Sonics, Inc. is the premier developer of SMART system-on-chip (SoC) interconnects products that radically accelerate system-on-chip design time while minimizing risk. Industry leaders, such as Texas Instruments, Samsung, Toshiba, and Broadcom have successfully transitioned their system-on-chip development methodologies using Sonics SMART Interconnects as their foundation.Sonics began operations in 1999 and is widely recognized as the pioneer of the intelligent internal (or SMART) interconnects. SMART Interconnects are highly configurable solutions that combine intelligent system-on-chip internal bus fabric components with advanced data flow services required for heterogeneous processing, such as Quality of Service, Clock Gating for power management, Error and Interrupt Management, Data Width and Endean Conversion and Security Management. With over 100 Million units shipped containing SMART Interconnects, Sonics is the worldwide leader in the Interconnect segment of the Semiconductor Intellectual Property market. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif.