Stretch Wins Electron d'Or for Microprocessor Product of the Year
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 15, 2005 – Stretch Inc., a pioneer and leader in software-configurable processor devices, announced today that its S5000 product family has won the prestigious Electron d'Or in the Microprocessor category. The annual Electron d'Or awards are organised by leading French technology publication Electronique and Stretch's S5000 series was chosen ahead of other finalists including AMCC, Freescale Semiconductors, Innova Card, Renesas Technology and Silicon Labs.
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). Stretch recently announced the launch of the S5620 processor and S56DVK20 development platform, the latest in the S5000 series.
"We are delighted with the Electron d'Or award and the industry's continued recognition of our innovative solutions," said Gary Banta, CEO and co-founder of Stretch. "Our software-configurable processors enable system designers to create an optimised processor as well the ability to accelerate their C/C++ application code in just minutes. As a result, we are uniquely positioned to address time-to-market concerns while meeting the high performance requirements across diverse market segments such as video, fixed wireless, office automation and machine vision."
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 Electronique
A monthly publication, Electronique is the only title in France containing technical and practical information for design engineers. The title provides an update on new technologies and major innovations and their implications across a diverse range of sectors. It includes case studies illustrated by detailed diagrams, in-depth features on component offerings and tools together with an insight into the profession as a whole. Electronique is a magazine rich with information for its 75,000 readers.
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