“Many of our ASIC customers are looking at Tensilica’s Xtensa processors as a way to add extra flexibility to their designs, especially as they make the investment in 90 nm technology. The high clock rates possible with these processors make them an attractive alternative to RTL design, particularly because they can be modified to match the particular application so quickly.”

Flavio Benetti, WLI Division ASIC BU Director, STMicroelectronics