UltraSoC Technology Picks up Honours at Royal Society
Cambridge, UK, December 2006 - CSTC Ltd spin-out company UltraSoC Technologies has been tipped as a key future business winning a trophy and £10,000 in the prestigious Research Councils UK Business Plan Competition 2005-06 at the Royal Society in London. UltraSoC Ltd has developed a unique platform technology, protected by a suite of patents, that make it easier to find and mend faults or ‘bugs’ in embedded computer systems. With the continued miniaturisation of computer systems and system-on-chips (SoCs) it is becoming increasingly difficult to detect and mend these ‘bugs’ which cost manufacturer’s huge sums in lost revenues. The company is developing software and hardware tools that will enable system developers to see what is going on inside the SoCs where faults are hard to detect, enabling designers of embedded to speed up diagnosis and correction. Furthermore, with increases system visibility, designers can optimise their products to make them perform more efficiently and safely.
UltraSoC’s CTO Dr Klaus McDonald-Maier said: ‘We believe our debug support strategy for next-generation system-on-chip technology will have enormous benefits in lowering manufacturing costs and improving safety in a wide range of computer and semiconductor applications. Being so highly placed in this extremely competitive event demonstrates that others share that vision.’
The award ceremony was presided over by The Minister of State for Energy in the Department for Trade and Industry MP Malcolm Wicks praised the finalists on the quality of their business propositions reminding them ‘of the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship to the growth of the UK economy.’
About UltraSoC - UltraSoC Technologies is an international technology and consultancy services provider founded as a University spin-out in 2005, developing leading-edge, innovative technology including software tools and hardware for embedded electronic systems.
More information on UltraSoC can be found at www.UltraSoC.com
About Research Councils UK - Research Councils UK (RCUK) is the partnership between the UK's eight Research Councils. Through RCUK, the Research Councils work together to champion the research, training and innovation they support. The eight Research Councils are independent non-departmental public bodies, funded by the Science Budget through the Office of Science and Innovation. They are incorporated by Royal Charter and together manage a research budget of over £2.5 billion a year.
More information on RCUK can be found at www.rcuk.ac.uk
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