Cavium and China Unicom Sign Collaboration Agreement for Virtualized RAN Technology

Cavium and China Unicom Sign Collaboration Agreement for Virtualized RAN Technology

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Parties to work together to accelerate virtualized BBUs based on General-Purpose Processors

SAN JOSE, CA December 8th, 2016 - Today, Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for Enterprise, Telco, MSP and cloud data centers, announced an agreement with China Unicom to accelerate the design and development of Virtualized BBU and provide a path for 5G adoption. The collaboration will focus on commercializing vBBU systems using general purpose hardware based on Cavium’s ThunderX® workload optimized data server processors which are built on ARM architecture. In addition, Cavium has joined the China Unicom CORD Industry Alliance and will drive adoption of open source architecture and technologies in China together with China Unicom.

China Unicom and Cavium will work together on new innovative fronthaul solutions, system architecture and vBBU performance and deployment. This collaboration allows Cavium to align with China Unicom’s commercial networks technology development and innovation, research feasibility of Next Generation Virtualized Wireless Access Network, perform lab and field testing, evaluate results, drive deployment of developed technologies into commercial network, carry out lab and field performance test and assessment, accelerate pilot and application of new technical innovations in real-world networks.

“We are very pleased to collaborate with China Unicom in this critical area. As network capacity continues to be stretched and the user demands continue to grow the industry is faced with significant challenges which cannot be solved by traditional means,” said Raj Singh General Manager of the Wireless Broadband Group at Cavium. “The use of advanced general purpose hardware such as Cavium’s ThunderX workload optimized data severs allows us to provide a highly scalable virtualized solution for these requirements.”

“Virtualized network based on general purpose hardware and open source technologies represents the overall direction for future network changes. China Unicom partners with Cavium, a leader in virtualized BBU technology field, to drive R&D of virtualization products based on general purpose processors, thus laying a solid foundation for building new generation of network infrastructure,” said Dr. Tang Xiongyan, CTO of Network Technology Research Institute, China Unicom. 

About Cavium

Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 1Gbps to 100Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in Enterprise, Data Center, Broadband/Consumer, Mobile and Service Provider Equipment, highly programmable switches which scale to 3.2Tbps and Ethernet and Fibre Channel adapters up to 100Gbps. Cavium processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tools and application support, hardware reference designs and other products. Cavium is headquartered in San Jose, CA with design centers in California, Massachusetts, India, China and Taiwan. For more information, please visit: http://www.cavium.com.

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Telephone: +1 408-943-7417

Email: angel.atondo@cavium.com

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SoC Solutions joins asicNorth's IoT Design Ecosystem

SoC Solutions joins asicNorth's IoT Design Ecosystem

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Suwanee, GA, October 24, 2016 - SoC Solutions is teaming with asicNorth as part of a complete development ecosystem for custom Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Joining SoC Solutions and asicNorth are Faraday Technology, Silicon Creations, and UMC. Each company offers valuable expertise in key areas such as system design, semiconductor design, and process technology areas. “By bringing together the unique expertise of the companies, asicNorth is able to offer IoT customers a streamlined platform for the creation of fully integrated devices for the IoT chip marketplace,” commented Mike Slattery, President of asicNorth.

“SoC Solutions is very excited to become a partner of the asicNorth ‘IoT Design EcoSystem’”, says Jim Bruister President/CEO. “Our more than 25 years of experience developing ARM based subsystems and software combined with asicNorth’s excellence in producing quality mixed signal designs is perfect for servicing the IoT market.” “asicNorth is pleased to offer this new capability to our customers” says Steve Stratz, VP. “By aligning ourselves with such strong players in the system design, semiconductor design and manufacturing community, we can collectively help our customers to bring better IoT device solutions to market.”

ARM TechCon 2016 Exhibiting Announcement

In an effort to showcase the newly created asicNorth’s “IoT Design EcoSystem”, Soc Solutions will be joining asicNorth at the ARM TechCon October 26th and October 27th, 2016 in Santa Clara, CA. ARM TechCon’s conference program is built to ignite understanding and innovation across the embedded systems industry, connecting thought leaders and professionals from around the country in order to push tomorrow’s industry today. It’s an unmatched opportunity to share ideas, gather insight, and discover inspiration for your next project. By offering three full days of technical tracks, demonstrations, and industry insight from broad and deep levels of industry-leading companies and innovative start-ups, ARM TechCon remains more than a tradeshow; it is a comprehensive learning environment for the entire embedded community, uniting the software and hardware communities. The conference also hosts a large commercial exhibition featuring over 100 companies.

