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EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO AND KONSTANZ, GERMANY - APRIL 10, 2001 -- German-based embedded RISC microchip specialist Hyperstone AG has recently announced financial results for calendar year 2000 showing a massive increase in product shipments and revenues over 1999. Shipments exceeded one million devices, with revenues up 500 percent. Projections for 2001 anticipate this rapid growth to continue, with expected shipments in the range 2.5 to 3 million, in spite of widespread reports of a market downturn from many areas of the silicon and electronics equipment markets.
This massive increase in sales volume has been achieved on the back of a number of major OEM design wins for Hyperstone's power-efficient E1 range of microcontrollers in the USA and Asia. Hyperstone is now one of the leading suppliers of embedded silicon technology to manufacturers of low-cost megapixel digital still cameras, including the new HP Photosmart 215, as well as a number of other models from companies such as Agfa and Polaroid.
Another important volume application area is Compact Flash memory cards, where Hyperstone offers a single-chip controller as an OEM solution, as well as its own HyperFlash products.
These sales into consumer electronics products are expected to continue to ramp up in 2001, with further volume anticipated in other low-cost multimedia, embedded Internet and consumer handheld applications. A significant number of new opportunities in communications/networking equipment and image processing applications are also emerging, particularly in the US market.
Several additional volume design wins from US companies are expected to be announced in the next few months, all leveraging Hyperstone's unique low-cost, low power RISC/DSP architecture. One of the most rapidly growing new application areas is wireless network infrastructure equipment, aimed at providing Internet and fixed-line access for users of mobile/handheld devices. Examples include the use by a California-based communications IC manufacturer of the Hyperstone core IP to provide advanced network monitoring and diagnostics capabilities built-in to a new range of wireless LAN products.
The embedded internet systems specialist Smart Network Devices (SND) is launching today at ESC West their new wireless-to-Ethernet router design, incorporating the Hyperstone E1-16XS RISC/DSP processor. SND's Micro BlueTarget offers systems designers a complete wireless basestation "supercomponent" with the smallest footprint (1.25" x 2.35") of any comparable device.
The powerful DSP functions of the Hyperstone architecture are the key to delivering a cost-effective image processing solution for a fingerprint recognition system being developed by another US company. The design objective is to enable the volume production of simple, low-cost peripheral devices providing personal security validation for users of PCs and notebooks.
Hyperstone continues to be a highly profitable company and has funded its growth to date entirely from retained cash flow. However, the company has ambitions to further accelerate its rate of growth, fuelled by funds that will be raised later in 2001 as well as with a planned IPO, as well as opening a US office before the end of this year.
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Notes for Editors
Hyperstone - The Processor Architecture
The standard Hyperstone core architecture provides both a fast RISC processor for data and control functions and a powerful DSP unit for efficient algorithm execution-without the silicon overhead, excessive power consumption and software complexity of a conventional dual-core design. The major advantage of the Hyperstone core is that the RISC and DSP functions are designed as a single processor model and instruction stream, rather than a combination of two different cores on a single piece of silicon.
Hyperstone AG - The Company
Hyperstone Electronics is a fab-less microprocessor design company, founded in 1990, based in Konstanz, Germany. Staff members have up to 30 years experience in design, production, sales and marketing of computer systems and peripheral devices. Technical development takes place in Germany and Taiwan with sales channels operating through Hyperstone's global network of distributors and representatives (US, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, Japan), serving customers worldwide. Leading silicon foundries in Taiwan provide wafer-subcontracting services.
US Editorial Contact:
Tabitha Bailey/Audrey Armstrong
Funky Puppy Inc.
