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Globalpress Electronics SummitCorporate Overview
April 27, 2010
www.open-silicon.com
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Open-Silicon► Founded in 2003
― Headquartered in San Jose, CA― 200 employees ― Unique focus on predictability, reliability
► World leader in custom IC design and manufacturing
― Over 200 ASIC designs― Over 45M units shipped― ISO9001:2008 registered― Worldwide engineering: India, China,
US, Taiwan, Japan, Israel
► ASIC Technology Leader― Low power― High performance processors― Derivative IC design― Spec-to-parts complete solutions
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2008 and 2009 GSA’s Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company
Past Award Winners:► 1996 NeoMagic (public in 1997)
► 1996 Chip Express (public in 1999)
► 1997 NVIDIA Corporation (public in 1999)
► 1998 NVIDIA Corporation (public in 1999)
► 1999 Marvell Semiconductor (public in 2000)
► 2000 Transmeta (public in 2000)
► 2001 Atheros Communications, Inc. (public in 2004)
► 2002 West Bay Semiconductor, Inc. (acquired in 2003)
► 2003 Cavium Networks (public in 2007)
► 2004 Cavium Networks (public in 2007)
► 2005 AuthenTec (public in 2007)
► 2006 Cavium Networks (public in 2007)
► 2007 Inphi Corporation
► 2008 Open-Silicon, Inc.
► 2009 Open-Silicon, Inc.
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Major Milestones► Company acquired from initial venture capital firms by Unicorn
Investment Bank of Bahrain in 2007
► Geographic expansion to Israel, China, Japan, and now Europe
► Technology boosted by acquisition:― Zenasis Technology, a leader in the low power and high performance EDA space― Silicon Logic Engineering, a leader in high end chip architecture and design
2004:Israel
2007: Zenasis
Technology
2007: Unicorn
Investment Bank
2008: China
Brite Semi
2009:Japan
2009: U.K.
2009: Silicon Logic
Engineering
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► We make our own IP
► We have our own fab
► We make our own memories
► We make our own libraries
► We make our own tools
► We have domestic design centers
ASIC Design Evolution
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► We make our own IP
► We have our own fab
► We make our own memories
► We make our own libraries
► We make our own tools
► We have domestic design centers
ASIC Design Evolution
► We make some of our own IP
► We sold our fab
► We use 3rd party memories
► We use 3rd party libraries
► We use mostly 3rd party tools
► We leverage outsourced design centers
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ASIC Design Future
► Focus on solutions― Flexible engagement models including
advanced architectural design capability― Build the best possible custom silicon using
open market technology and best-in-class engineering
― Network of partners to provide specific expertise
► Focus on quality― Program and vendor management― IP qualification and design integration― Best-in-class manufacturing partners
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What We Do
IC Physical Design
Prod & Logistics
Test & Prod Engineering
Wafer Fabrication
Package and Assembly
IP Selection & Integration
Product Specification
Architecture & RTL Design
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Design Capability Open-Silicon Internal and Design Partners
► Complete digital design solutions
► Analog derivatives through strong analog design partners
― In-house analog manufacturing expertise includes package, test, and product engineering
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Open-Silicon TechnologyBuilding the Best Possible Custom Silicon
► >70 person-years in development► Unique in ASIC market► Patented► Silicon proven
65-28nm Design Needs
Lowest Power
Highest Performance
Managed Variability
Low Cost Test
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A New Model For Chip Development
► “Specification Handoff”
► Input: Semiconductor product idea or specification
► Output: A new chip expanding an existing family or entering a new market
Design Resources
Operations Resources
Open-Silicon Resources
How can we build new products with limited
resources?
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Complete ASIC Solutions
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Open-Silicon for Derivatives and Shrinks
Shrinks
Same function as
original product
Derivatives
Spec change from
original product
Product
1
Product
2
Product
3
Core Customer Roadmap
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Case Study: Network Switch
“SFC9020 Ethernet Controller”
“Caledon ASIC”
IC Architectur
e
RTL Design
Physical Design
IP Integration NIC Design
“Solarstorm SFN5122F dual-
port 10GbE NICs”
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Example: Mobile Media Processor
“PNX1005, PNX1004 and PNX1002 Media
Processors”
“Missouri ASIC”
IC Architectur
e
RTL Design
Physical Design
IP Integration TV Design
Portable TV
Upgrade Processor to
ARM11
Update DDR Interface to DDR2
Replace Clocking, Update RST and Boot
Update Audio with new
Replicate Video Processing FunctionsTo Handle Multiple ChannelsVideo
Audio Replace Block with New Customer IP Audio
Old I/F Old I/F
Update USB1.1 with USB2.0
New RTL BlockNew RTL BlockNew RTL BlockUpdate Block
Update PCI-X with PCI
Express 5Gb
No Change No Change
No Change
USB2.0
PCIe v2
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Industry’s Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company
The ASIC Leader
► Open-Silicon is one of the market leaders in North America:
― Over 200 ASICs designed― Over 45M units shipped― Predictability and reliability― Technology leadership
► Open-Silicon has a new model for chip design which is revolutionizing the industry
― Open market technology― Spec-to-parts and derivatives
► Open-Silicon is growing in Asia and Europe