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About Our Sponsors

The Power Architecture Conference benefits from the generous support of these sponsoring companies.

Platinum Sponsors







AMCC provides leadership semiconductor solutions to process, transport, and store digital information for the world's wired and wireless networks. As a leading supplier of Power Architecture based processors and with world-class expertise in SONET and Ethernet protocol processing and PHY technology and Storage processors and RAID controllers, our products are the foundation of the IP Communications Revolution. AMCC's 3ware® SAS and SATA RAID product families deliver cost-effective, high-performance, high-capacity storage for enterprises and consumers worldwide for applications from the desktop to the data center. www.amcc.com


 

 

Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. The privately held company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2007 sales of $5.7 billion (USD). www.freescale.com

 

 

What do the world’s fastest supercomputer, network and communications equipment such as Internet routers and switches, the Mars Rover, consumer electronics such as set top boxes, and the latest video game consoles all have in common?They are powered by microprocessors based on the IBM Power Architecture instruction set.  The IBM Power Architecture family of processors ranges from embedded PowerPCã microprocessor cores and microprocessors to POWER6ä server processors.  www.ibm.com/power



 

 

Virtutech, Inc. is the leading provider of simulation models for Power Architecture processors, including those from IBM, Freescale and AMCC.  Virtutech's solutions allow for a revolutionary change in the product development process at a full system level rather than a component level.  Virtutech customers report reduced time to market, better project risk management, and lower capital expenditure, product development cost and maintenance.  They have also experienced increased quality and individual productivity.  Virtutech serves the needs of the world's leading OEMs in the high-performance computing, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, and networking industries. www.virtutech.com


Gold Sponsors


        
Cadence enables global electronic-design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software and hardware, methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. Cadence reported 2007 revenues of approximately $1.6 billion, and has approximately 5,300 employees. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. www.cadence.com

 
Kontron designs and manufactures standard-based and custom embedded and communications solutions for OEMs, systems integrators, and application providers in a variety of markets. Kontron engineering and manufacturing facilities, located throughout Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, work together with streamlined global sales and support services to help customers reduce their time-to-market and gain a competitive advantage. Kontron’s diverse product portfolio includes boards and mezzanines, computer-on-modules, HMIs and displays, systems, and custom capabilities. The company is a recent three-time VDC Platinum vendor for Embedded Computer Boards. Kontron is listed on the German TecDAX stock exchange under the symbol "KBC".  www.kontron.com
     

Synopsys, Inc. is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA) software for semiconductor design. The company delivers technology-leading system and semiconductor design and verification platforms, IC manufacturing and yield optimization solutions, semiconductor intellectual property and design services to the global electronics market. These solutions enable the development and production of complex integrated circuits and electronic systems. Through its comprehensive solutions, Synopsys addresses the key challenges designers and manufacturers face today, including power management, accelerated time to yield and system-to-silicon verification. Synopsys is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has more than 60 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Asia.  www.synopsys.com

Silver Sponsors