Renesas Technology to establish off-shore development centre in India
Outsourcing business in India has grown substantially in recent years. In November 2004, Renesas started outsourcing semiconductor software and hardware design to KPIT Cummins. Since then, KPIT Cummins has executed design work for Renesas in a number of areas, including SoC products for use in digital consumer electronics, analogue circuit designs employing high-level technology, and embedded software. Through a close relationship during the last two years, both companies recognized a value in strategic partnership and Renesas has decided to establish its first ODC at KPIT Cummins.Currently, approximately 100 KPIT Cummins engineers are engaged in design work for Renesas.
KPIT Cummins will increase the number of engineers assigned to the facility to approximately more than 500, enabling technology design of the highest quality. It is anticipated that these developments will enable Renesas to deliver high-quality products incorporating advanced technology to system developers more quickly than before.
"Efficient utilization of design resources is key to success," said Atsushi Asari, board director, Renesas Technology Corp. "With this ODC we will be securing the services of a team of excellent engineers and improving the design setting in which they work. In addition, we are making it possible for KPIT to perform strategic, high-quality hardware and software design work for Renesas in a secure environment.
I am confident that the technology designed at the ODC will contribute to the further expansion of our business.
"Expressing his pleasure, Kishor Patil, CEO and Managing Director, KPIT Cummins, informed, "This is a very important milestone in the 15 year history of KPIT Cummins. We are proud to be associated with Renesas for many years now. Semiconductor and automotive are key thrust areas for KPIT Cummins and we aim to be global leaders in this space. Japan is an important market for realizing our goal. This partnership enables us to create a strong synergy of Auto & VLSI domain, we are sure that this combination will be a major growth driver for KPIT Cummins. We look forward to co-creating value with Renesas through our global engagements in the areas of Embedded Software, Cross Development Tools for Renesas processor families, SoCs Design & verification services for both Digital, Analogue /Mixed Signal domains based on the Renesas Technology Roadmap."
