For Immediate Release
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Kathleen Leavitt, VP Marketing, Novas, 408-467-7896, kathleen@novas.com
Georgia Marszalek, Novas Public Relations Counsel, 650-345-7477, georgia@valleypr.com
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NEC IC Microcomputer Systems Standardizes on Novas’ Debugging System
Debussy selected to debug digital and mixed-signal designs
San Jose, Calif., USA, October 24, 2000 Novas, the leader in debug systems for complex chip designs, announced today that it has signed a 3-year license agreement with NEC IC Microcomputer Systems, Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement, NEC IC Microcomputer Systems is using Novas’ Debussy® Total Debug system as its standard debugging solution for digital and mixed-signal designs.
Debussy improves engineers’ productivity by reducing the time required to understand complex designs at the register transfer, gate and behavioral levels and by automating the location and isolation of design bugs.
“We evaluated many options for debugging and selected the Debussy system because it is the fastest way to understand the reasons for bugs in our complex designs,” said Masatoshi Sou, Senior Manager, Design Systems Development Department at NEC IC Microcomputer Systems. “Debussy works with our simulators and gives us so many ways to look at the design that our engineers can easily discover how to fix the problems uncovered by during verification.”
“Debugging is the most expensive thing that electronic designers do today,” noted Kathleen Leavitt, vice president of marketing for Novas. “The Debussy system gives companies like NEC IC Microcomputer Systems an edge because they can cut the time needed to solve problems and spend more time adding value to their designs.”
About NEC IC Microcomputer Systems, Ltd.
Founded in 1980, NEC IC Microcomputer Systems, Ltd. is one of Japan’s leading providers of high performance semiconductor products. Committed to meeting customer satisfaction through continuous improvements, the company’s portfolio includes standard products and system-on-chip (SOC) solutions as well as high end customized products. NEC IC Microcomputer Systems is headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan, and offers design centers in major cities in Japan, such as Kawasaki, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyusyu and Hokkaido. The company is one of the NEC group companies. http://www.nims.co.jp
About Novas
Novas is the leader in debug systems for complex chip designs. The Company’s Debussy® Total Debug system manages the design debug process for system-on-chip integrated circuits, dramatically reducing the time it takes to locate, isolate, and understand the causes of unexpected design behavior. Debussy increases designer and design team productivity during the time-intensive verification and debug phases. Novas has over three thousand systems in use at hundreds of customer sites worldwide.
Novas is located at 2025 Gateway Place, Suite 480, San Jose, CA 95110.
Phone: 408-467-7888, Fax: 408-467-7889, 1-888-NOVAS-38. For more information visit www.novas.com or send email to info@novas.com.
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