Chicory Systems delivers innovative, silicon-based intellectual property (IP) that accelerates the processing of many essential Internet applications. The Internet's success is creating a demand for greater access to information, media, and services on a variety of computing platforms like Java, WAP, XML, and MPEG. However, many devices, such as handheld ones, are currently not well equipped to handle them with regard to battery life and costs.

Chicory Systems' initial products address these needs by providing higher performance and extended battery life at a minimal cost. Future products will enhance set-top boxes, Internet appliances, and networked computers.

One of the company's first products accelerates the Java open software standard. It's called HotShot™ Java Accelerator, and provides an ideal solution enabling devices to execute Java applications quickly and efficiently.

Other Chicory Systems' products provide additional advanced acceleration solutions. Wireless devices must increasingly work with many types of compressed code and data, including Java applications, images, and media streams. The HotShot Wireless Media Accelerator allows compressed media to be very efficiently processed on wireless devices.