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July 25, 2000
Contact: Kay Pinkerton
(214) 521-8596
kpinkerton@mbapr.com
Paragon Innovations Selected to Design a Test/Evaluation Board Platform for Alchemy Semiconductor Inc.'s First System-on-a-Chip
DALLAS
– July 25, 2000 –
Paragon Innovations Inc., a leading provider of outsourced embedded systems design and development services, announced today that it has been selected by Alchemy Semiconductor Inc. in Austin, Texas, to design and build a prototype evaluation/test board for Alchemy's first system-on-a-chip (SOC), the
Au1000™ Internet Edge Processor™.
Paragon is designing, building and testing the Alchemy evaluation/test board that includes both hardware and software.
Paragon's evaluation/test board will demonstrate the features and capabilities of the Au1000 system-on-a-chip, which can be used in products ranging from personal digital assistants (PDAs) and mobile phones to Internet appliances and set-top boxes.
Initially, Paragon and Alchemy Semiconductor will both be responsible for specifying the evaluation board requirements and design specifications. Paragon will then build and debug prototypes prior to producing the evaluation/test boards, and also create users' manuals.
"Paragon's evaluation/test boards will help Alchemy Semiconductor exhibit the powerful features and capabilities of the Au1000 chip to potential customers," said Michael Wilkinson, chief executive officer of Paragon Innovations. "The evaluation/test boards will demonstrate the chip in action, and customers will be able to 'see' how the chip works and the potential for it."
Based on the MIPS32™ instruction set and designed for high performance at very low power, the Au1000 is Alchemy's first system-on-a-chip (SOC). Highly integrated with on-chip memory controllers and Internet access peripherals, the Au1000 runs a variety of operating systems, including
Windows® CE, Linux®, and VxWorks®. Alchemy has also integrated a set of peripherals on the Au1000 targeted at communications market segments with products that operate on the outer edge of the Internet network, such as wireless palm-sized PCs, 3G (third-generation) data devices, VoIP telephony devices and networking products like residential gateways, firewalls and routers.
"We chose Paragon Innovations to design and build the evaluation/test boards for the Au1000 because of their comprehensive design experience and in-depth documentation procedures," said Eric Broockman, president and chief executive officer of Alchemy Semiconductor Inc. "Paragon's design will be the launching point for our chip and it will help to set us apart as a premier system-on-a-chip provider."
About Alchemy Semiconductor Inc.
Founded in Austin, Texas, in 1999, Alchemy Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets high performance, yet very low power systems-on-a-chip (SOCs) for the Internet Edge Device market. The company's founding team includes several of the most prominent embedded microprocessors architects and developers in the world, allowing for a combination of proven design execution and MIPS performance technology to achieve high performance, low power dissipation and system integration in its Internet Edge Processor. Alchemy's headquarters are at 7800 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 222W, Austin, Texas 78757; or go to
www.alchemysemi.com.
About Paragon Innovations
Paragon Innovations, based in Richardson, Texas, designs and develops embedded systems for companies in both commercial and consumer markets. As outsourced experts, the company specializes in implementing Internet-related technologies (HTTP, FTP, POP3,SMTP, SNMP, TCP/IP, wireless, Ethernet, telephony) into products used in the medical, home automation, robotic and handheld device (PDA) markets. Paragon Innovations was founded in Richardson in 1990. Paragon Innovations can be found on the Internet at
http://www.paragoninnovations.com.
For more information, please contact Kay Pinkerton at (214) 521-8596 or via email at kpinkerton@mbapr.com.
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