540 North Santa Cruz Avenue #264
Los Gatos, CA 95030 USA
Tel: 805-241-2532/408-354-9053
Fax: 805-241-2534/408-395-8063
Email: tabitha@funkypuppypr.com
audrey@funkypuppypr.com
US Sales/Technical Support:
Fu Lee
Tel: 323 726 8833 Fax: 323 726 8910
Email: fu.lee@hyperstone.com
European Sales/Technical Support:
Dr. Matthias Steck, VP Sales & Marketing,
Hyperstone AG, Constance, Germany
Tel: +49 7531 980 30, Fax: +49 7531 517 25
Email: msteck@hyperstone.com
Web: www.hyperstone.com
This massive increase in sales volume has been achieved on the back of a number of major OEM design wins for Hyperstone's power-efficient E1 range of microcontrollers in the USA and Asia. Hyperstone is now one of the leading suppliers of embedded silicon technology to manufacturers of low-cost megapixel digital still cameras, including the new HP Photosmart 215, as well as a number of other models from companies such as Agfa and Polaroid.
Another important volume application area is Compact Flash memory cards, where Hyperstone offers a single-chip controller as an OEM solution, as well as its own HyperFlash products.
These sales into consumer electronics products are expected to continue to ramp up in 2001, with further volume anticipated in other low-cost multimedia, embedded Internet and consumer handheld applications. A significant number of new opportunities in communications/networking equipment and image processing applications are also emerging, particularly in the US market.
Several additional volume design wins from US companies are expected to be announced in the next few months, all leveraging Hyperstone's unique low-cost, low power RISC/DSP architecture. One of the most rapidly growing new application areas is wireless network infrastructure equipment, aimed at providing Internet and fixed-line access for users of mobile/handheld devices. Examples include the use by a California-based communications IC manufacturer of the Hyperstone core IP to provide advanced network monitoring and diagnostics capabilities built-in to a new range of wireless LAN products.
The embedded internet systems specialist Smart Network Devices (SND) is launching today at ESC West their new wireless-to-Ethernet router design, incorporating the Hyperstone E1-16XS RISC/DSP processor. SND's Micro BlueTarget offers systems designers a complete wireless basestation "supercomponent" with the smallest footprint (1.25" x 2.35") of any comparable device.
The powerful DSP functions of the Hyperstone architecture are the key to delivering a cost-effective image processing solution for a fingerprint recognition system being developed by another US company. The design objective is to enable the volume production of simple, low-cost peripheral devices providing personal security validation for users of PCs and notebooks.
Hyperstone continues to be a highly profitable company and has funded its growth to date entirely from retained cash flow. However, the company has ambitions to further accelerate its rate of growth, fuelled by funds that will be raised later in 2001 as well as with a planned IPO, as well as opening a US office before the end of this year.
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Notes for Editors
Hyperstone - The Processor Architecture
The standard Hyperstone core architecture provides both a fast RISC processor for data and control functions and a powerful DSP unit for efficient algorithm execution-without the silicon overhead, excessive power consumption and software complexity of a conventional dual-core design. The major advantage of the Hyperstone core is that the RISC and DSP functions are designed as a single processor model and instruction stream, rather than a combination of two different cores on a single piece of silicon.
Hyperstone AG - The Company
Hyperstone Electronics is a fab-less microprocessor design company, founded in 1990, based in Konstanz, Germany. Staff members have up to 30 years experience in design, production, sales and marketing of computer systems and peripheral devices. Technical development takes place in Germany and Taiwan with sales channels operating through Hyperstone's global network of distributors and representatives (US, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, Japan), serving customers worldwide. Leading silicon foundries in Taiwan provide wafer-subcontracting services.
US Editorial Contact:
Tabitha Bailey/Audrey Armstrong
Funky Puppy Inc.
540 North Santa Cruz Avenue #264
Los Gatos, CA 95030 USA
Tel: 805-241-2532/408-354-9053
Fax: 805-241-2534/408-395-8063
Email: tabitha@funkypuppypr.com
audrey@funkypuppypr.com
US Sales/Technical Support:
Fu Lee
Tel: 323 726 8833 Fax: 323 726 8910
Email: fu.lee@hyperstone.com
European Sales/Technical Support:
Dr. Matthias Steck, VP Sales & Marketing,
Hyperstone AG, Constance, Germany
Tel: +49 7531 980 30, Fax: +49 7531 517 25
Email: msteck@hyperstone.com
Web: www.hyperstone.com
