[August 07, 2007]

Stonestreet One Joins As Tensilica Configurable Processor Design Center

SANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Tensilica(R), Inc. today announced that Stonestreet One(R), a leading embedded wireless software company, has joined its Xtensions(TM) partner network as a Design Center partner. Stonestreet One brings considerable expertise in short-range wireless technologies including Bluetooth, 802.11, WiMedia UWB (Ultra Wide Band), and Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF to new wireless customer designs using the Xtensa(R) configurable processor.

"Short-range wireless technology implementation requires an in-depth knowledge of software stacks and related profiles which fall outside the core competencies of most chipmakers," stated Steve Roddy, Tensilica's vice president of marketing. "Stonestreet One has this expertise, and provides valuable services to get our customers' wireless applications up and running quickly and efficiently."

"Tensilica's Xtensa configurable processors are ideal for wireless applications because they can be molded to fit the exact application and system requirements," stated David G. Brenner, vice president of marketing and business development, Stonestreet One. "By having the ability to optimize the wireless subsystem processor, customer platform designers can get a very low-power, high-performance solution that is ideally suited to fit their application."

About Stonestreet One

Stonestreet One is a leading provider of software solutions for wireless communications, with products and expertise in Bluetooth, UWB, WiFi, and related technologies. The company's Bluetooth protocol stack, Bluetopia(R), WiMedia ultra wideband stack, UltraSuite(TM), and advanced wireless user application, WiCenter(TM) are promoted and used by leading chipmakers, distributors, embedded software companies, and OEMs around the world in computing, automotive, biomedical, mobile communications and consumer electronics products. The company is an active contributing member of the Bluetooth SIG and the WiMedia Alliance. For more information about Stonestreet One and contact details, visit the website at www.stonestreetone.com.

About Tensilica

Tensilica, Inc. is the recognized leader in configurable processor technology and has leveraged that technology to become the leading supplier of licensable controllers and DSP cores for mobile audio and video applications. Tensilica offers the broadest line of controller, CPU, network, and specialty DSP processors on the market today - including full software toolchain and modeling support - in both an off-the-shelf format via the Diamond Standard Series cores and with full designer configurability with the Xtensa processor family. The modern design behind all of Tensilica's processor cores provide semiconductor companies and system OEMs with the lowest power, smallest area solutions for high-volume products including mobile phones and other consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer peripherals. For more information on Tensilica's patented, benchmark-proven processors, visit www.tensilica.com.

Editors' Notes:

-- Tensilica and Xtensa are registered trademarks belonging to Tensilica Inc. Stonestreet One(R), UltraSuite(TM), WiCenter(TM), and Bluetopia(R) are trademarks of Stonestreet One, Inc. Other products and technologies mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or service marks of their respective owners.

-- Tensilica's announced licensees include Afa Technologies, ALPS, Aquantia, Astute Networks, Atheros, AMD (ATI), Avision, Bay Microsystems, Berkeley Wireless Research Center, Brocade, Broadcom, Cisco Systems, CMC Microsystems, Conexant Systems, Design Art Networks, EE Solutions, Epson, ETRI, FUJIFILM Microdevices, Fujitsu Ltd., Hudson Soft, iBiquity Digital, Ikanos Communications, Intel, Juniper Networks, LG Electronics, Lucid Information Technology, Marvell, NEC Laboratories America, NEC Corporation, NetEffect, Neterion, Nethra Imaging, Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT), NuFront, NVIDIA, Olympus Optical Co. Ltd., Penstar, Plato Networks, PnpNetwork Technologies, Silicon Optix, Sony, STMicroelectronics, Stretch, TranSwitch Corporation, u-Nav Microelectronics, Victor Company of Japan (JVC), WiQuest Communications, and XM Radio.

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