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Quickturn and Simutech Now Support ARM7TDMI on Common CoreBoard Delivery Vehicle
EDINBURGH, Scotland----Oct. 23, 2000--Quickturn, a
company of Cadence® Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN), and Simutech
today announced support for the ARM7TDMI on Simutech's eValab(TM)
Platform and the Quickturn Rapid Prototyping System (RPS(TM)) solution
through each company's common CoreBoard(TM) architecture.
The release of the ARM7TDMI CoreBoard is an important industry
step to support cost-effective design-in of semiconductor intellectual
property (SIP) and to speed time-to-market of system-on-chip (SoC)
designs. The CoreBoard will enable end-users to reduce the risk of
intellectual property (IP) and architecture selection, build prototype
silicon platforms, and provide an environment to integrate and verify
the hardware and software of an SoC in a system context.
Features of ARM7TDMI Evaluation and Verification
The availability of the custom ARM7TDMI CoreBoard supports a
standard form factor for IP re-use, a remote environment for hardware
and software evaluation, and a complete in-system verification
environment for platform-based SoC designs. Leveraging a common
CoreBoard standard allows any core running in the Simutech eValab
system to be plug-and-play compatible with the Quickturn RPS solution.
Quickturn and Simutech have optimized the ARM7TDMI CoreBoard and
development environment to deliver:
- Productive software development and debugging with the ARM
multi-in-circuit emulation (multi-ICE) software and Joint Test
Action Group (JTAG) connection
- In-system software IP evaluation and selection over the
internet for ARM7 compatible software and peripherals
- High-performance architectural and full-functional
verification of ARM-based designs
``By expanding our product families to include the ARM7TDMI
CoreBoard we are providing the largest SoC customer base with the
ability to leverage Simutech's IP evaluation and SoC verification
technologies in an optimal way,'' commented Steve Glaser, vice
president of marketing at Simutech. ``Our close working relationship
with Quickturn gives our customers access to a very experienced team,
and value-added hardware and software co-development and verification
environments, that can bring ARM-based designs to market three to five
months faster.''
``Simutech's and Quickturn's ability to support ARM's architecture
via the prototyping systems eValab and the modular architecture of the
RPS solution is a step forward in ARM's quest for continued
leadership,'' stated Chris Jones, product manager, PrimeCell
Peripherals at ARM. ``The plug-and-play capabilities of the CoreBoard
will enable ARM-powered product designers to evaluate architectures
and peripheral choices early in the design cycle. It is essential to
our customers' success that they have the ability to verify the
hardware and software components to a high degree of confidence right
through to product release.''
``The development of the ARM7TDMI CoreBoard further strengthens the
working relationship between ARM and Quickturn,'' commented George
Zafiropoulos, vice president of marketing at Quickturn. ``The ability
to apply our experience in application-specific verification
environments for wireless, networking and multimedia design using
embedded processors, will benefit both existing and new customers.''
Price and Availability
The ARM7TDMI CoreBoard is available for shipment from Quickturn.
Pricing for the CoreBoard begins at $10,500 (U.S. list price). For
more information on product pricing and availability, please contact
Quickturn at 408/914-6000. For pricing and availability outside of
North America, contact a local Quickturn office or distributor.
About Simutech
Simutech's mission is to enable IP reuse, IP e-commerce, and rapid
SoC development. Its customers include leading electronics systems,
semiconductor, and IP companies. Simutech's products enable web based
technical component evaluation, hardware-software co-development, and
full SoC verification. For more information about Simutech, please
visit http://www.simutech.com.
About Quickturn
Quickturn, a Cadence® company, is the leading provider of
high-performance verification solutions and Time-to-Market Engineering
(TtME(TM)) services for the design and verification of complex IC and
electronic systems. Quickturn products are used by developers of
high-performance computing, multimedia, graphics, and communications
systems. For more information, visit the Quickturn web site at
http://www.quickturn.com, call 408/914-6000, or send email to
info@quickturn.com.
About Cadence
Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design automation
products, methodology services, and design services used to accelerate
and manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking
and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety
of other electronics-based products. With approximately 5,100
employees and 1999 annual revenue of $1.1 billion, Cadence has sales
offices, design centers, and research facilities located around the
world. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and traded on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. For more information
visit http://www.cadence.com.
Note to Editors: Cadence and the Cadence logo are registered
trademarks and Quickturn, RPS, and TtME are trademarks of Cadence
Design Systems, Inc. Simutech and eValab are trademarks of Simutech.
Other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Quickturn
Sanjay Sawant, 408/914-6580
ssawant@quickturn.com
or
Simutech
Steve Glaser, 408/573-6736
steve.glaser@simutech.com
or
KaiLi Communications
Leslie Cumming, 503/274-2604
leslie_cumming@msn.com
or
Armstrong Kendall, Inc.
Laura Garrett, 503/672-4690
laura@akipr.com
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