Open-Silicon Extends its TSMC VCA Partnership to Include Israel

Open-Silicon has had a presence in Israel for almost ten years and is highly committed to its goal of providing best-in-class ASIC design services in the region. Through its collaborative relationship with TSMC, Open-Silicon can build on its existing relationships in Israel and continue to provide front-end design services such as ASIC architecture, RTL design and design verification, as well as physical design and complete manufacturing services.

We're proud that TSMC has selected Open-Silicon as a VCA member in Israel, said Dr. Naveed Sherwani, president and CEO of Open-Silicon. Through our collaborative relationship with TSMC we can more easily meet our goal of delivering customer-centric solutions, operational excellence and high customer satisfaction.

Building on Open-Silicon's track record in Israel, TSMC is pleased to welcome Open-Silicon to the VCA program in Israel where Open-Silicon leverages its value-added services, local presence and design expertise to best serve emerging and system companies. We look forward to extending the VCA service reach with Open-Silicon for Israeli customers, said Maria Marced, President of TSMC Europe BV.

TSMC's VCA program was developed to integrate design enablement building blocks within TSMC's Open Innovation Platform™ (OIP) and provide specific services at each link in the IC value chain, including IP development, design backend, wafer manufacturing, assembly and testing.