Hitachi,Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) announced today that they
are planning to co-develop the SuperH(R) SH-6 and SH-7 architectures, the upward
-compatible, next-generation architectures of the SH-5, which was jointly announced
in October 1999.
The two companies together plan to develop the new 64-bit RISC SH-6/SH-7
(Hitachi) and ST60/ST70 (STMicroelectronics) product series following on from the
successful co-development of the SH-5. Target applications for these advanced
architectures will include the personal information electronics (PIE) markets of
digital video cameras, video telephones, home networking Internet appliances and
digital televisions but will be expanded into additional consumer devices as the
market demands.
By continuing to combine their efforts, the two companies' goal is to
deliver high-performance, low-cost processors to the market more quickly than would
have been possible working alone and to create an architectural standard for consumer
multimedia systems.
Operating up to one gigahertz (GHz) and delivering over 2GIPS (2000MIPS)
performance, the SH-6 architecture will be compatible with the SH-5 architecture,
which has just been released for manufacturing and will be sampling by the end of
the year. Building on the SH-5, the SH-6 architecture will include micro-architecture
enhancements for more advanced interactive networking applications and is expected to
be available in second half 2002. The SH-7 architecture will expand on the SH-6 to
provide an even more advanced CPU for multimedia applications. Features of the SH-7
will largely be determined after the SH-6 is more fully developed and the market more
defined in the next few years.
"Combining Hitachi's RISC technology with ST's successful consumer technology
will definitely continue to create new generations of SuperH architectures," said
Kunio Hasegawa, Executive Vice President of Semiconductor and Integrated Circuits for
Hitachi, Ltd.
"In the growing age of personal information electronics, this collaboration will
provide more flexibility, more performance and less cost for customers. The
strengthening alliance between Hitachi and ST will also give further proof of SuperH
as a leader in RISC processors worldwide."
"ST is collaborating with Hitachi to co-develop SuperH CPUs which are an
essential building block in ST's strategy of delivering system-on-chip solutions for
digital consumer applications," said Philippe Geyres, Corporate Vice-President and
General Manager, Consumer and Microcontroller Groups, STMicroelectronics." Co-
development allows ST to optimize the CPU for software porting, performance and cost
while supporting a defacto standard CPU that attracts third-party software."
STMicroelectronics and Hitachi have already achieved considerable success
in the embedded microcontroller and microprocessor markets with their own product
families. Hitachi's semiconductors have been widely adopted for consumer, industrial
and networking communication products such gaming consoles, personal information
devices, auto navigation, cable modem, and audio and video equipment, while ST's
products are used extensively in set-top box, automotive and global positioning
systems.
Both companies have successfully established proprietary processors in
the market: Hitachi with its H8 and H8S series of 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers and
its SuperH line of 32- and 64-bit microprocessors; and ST with its ST6, ST7, ST9, ST10
and ST20 microcontrollers and ST40 and ST50 microprocessors. Both companies have an
enormous range of peripherals that can be integrated with their processor cores to
offer system-on-a-chip (SOC) solutions to their customers. The software expertise of
the two companies will be used to create a comprehensive range of software development
tools for reducing time-to-market and will use extensive libraries of application
software for product differentiation.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics (formerly SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics) is a global
independent semiconductor company, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange, on the Bourse de Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. The company designs,
develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductor integrated circuits
(ICs) and discrete devices used in a wide variety of microelectronic applications,
including telecommunications Hitachi and STMicroelectronics Announce Plans To Co-
Develop the Next-Generation SuperH(R) Architectures, the SH-6 and SH-7/Page 3-3-3
systems, computer systems, consumer products, automotive products and industrial
automation and control systems. In 1999, the Company's net revenues were $5.056
billion and net earnings were $547 million. Further information on ST can be found
at URL:http://www.st.com/.
About Hitachi
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading
global electronics companies, with fiscal 1999 (ended March 31, 2000) consolidated
sales of 8,001 billion yen ($75.5 billion*). The company manufactures and markets
a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and
power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit
Hitachi's web site at URL:http://www.hitachi.co.jp/.
Hitachi's semiconductor business web site/home page address:
URL:http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Sicd/
*At an exchange rate of 106 yen to the dollar.
