July 2, 2012 -- CAST, Inc. has improved its ability to serve the growing electronic design market in India by partnering with systems solutions provider Picosem Technologies Pvt., Ltd. Under the agreement, Picosem will market, sell, and help support the entire CAST product line in India. Bundling of Picosem's other products and design services with proven CAST IP enables the firm to offer complete, superior design solutions with significant improvements to customer productivity and final product quality. The new agreement takes place immediately.

"Our vision is to enable Indian electronics companies through partnerships with world-class tool and IP companies backed by our own support and design services engineering team," said Madhu Kumar, Director of Picosem Technologies. "CAST has tremendous experience delivering quality IP and offers one of the most successful IP product lines available anywhere."

About Picosem Technologies Pvt., Ltd.

From its headquarters in Bangalore, Picosem Technologies Pvt., Ltd. empowers electronic product companies in India with the best semiconductor and systems design products plus highly effective technical support and system design services. The diverse, proven CAST, Inc. product line features 32-bit processors and 8-bit microcontrollers, advanced image/video compression and processing cores, plus memory controllers, high-speed buses, peripherals, and other essential functions.