Wave Issue 9035 4/05/99 Article 2-01

***Sun's Community Source Licensing Silicon Ships
(April 5)

Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced immediate availability of its
picoJava processor core via its licensing model, Sun Community
Source Licensing (SCSL).

Just one month ago, Sun announced that the picoJava processor
core, as well as implementations of the SPARC architecture, would
be offered through SCSL. This marked the first time a company has
made microprocessor intellectual property (IP) available via
Community Source Licensing, a move that advances and expands
rapid innovation in chip design.

The response to Sun's offering of its microprocessor cores has
been overwhelmingly positive. Since the initiative was announced
on March 2, more than 200 registrations for the Community Source
Licensing of the picoJava and SPARC processor cores have come in
from third-party vendors, chip developers, EDA software vendors,
commercial OEMs, universities and research organizations. Sun's
online launch of the processor cores via Community Source
Licensing makes major microprocessor IP core technology easily
accessible to outside developers during evaluation and
development, enabling advances and rapid innovation in chip
design.

Third-party vendors that have expressed interest in developing
for the picoJava technology include: Aromasoft, Corp.; Cadence
Design Systems, Inc.; Chiplogic, Inc.; Cygnus Solutions; Gaio
Technology Co. Ltd.; Infinite Technology Corporation; jCan
Corporation; Lavalogic (a business unit of TSI Telsys);
LogicVision, Inc.; MetaWare; Personal Media Corp.; Phoenix
Technologies; Silicon Access Technology Inc.; SureFire
Verification Inc. and VAutomation, Inc. In addition, personnel at
Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, Northeastern
University, Pennsylvania State University and Rice University
have expressed interest in the program.

The Community Source Licensing model allows access to picoJava
microprocessor source files without fees during the initial
evaluation and development phases. Via the Web, Sun will provide
the key source files including microarchitecture specifications,
a programmer's reference manual, an RTL verification model and a
timing-accurate simulator.

Sun has announced it will continue this model, releasing certain
implementations of the SPARC architectures under Community Source
Licensing later this year. Ongoing registration is available at: