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SiliconBlue Named to EDN Magazines List of Hot Products for 2008

iCE65™ wins the Digital and Programmable IC category for low power FPGAs

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 18, 2008 - SiliconBlue® Technologies, a leading supplier of single chip, ultra low-power FPGAs, today announced that its iCE65 family of FPGAs was chosen as one of EDN magazine’s Hot 100 products for 2008. Selected by the editors of EDN, the products on the list are deemed to be the most significant technology innovations of the year.
            The iCE65 ultra low-power FPGAs are the premier programmable logic solution for consumer, battery-based applications such as smart phones, portable media players, digital still cameras, netbooks, mobile internet devices, hand-held POS systems, medical instruments, eBooks/ePaper and flash camcorders. Manufactured on TSMC’s 65nm LP (low-power) standard CMOS process, the new ASIC-like, single-chip iCE65 family of FPGAs incorporates the company’s proprietary NVCM (Non-Volatile Configuration Memory) technology, eliminating external flash PROM costs while making it easy-to-use.
            “We are honored that the editors of EDN selected SiliconBlue’s product for this top award,” said Kapil Shankar, CEO of SiliconBlue. “Our team is comprised of an incredibly skilled group of PLD experts, who have been instrumental in developing and patenting many of the leading programmable logic technologies. It is very encouraging that our first product, the iCE65 FPGA, grabbed the attention of EDN readers and leading experts in the industry so quickly.”

About SiliconBlue
SiliconBlue provides a new class of ultra-low power FPGAs designed specifically for handheld consumer applications. Manufactured on TSMC’s 65nm LP (low power) CMOS process, the iCE65 family meets the power, price and area requirements for battery-operated products such as: smart phones, portable media players, digital still cameras, mobile internet devices and hand-held POS (point-of-sale) systems. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the privately held company has a highly skilled team of PLD experts who have been instrumental in developing and patenting many of the leading programmable logic technologies on the market today. Learn more at:
www.siliconbluetech.com
     
SiliconBlue is a registered trademark and iCE65 is a trademark of SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
     

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   John Birkner
   Vice President, Strategic Marketing
   Tel: 408-727-6101
   john@siliconbluetech.com
   Jan Houts
   Houts Communications
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