Cavium Picks Tensilica for Next-Generation Wireless Broadband Application

Tensilica(R), Inc. today announced that Cavium has licensed Tensilica's IP for its next-generation wireless broadband products. The Tensilica products selected include Tensilica's popular Baseband IP specialized for channel decode applications and signal processing to achieve best-in-class speed, power and performance. Cavium is a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, wireless, storage and video. "Tensilica's IP will help us achieve best-in-class speed/power/performance, faster time-to-market and great flexibility through efficient programmability," stated Raj Singh, general manager, Wireless Broadband Group, Cavium. "We were particularly delighted with Tensilica's understanding of the computational processing required for wireless broadband and their great technical support." "We are very pleased and impressed by the competence and thoroughness of the Cavium's engineering and business teams in developing their next-generation wireless broadband products," stated Eric Dewannain, Tensilica's vice president and general manager, baseband business unit. "Cavium's products have been designed into numerous products from the world's leading networking, wireless, storage and security vendors."