Stretch's S5000 Software-Configurable Processor Family Named EDN Hot 100 Product of 2004
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., January 10, 2005—Stretch Inc., a pioneer and leader in software-configurable processor devices, today announced that its S5000 processor family has been named in EDN Magazine's annual “Hot 100 Products” issue. EDN's staff of technical editors analyzes and compares the industry's product introductions and makes its selections at the end of each year. Read about all the products in EDN’s December 17, 2004 issue and at www.edn.com.
The S5000 software-configurable processor family is the first standard product in the industry to embed programmable logic within the processor. Based on Stretch’s revolutionary S5 engine, the S5000 processor family can dramatically boost system performance by accelerating compute-intensive tasks through the Stretch Instruction Set Extension Fabric (ISEF). System developers simultaneously optimize the application software and the S5000 instruction–set architecture by tailoring the embedded programmable logic within the processor engine to the application.
About Stretch
Stretch Inc. is delivering a family of software-configurable processors, the first to embed programmable logic within the processor. Using only familiar C/C++ programming tools, system developers automatically configure Stretch’s off-the-shelf processors to meet the needs of their toughest compute-intensive applications, achieving extraordinary performance, easy and rapid development, significant cost savings, and flexibility to address diverse markets and changing application needs . Founded in March 2002, Stretch is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and has been funded through investments from top-tier venture capitalists Worldview Technology Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Menlo Ventures. For more information, visit www.stretchinc.com.
About EDN
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