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Robert Bosch GmbH Selects Quickturn for Next-Generation In-Circuit Fault Emulation Projects
MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2001--
Quickturn, a company of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN),
today announced that Robert Bosch GmbH selected its MercuryPlus
in-circuit emulation system as the platform for its next-generation
in-circuit fault emulation projects.
The semiconductor division at Robert Bosch GmbH will implement
MercuryPlus(TM) into its design environment immediately to ensure the
highest levels of quality and reliability of microelectronic
components in safety-critical automotive systems.
``When Robert Bosch started looking for a new platform to replace
outdated technology, we conducted an intensive evaluation of available
emulation systems on the market,'' said Peter van Staa, division
manager at Robert Bosch GmbH. ``We were looking for a partner to take
us into the development of our next-generation projects. In evaluating
the top emulation companies, Quickturn(TM)'s debugging environment
demonstrated significant productivity gains. The capacity of
MercuryPlus met all of our requirements. This capacity, along with
Quickturn's on-site support, will help us meet the very challenging
safety standards of the automotive industry.''
Robert Bosch GmbH is a world leading automotive supplier with a
broad spectrum of systems for active and passive vehicle safety,
including Airbags, Antilock Braking Systems (ABS), Traction Control
Systems (TCS) and Electronic Stability Programs (ESP).
``We worked closely with Robert Bosch to evaluate its process and
to understand the requirements of the automotive industry,'' said Ray
Turner, Quickturn product line manager for in-circuit emulation
products. ``The strengths of MercuryPlus -- including its unique
feature to set/force/release internal nodes without stopping the
system, the system's debug environment, and our onsite support --
mapped exactly to what the customer needs to be successful.''
``We are pleased to have Robert Bosch as a customer. The company is
a world class supplier of safety-critical systems, and this marks
Quickturn's entry into the automotive market,'' said Chris Tice, senior
vice president and general manager of Quickturn. ``We look forward to
enabling the success of Robert Bosch in developing state-of-the-art
fault-injection algorithms and methodologies in the automotive
supplier industry.''
About MercuryPlus
The Quickturn MercuryPlus emulation system is the newest member of
the Mercury(TM) Design Verification System family of in-circuit
emulation products. Based on a custom field-programmable gate array
(FPGA) optimized for emulation, the MercuryPlus solution achieves
industry-leading compile time performance, capacity, debug
productivity, and circuit modeling accuracy, often delivering three or
more design turns per day. The MercuryPlus emulation system is
currently shipping worldwide. For additional product information,
contact a Quickturn sales representative in North America at
408/914-6000. Outside of North America, locate your local Quickturn
office or distributor at www.quickturn.com/about/location.htm.
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. Developers of high-performance computing,
multimedia, graphics, and communications systems use Quickturn
products and services. 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 5,400
employees and 2000 revenues of approximately $1.3 billion, Cadence has
sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the
world. The Company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and traded on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. More information
about the company, its products and services may be obtained from the
World Wide Web at www.cadence.com.
Note to Editors: In the product name ``MercuryPlus'' noted in this
news release, the ``Plus'' is superscript.
Cadence and the Cadence logo are registered trademarks and
Quickturn, Mercury, MercuryPlus , and Time-to-Market Engineering are
trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Quickturn, A Cadence Company
Kristin Boucher, 408/914-6635
kristin@quickturn.com
or
Cadence Design Systems, Ltd.
Helen Petts, 44-(0)-1344-865-305
hpetts@cadence.com
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