Key ASIC Press Release

Key ASIC, a leading fabless design service provider of ASIC and System-on-Chip (SoC) products and an ARM® Partner; has completed the implementation of an ARM926-EJ-S™ processor optimized for operation at 350Mhz in 130nm CMOS process. Key ASIC has completed the design and hardened the ARM926EJ-S processor with 16K of I and D cache implemented on Silterra’s CL130G, 130nm CMOS process.

“We have designed this optimized ARM926EJ-S processor with the specific intent of targeting consumer markets requiring CPU intensive functions such as single processor-based VOIP applications”, said Wei-Kong Chia, CTO of Key ASIC, Inc.

As mobile VoIP applications take off, device power efficiency, coupled with low-cost becomes critical for successful mass deployment. “Single processor-based implementations have a significant advantage towards catering to this market”, said Ron Victor, VP, Marketing & Business Development for HelloSoft, Inc. “HelloSoft’s award winning VoIP technologies enable both high-performance and low-power, and the Key ASIC ARM 926 implementation is an excellent fit.”

“We are pleased to see Key ASIC create high performance implementations of our CPU cores for the cost sensitive consumer market. By enabling end devices based on high quality soft-DSP VoIP, and eliminating the need for a dedicated DSP processor, Key ASIC is addressing the cost and power requirements of the coming generation of converged multimedia devices driving consumer product innovation.” said Ian Drew Vice President, Segment Marketing, ARM.

Key ASIC has licensed the ARM926EJ-S and ARM946E-S processors and is a member of the ARM Connected Community. Key ASIC’s optimized ARM926EJ-S processor is available as a hardened core for its customers. The silicon validation will be completed in early 2008. Key ASIC is now providing its high-speed optimized ARM926EJ-S processor and support to selected customers.