Come visit us at booth #917.

About ASIC North:
ASIC North, INC was founded in January 2000 with one purpose in mind; to deliver the highest quality design services possible. In an industry that can be quite volatile at times, it is important to have a design partner that you can depend upon to deliver the skills you need when you need them. Today, asicNorth is enabling high-tech industry leaders and startups alike with a combination of design services in digital, analog, mixed-signal, and RF design. These capabilities, along with our focus on IP Design, Circuit Characterization; Supply Chain Management; and Turnkey Products allow us to support the needs of our clients at any point in the IC product development cycle. asicNorth is “Bringing Analog / Mixed-Signal to ASIC Design”. To learn more about asicNorth, visit us at www.asicNorth.com.

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Open-Silicon to Participate in Panel Discussion About Custom SoC Solutions for IoT at ARM TechCon

Open-Silicon to Participate in Panel Discussion About Custom SoC Solutions for IoT at ARM TechCon

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MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwired - October 24, 2016) - Open-Silicon, a system-optimized ASIC solution provider and ARM Approved Design Partner, today announced it will participate in a panel discussion titled, "Creating Custom SoCs for IoT: Easier Than You Might Think," at ARM TechCon 2016 in Santa Clara, CA. The company will also demonstrate its ARM® Cortex®-M Based IoT Custom SoC Platform.

Panel Session:

• Title: "Creating Custom SoCs for IoT: Easier Than You Might Think"
• Panelists:
• Nandan Nayampally, VP of Marketing and Strategy, ARM
• Swamy Irrinki, Senior Director of Marketing, Open-Silicon
• Jeff Miller, Product Marketing Manager, Mentor Graphics
• Paul Martin, Director of Engineering, Sondrel
• When: Thursday, October 27, 11:00am -- 11:30am
• Track/Location: Expo Theater (Free), Exhibition Floor, Santa Clara Convention Center

Abstract: The hardware industry finds itself in a new wave of innovation driven by custom SoC development for mixed signal IoT devices. These devices span an incredibly diverse market space, from medical to white goods and everything in between. Despite the diversity, they share common characteristics where analog circuits connect the real world to processors and fuel the drive to innovate, reduce cost and differentiate. In this panel session, experts from ARM, Mentor Graphics, Open-Silicon and Sondrel will discuss why it is now easier than ever to design custom SoCs. The panel will look at the paths to low-cost silicon and try to debunk the belief that devices must be created on the latest nodes to be competitive. The panel will look at the tools that can help companies create mixed-signal devices, including devices incorporating MEMS sensors. The panel will explore how companies without experienced resources available can get to market.

Booth Demonstration:

• Booth #935 - Exhibition Floor, Santa Clara Convention Center

Wednesday, October 26, and Thursday, October 27, from 10:30am - 6:30pm

ARM Cortex-MBased IoT Custom SoC Platform - Demonstrates end-to-end communication between sensor hubs and a cloud platform through a gateway device. Depending on the type of radio technology, the sensor hubs can be used outdoors, on the factory floor or inside a room. This industrial IoT system setup is part of Open-Silicon's Spec2Chip IoT Platform, which allows IoT ASIC designs to be evaluated at the system level.

About Open-Silicon
Open-Silicon transforms ideas into system-optimized ASIC solutions within the time-to-market parameters desired by customers. The company enhances the value of customers' products by innovating at every stage of design -- architecture, logic, physical, system, software and IP -- and then continues to partner to deliver fully tested silicon and platforms. Open-Silicon applies an open business model that enables the company to uniquely choose best-in-industry IP, design methodologies, tools, software, packaging, manufacturing and test capabilities. The company has partnered with over 150 companies ranging from large semiconductor and systems manufacturers to high-profile start-ups, and has successfully completed over 300 designs and shipped over 120 million ASICs to date. Privately held, Open-Silicon employs over 250 people in Silicon Valley and around the world. www.open-silicon.com

Open-Silicon is a trademark and service mark of Open-Silicon, Inc. registered in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Contact Information:

Purvi Shenoy
Open-Silicon
408-240-5772
Email contact

Media Contact:
Jennifer DeAnda
208-794-7113
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