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