HCL Tech is the 1st ‘SuperH Design Agency’

BANGALORE: SuperH, which makes multimedia RISC CPU cores has signed an agreement with HCL Technologies to make the latter the first member of the ‘SuperH Design Agency’ program.

As a result of this agreement, HCL Tech will act as a licensing agency for SuperH cores enabling it to design and deliver System-on-Chip (SoC) devices incorporating SuperH multimedia CPU cores. The Design Agency Program is designed to offer System OEMs, fabless chip designers and IDMs (integrated device manufacturers) the option of a ‘one-stop-shop’ for SoC design services. HCL Tech will thus act as a single point of contact for specification, licensing and design services, thereby simplifying the whole Intellectual Property (IP) delivery process.

HCL Tech’s Head of VLSI & Embedded System Division, Anup Dutta, said, "We have had a long-standing relationship with SuperH and are glad to progress to the next level of collaboration. The new arrangement will allow us to provide comprehensive solutions built around the SuperH cores and enable us to deliver significant value to our mutual customers".

Primarily, the focus will be on applications requiring an integrated RISC CPU with a DSP core such as set-top-boxes, home gateways, in-car entertainment, handheld multimedia, data and voice communications.

Jean-Marie Rolland, CEO at SuperH commented, "We have been successful in licensing our cores for multimedia applications and are delighted to have HCL Technologies as our first SuperH Design Agency. This is a key part of our sales strategy designed to take our processor technology to an even wider range of customers. We will be benefiting from the customer base and market reach of HCL Technologies".