SuperH is a registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) announced today that they
are planning to co-develop the SuperH(R) SH-6 and SH-7 architectures, the upward
-compatible, next-generation architectures of the SH-5, which was jointly announced
in October 1999.
The two companies together plan to develop the new 64-bit RISC SH-6/SH-7
(Hitachi) and ST60/ST70 (STMicroelectronics) product series following on from the
successful co-development of the SH-5. Target applications for these advanced
architectures will include the personal information electronics (PIE) markets of
digital video cameras, video telephones, home networking Internet appliances and
digital televisions but will be expanded into additional consumer devices as the
market demands.
By continuing to combine their efforts, the two companies' goal is to
deliver high-performance, low-cost processors to the market more quickly than would
have been possible working alone and to create an architectural standard for consumer
multimedia systems.
Operating up to one gigahertz (GHz) and delivering over 2GIPS (2000MIPS)
performance, the SH-6 architecture will be compatible with the SH-5 architecture,
which has just been released for manufacturing and will be sampling by the end of
the year. Building on the SH-5, the SH-6 architecture will include micro-architecture
enhancements for more advanced interactive networking applications and is expected to
be available in second half 2002. The SH-7 architecture will expand on the SH-6 to
provide an even more advanced CPU for multimedia applications. Features of the SH-7
will largely be determined after the SH-6 is more fully developed and the market more
defined in the next few years.
"Combining Hitachi's RISC technology with ST's successful consumer technology
will definitely continue to create new generations of SuperH architectures," said
Kunio Hasegawa,
Hitachi and STMicroelectronics Announce Plans To Co-Develop the Next-
Generation SuperH(R) Architectures, the SH-6 and SH-7/Page 2-2-2
Executive Vice President of Semiconductor and Integrated Circuits for Hitachi, Ltd.
"In the growing age of personal information electronics, this collaboration will
provide more flexibility, more performance and less cost for customers. The
strengthening alliance between Hitachi and ST will also give further proof of SuperH
as a leader in RISC processors worldwide."
"ST is collaborating with Hitachi to co-develop SuperH CPUs which are an
essential building block in ST's strategy of delivering system-on-chip solutions for
digital consumer applications," said Philippe Geyres, Corporate Vice-President and
General Manager, Consumer and Microcontroller Groups, STMicroelectronics." Co-
development allows ST to optimize the CPU for software porting, performance and cost
while supporting a defacto standard CPU that attracts third-party software."
STMicroelectronics and Hitachi have already achieved considerable success
in the embedded microcontroller and microprocessor markets with their own product
families. Hitachi's semiconductors have been widely adopted for consumer, industrial
and networking communication products such gaming consoles, personal information
devices, auto navigation, cable modem, and audio and video equipment, while ST's
products are used extensively in set-top box, automotive and global positioning
systems.
Both companies have successfully established proprietary processors in
the market: Hitachi with its H8 and H8S series of 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers and
its SuperH line of 32- and 64-bit microprocessors; and ST with its ST6, ST7, ST9, ST10
and ST20 microcontrollers and ST40 and ST50 microprocessors. Both companies have an
enormous range of peripherals that can be integrated with their processor cores to
offer system-on-a-chip (SOC) solutions to their customers. The software expertise of
the two companies will be used to create a comprehensive range of software development
tools for reducing time-to-market and will use extensive libraries of application
software for product differentiation.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics (formerly SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics) is a global
independent semiconductor company, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange, on the Bourse de Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. The company designs,
develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductor integrated circuits
(ICs) and discrete devices used in a wide variety of microelectronic applications,
including telecommunications Hitachi and STMicroelectronics Announce Plans To Co-
Develop the Next-Generation SuperH(R) Architectures, the SH-6 and SH-7/Page 3-3-3
systems, computer systems, consumer products, automotive products and industrial
automation and control systems. In 1999, the Company's net revenues were $5.056
billion and net earnings were $547 million. Further information on ST can be found
at URL:http://www.st.com/.
About Hitachi
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading
global electronics companies, with fiscal 1999 (ended March 31, 2000) consolidated
sales of 8,001 billion yen ($75.5 billion*). The company manufactures and markets
a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and
power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit
Hitachi's web site at URL:http://www.hitachi.co.jp/.
Hitachi's semiconductor business web site/home page address:
URL:http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Sicd/
*At an exchange rate of 106 yen to the dollar.
SuperH is a registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd.
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