Chinese Academy of Sciences Selects Vivante as GPU Partner for Netbooks

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivante Corporation today announced
a collaborative relationship with the Institute of Computing Technology of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICT). This long-term, development partnership
will enable ICT and Vivante to integrate their respective CPU and GPU designs
into a cost-efficient, low-power SoC and advance the state-of-the-art in
netbook technology for the next generation.

ICT, which specializes in comprehensive research into computer science and
technology in China, successfully produced China's first general-purpose
digital computer and is an R&D base for high-performance, low-power computer
technology in China. ICT research focuses on strategic, advanced, and
fundamental contributions toward industry innovation, national needs, and
market demands.

"As we look toward making netbooks both more capable and more accessible, we
find Vivante GPUs to be the perfect solution for small size and low power
while providing robust, fully featured graphics and fast performance," said
Dr. Weiwu Hu, chief architect of the ICT's CPU division.

Adds Wei-Jin Dai, President and CEO of Vivante, "Our ability to deliver the
highest performing GPU per square millimeter and per milliwatt across the
spectrum of mobile computing, handheld, and home entertainment device
requirements is once again validated by ICT selecting a Vivante GPU design.
The Vivante ScalarMorphic(TM) GPU architecture flexes and scales to address a
wide range of price/performance requirements and silicon budgets. We look
forward to ongoing collaboration with ICT, as we apply leading edge Vivante
technology to power next generation wired and wireless embedded applications
in new and interesting ways."

About Vivante Corporation

Vivante Corporation is an embedded graphics technology leader, licensing its
Mobile Visual Reality to semiconductor solution providers that serve embedded
computing markets for mobile gaming, high-definition home entertainment, image
processing, and automotive display and entertainment. The Vivante
ScalarMorphic(TM) architecture brings a PC-quality visual experience to
embedded systems. Vivante GPUs produce the highest performance per square
millimeter in less silicon area, compared to other licensable GPU cores.
Vivante delivers silicon-proven, low-power, high-performance graphics
conformant with the OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1 and OpenVG API standards. Vivante GPU
IP also fully supports the Android platform. The Vivante development
environment is used by a worldwide network of application developers and
ecosystem partners. Vivante is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with
an R&D center in Shanghai, China.

SOURCE Vivante Corporation

Ronald Langhi of Vivante Corporation, 1-888-OES20GPU, pr@vivantecorp.com