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RSMI News Rim Semiconductor Selects World's Largest Independent Chip Fabricator to Make Product
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rim Semiconductor Company (OTCBB:RSMI), an innovator in
video-over-copper technology, announced that Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company, Inc. (TSMC) will manufacture its new Cupria™
5001 transport processor. Rim Semi’s Cupria™
5001 will be produced at TSMC’s Hsinchu
Science Park location in Taiwan. TSMC is the world’s
largest semiconductor foundry operating ten fabrication plants globally,
five at this location, and also has substantial external capacity
commitments at its joint venture fab, SSMC.
Rim Semi has also selected a new development partner to assist with the
transition of its technology to TSMC. This partner’s
services would supplement the work of Rim Semi’s
current development partner, HelloSoft of San Jose, California, and
Hyderabad, India, and its own engineering staff at its design centers in
Portland, Oregon and Kanata, Ontario, Canada.
“When a broadband chip becomes widely
accepted, demand can easily outstrip the ability of a small foundry to
supply product,” stated Brad Ketch, CEO of
Rim Semiconductor Company. “By engaging with
TSMC, we believe that we have set in place the ability to effectively
support volume growth.”
The Cupria™ 5001 is the first product in a
planned family of copper transport processors. It is based on Rim
Semiconductor’s innovative new Internet
Protocol Subscriber Line (IPSL) technology. Cupria™
delivers significantly more bandwidth over longer distances, increasing
the total available market for triple play services while lowering
network costs. The IP-based technology offers a better end-user
experience than other video-over-copper technologies to deliver superior
image quality.
TSMC’s corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu,
Taiwan, and its website is www.tsmc.com.
About Rim Semiconductor
Rim Semiconductor Company (OTCBB:RSMI) develops technology for
telecommunications companies to deliver demanding new video and data
services with lower network costs. The company’s
products allow data to be transmitted at greater speed and across
extended distances over existing copper wire—all
with the highest quality of service—for a
better end-user experience. For more information, visit www.rimsemi.com.
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