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Globalpress Electronics Summit. Corporate Overview April 27, 2010. www.open-silicon.com. 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
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Globalpress Electronics Summit Corporate Overview April 27, 2010 www.open-silicon.com
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
2008 and 2009 GSA’s Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company Past Award Winners: • 1996NeoMagic(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) • 2000Transmeta (public in 2000) • 2001Atheros Communications, Inc. (public in 2004) • 2002 West Bay Semiconductor, Inc. (acquired in 2003) • 2003Cavium Networks (public in 2007) • 2004Cavium Networks (public in 2007) • 2005AuthenTec (public in 2007) • 2006Cavium Networks (public in 2007) • 2007Inphi Corporation • 2008 Open-Silicon, Inc. • 2009 Open-Silicon, Inc.
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
ASIC Design Evolution • 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
We use 3rd party memories • We use 3rd party libraries ASIC Design Evolution • 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 • We make some of our own IP • We sold our fab • We use mostly 3rd party tools • We leverage outsourced design centers
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
What We Do Product Specification Architecture & RTL Design IP Selection & Integration IC Physical Design Wafer Fabrication Package and Assembly Test & Prod Engineering Prod & Logistics
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
Open-Silicon TechnologyBuilding the Best Possible Custom Silicon Lowest Power 65-28nm Design Needs Highest Performance Managed Variability Low Cost Test • >70 person-years in development • Unique in ASIC market • Patented • Silicon proven
Open-Silicon Resources Operations Resources Design Resources A New Model For Chip Development How can we build new products with limited resources? • “Specification Handoff” • Input: Semiconductor product idea or specification • Output: A new chip expanding an existing family or entering a new market
Product 1 Product 2 Product 3 Open-Silicon for Derivatives and Shrinks Derivatives Spec change from original product Core Customer Roadmap Shrinks Same function as original product
Case Study: Network Switch “SFC9020 Ethernet Controller” “Solarstorm SFN5122F dual-port 10GbE NICs” “Caledon ASIC”
Example: Mobile Media Processor “Missouri ASIC” “PNX1005, PNX1004 and PNX1002 Media Processors” Portable TV
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 Industry’s Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company