XpertTeak(TM) Reduces Cost of Ownership and Time to Market for Semiconductor
Vendors and OEMs
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
DSP Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSPG), the world leader in the development and
licensing of Digital Signal Processor (DSP) cores, today introduced
XpertTeak(TM), a new approach to silicon Intellectual Property (IP). XpertTeak
enhances DSP Group's product line of DSP Cores with a complete DSP core-based
subsystem, developed entirely in-house, to meet semiconductor and OEM
(Original Equipment Manufacturer) vendors' growing need for low power, low
cost, System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions. XpertTeak, based upon the Teak(R) DSP
Core, is now available for applications such as wireless baseband and
application processing, digital cameras, consumer and professional audio, VoIP
applications and other emerging markets.
To remain competitive, semiconductor manufacturers and systems OEMs must
bring new products to market faster and more cost effectively than their
competitors. Currently, companies that license DSP cores to drive the
applications in their products often require fourteen to eighteen months of
additional engineering time to design the various DSP-related peripherals,
system interfaces and related hardware and software development tools that
comprise a SoC design. DSP Group's XpertTeak changes this requirement by
delivering a pre-integrated DSP subsystem, a megablock incorporating an
embedded DSP Core and a complete set of system interfaces and significant
peripheral components, together with a full set of software and hardware
development tools. This combination benefits semiconductor manufacturers and
systems OEMs by significantly lowering their cost of ownership as well as
reducing their time to market.
XpertTeak is now available either as a licensable, fully synthesizable
soft core, or as a general-purpose DSP chip that allows semiconductor
manufacturers or system OEMs to immediately market a DSP-based chip and
concurrently introduce an aggressive road map for highly integrated SoC
designs. XpertTeak is software compatible with other SmartCores(TM)
generations, enabling users to take advantage of legacy software and of the
broad range of available software from our network of third parties.
"Our partners shared with us the complexity involved in designing a DSP
subsystem in terms of design time and R&D resources," said Bat-Sheva Ovadia,
vice president of marketing and business development at DSP Group. "XpertTeak,
developed entirely within the company, is our response to our partners' needs
and expectations; further shortening their time to market and lowering their
cost of ownership, enabling them to reach the market sooner with genuine value
added solutions. We intend to replicate this offering across both our current
and future cores."
About XpertTeak(TM)
XpertTeak is a complete licensable design for a low power, low cost
programmable DSP-based System-on-a-Chip (SoC) for embedded application
markets. As a licensable design, fully synthesizable and process independent,
it can be further incorporated into highly integrated SoC designs. The
XpertTeak is built on DSP Group's programmable dual MAC Teak DSP Core, the
fourth generation of SmartCores family. XpertTeak also includes on-chip data
and program memories, a high performance Direct Memory Access (DMA)
controller, Buffered Time Division Multiplexing Port (BTDMP) and high
throughput Host Port Interface, Serial IO (SIO) interface, General Purpose I/O
(GPIO) interface, Timers, Interrupt Controller (ICU) and full support for run
time debugger. An XpertTeak CHIP, implemented using 0.18 micron TSMC
technology, is already available.
About DSP Group, Inc.
DSP Group, Inc., is a global leader in the development and marketing of
high-performance, cost-effective, licensable digital signal processing (DSP)
cores. The company's family of DSP cores provides ideal solutions for
low-power, cost-effective applications, such as cellular, broadband
communications, VoIP, multimedia, advanced telecommunications systems,
disk-drive controllers, and other types of embedded-control applications. By
combining its DSP core technologies with its proprietary, advanced
speech-processing algorithms, DSP Group also delivers a wide range of
enabling, application-specific integrated circuits (ICs) for full-featured,
integrated-telephony products and applications, including spread spectrum
wireless technologies. DSP Group maintains an international presence with
offices located around the globe. More information about DSP Group is
available from its Web site at http://www.dspg.com .
This press release contains statements that qualify as "forward-looking
statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including statements made by Ms. Ovadia about the benefits and advantages of
XpertTeak, as well as the Company's long-term strategy to develop and license
more comprehensive, flexible solutions and application-optimized platforms.
These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and the
Company assumes no obligation to update this information. In addition, the
events described in these forward-looking statements may not actually arise.
The Company's actual results could differ materially from those described in
this press release as a result of various factors, including, the acceptance
by customers of the XpertTeak, the Company's ability to develop and license
more application-optimized platforms incorporating the Company's technology at
cost-effective prices and to add innovative features that differentiate its
products from those of its competitors and the general market demand for
products that incorporate the Company's technology. These factors and other
factors which may effect future operating results or our stock price are
discussed under "RISK FACTORS" in our reports on form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001 and form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, both of
which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is also
available on our Web site (http://www.dspg.com) under Investor Relations.
NOTE: Teak is a registered trademark of DSP Group, Inc. SmartCores,
XpertTeak are trademarks of DSP Group, Inc. Other brands and products
referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
CONTACT: Bat-Sheva Ovadia, VP Marketing and Business Development,
Technology Licensing Division of DSP Group, Inc., +972-9-952-9616, or
batsheva@dsp.co.il.
SOURCE DSP Group, Inc.
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http://www.dspg.com
CONTACT:
Bat-Sheva Ovadia, VP Marketing and Business
Development, Technology Licensing Division of DSP Group, Inc.,
+972-9-952-9616, or batsheva@dsp.co.il
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