaha will receive the M*CORE architecture reference platform consisting of:
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The M*CORE 210S RISC microprocessor, a fully synthesizable version of the 32-bit processor.
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The Motorola Semiconductor Reuse Standards (SRS) that are designed to allow the creation of architecture-independent peripherals for use in multiple designs such as those based on Motorola's core architectures
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M*CORE System Integration Modules.
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A library of reusable, industry standard peripheral modules.
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| About Yamaha |
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Yamaha Corporation incorporated in 1897, the world's largest musical instrument manufacturer, offers a diversity of sound, music and multimedia products. Product line of its semiconductor division includes multimedia audio, graphics and communications chips. Yamaha's recent venture into sound synthesis technology applied to sound generator chips is enjoying a high reputation and big market share in amusement market and mobile phone market. Yamaha Corporation recorded sales of 391,951 millions of yen in the fiscal year ended March in 1999.
http://www.global.yamaha.com |
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| About M*CORE |
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Introduced in 1997, the M*CORE microprocessor architecture broke industry records for acceptance, garnering a record $1.6 billion USD in design wins for the corporation in the first six months in the demand-driven electronics, portable, consumer, wireless, industrial, and transportationmarkets.
The M*CORE technology is a fixed-length, 16-bit RISC architecture with internal 32-bit data path that combines Motorola's unparalleled technical RISC experience with its vast expertise in control-oriented applications.
Optimized at 1.8V, the M*CORE architecture offers the lowest power consumption available for 32-bit microRISC processors. Designed with optimized growth in mind; the core's inherent design features and best-of-class development tools deliver a cutting-edge solution ideal for a wide range of highly integrated, low-power embedded computing applications where memory efficiency, time-to-market, and system cost are critical. EDN magazine named the M*CORE architecture one of the hot technologies of 1998. |
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| About Motorola |
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Motorola's microprocessor architectures have been the foundation of engineering and technical courses for two decades. As the world's #1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector offers multiple DigitalDNA TM technologies which enable its customers to create "smart" products and new business opportunities in the networkingand computing, wireless communications, transportation, and imaging and
entertainment markets. Motorola's worldwide semiconductor sales were $7.4 billion (USD) in 1999. http://www.motorola.com/semiconductors
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1999 were $30.9 billion.
http://www.motorola.com/sps.
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DigitalDNA is a trademark of Motorola, Inc.
M*CORE is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. |
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For Information:
Motorola Editorial Contacts, Japan: Yamaha Editorial Contact:
Koichi Yoshimura Matt (Masamitsu) Yamamura
Motorola Yamaha
81-3-3280-8672 81-539-62-5444
[Email] myamamura@pds.yamaha.co.jp
Motorola Editorial Contacts, U.S.A:
David Rogers, Manager, Business Development & Communications
Motorola M*CORE Technology Center
(512) 996-6335
Bonnie Quintanilla, Managing Director or
Karen Carson, Account Supervisor
MS&L Global Technology
Bonnieq@msltech.com
Kcarson@msltech.com
(805) 494-0830
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