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Chip startup adopts Linux, open cores for PMPs, DTV (LinuxDevices)

[Posted March 2, 2006 by cook]

LinuxDevices looks at new microprocessor offerings from Vivace Semiconductor. "A fabless semiconductor startup focused on "multi-function video processing chips" has adopted Linux and an open-source RISC core. Vivace Semiconductor's roadmap, unveiled at a venture capital event today in San Francisco, includes a VSP200 chip targeting portable video players, and a VSP300 chip targeting high-definition integrated digital TVs (DTVs)."
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