A: No. The IP license fees do not include per die royalties. They permit a specific TCI IP for a specific semiconductor process to be used in a single production chip design and its future versions that correct functionality. TCI IPs can be used on additional chip designs for additional license fees.

A: No. TCI does not charge additional maintenance fees in support of its licensed products. IP design and documentation updates are included in the license fee for a given chip. Since TCI IP undergoes continuous improvement, it is in the best interests of TCI and our customers to ensure the most current version of a given IP design is used on a chip tapeout.

A: No. Multiple instances of a given IP on a given chip are included in the single use license fee. Due to the wide frequency ranges and pin programmablility of TCI PLL and DLL IP, TCI’s customers can often reduce their expected IP license fees compared to other industry IP offerings by using the same TCI IP several times on the same chip to generate all required clocks.

A: Yes. Licensed TCI IPs can be used on a test chip for no additional charge provided that the test chip is not sold in any way.

A: Yes. TCI IP licenses permit a specific TCI IP for a specific semiconductor process to be used in a single production chip design and its future versions that correct functionality. TCI IPs can be used on additional chip designs for additional license fees.

A: Yes. TCI has established a global network of the industry’s leading design service companies who are intimately familiar with how to select and implement TCI PLL and DLL IP in their customer’s chips. Over the years, many fabless chip companies and IDMs all over the world have had their chips designed, developed and delivered by TCI’s design services partners. To learn more about TCI’s design services partners, see: http://www.truecircuits.com/design_services_partners.html.TCI has also partnered with selected sales representation companies in different international geographies to provide local sales and support. To learn more about TCI’s sales representatives, see: http://www.truecircuits.com/ip_distribution_partners.html.

A: With most TCI IP licenses, integration support is included in the license fee. TCI can perform a wide variety of customizations to the licensed products for additional fees.

A: No. It is not in TCI’s business interest to release the proprietary aspects of its IP. TCI’s design kits do not include any internal schematics and its license agreements do not permit reverse engineering of the IP.

A: No. TCI’s standard license agreement does not permit the re-sale of TCI IP. However, such terms are usually available under a special license agreement.

A: Yes. TCI offers consulting services for additional fees in support of TCI licensed products.

A: No. Given that TCI maintains state-of-the-art PLL and DLL intellectual property, it cannot perform such consulting without risking contamination that will compromise its business model.