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Innoveda Unbundles ePlanner Tool Suite
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2001--Innoveda, Inc.
(Nasdaq:INOV), a leading provider of innovative software and services
for the design of advanced electronic products, today announced it
will unbundle the component applications of its ePlanner(TM) Printed
Circuit Board (PCB) signal integrity planning tool suite. Starting
with Version 2, the CMS Planview and Scratchpad applications will be
licensed and priced individually. The unbundling, in response to
customer requests, will offer designers the flexibility of
individually priced tools so they can purchase only what they need.
Users also will benefit from a fully redesigned version of Scratchpad,
the ePlanner topology design application. It enables PCB designers to
model all trace parameters and lets the parameters be varied during
analysis to produce multiple simulation runs or ``sweeps.'' ePlanner
Version 2 is scheduled to be available in August.
Eliminating Board Spins
``ePlanner gives PCB designers all the necessary tools to design a
more robust PCB, saving both time and money along the way,'' said Rick
Almeida, vice president of marketing for Innoveda's Product
Realization Group. ``By planning a PCB design, testing its behavior and
structure, and finding appropriate design constraints, multiple board
spins and re-designs can become a thing of the past.''
Achieving Robust Designs
Customers using ePlanner during the design phase of a PCB can
find, test, and eliminate signal integrity problems in the first PCB
spin. ePlanner enables PCB designers to analyze any and all PCB nets
for potential signal integrity problems, and develop physical design
constraints based on the analysis to help ensure a working
end-product. The PCB physical constraints are established and
evaluated through electrical analysis of the actual PCB design,
imported to the ePlanner environment. Physical construction of a
design, including net termination, net routing and scheduling, and
component selection and placement all can be tested in ePlanner to
ensure a quality design.
ePlanner tools include:
- ePlanner CMS (Constraint Management System), a spreadsheet
application for entering, testing and managing the physical and
electrical constraints of a PCB design.
- ePlanner Planview, a prototyping application for PCB component
placement and net routing.
- ePlanner Analysis, which utilizes Innoveda's
XTK(TM)transmission line and cross-talk simulation engine to enable
PCB designers to analyze PCB nets and evaluate electrical results such
as delay, overshoot, and cross-talk.
- ePlanner Scratchpad, the significantly enhanced general purpose
net topology editor that will allow PCB designers to design net
topologies or extract net topologies from an imported PCB design.
ePlanner Scratchpad includes ePlanner Analysis.
ePlanner CMS, ePlanner Planview and ePlanner Analysis are priced
from $5k each in the United States, and ePlanner Scratchpad pricing
begins at $10k.
Second-Generation Scratchpad
ePlanner Scratchpad Version 2 has been fully redesigned and will
replace previous versions built on ViewDraw® technology. ePlanner
Scratchpad has been integrated directly into the ePlanner framework,
instead of being an external application. This makes it easier to use
all ePlanner applications. PCB designers using ePlanner Scratchpad can
model all possible trace parameters - from the simple to the complex -
including trace length, trace separation, termination and cross-talk.
In addition, any trace parameter can be varied during analysis to
produce multiple simulation runs. This will help PCB designers find
the best possible values for each of the trace parameters. To find
correct trace termination, the tool includes a new ``termination
wizard'' to analyze and evaluate numerous types of termination
strategies and termination component values.
About Innoveda
Innoveda, Inc. (Nasdaq:INOV) is a leading provider of innovative
software and services that help engineers visualize, design and build
advanced electronic systems for companies participating in the
telecommunications, transportation, computers and consumer electronics
markets. The company enjoys a rich heritage of technical innovation
from the merger of Viewlogic Systems, Inc. and Summit Design, Inc.
that formed Innoveda, and the subsequent merger of Innoveda and PADS
Software, Inc. These unions form the foundation of Innoveda's
comprehensive electronic product solutions for system level design,
design capture, board design and electromechanical design.
Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Innoveda has offices worldwide.
Additional information can be found at: http://www.innoveda.com/
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements that are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements, other
than statements of historical facts, included in this press release
including, without limitation, statements regarding Innoveda's
financial projections for any period, strategy, future operations,
financial position, prospects, plans, goals and objectives of
management are forward-looking statements. When used in this press
release, the words ``will'', ``believe'', ``anticipate'', ``intend'',
``estimate'', ``expect'', ``project'', ``plan'' and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all
forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We cannot
guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements, and you should not place undue reliance on our
forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not
reflect the potential impact of any future transactions or strategic
alliances. Our actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various
factors, including the ability of Innoveda to successfully integrate
its business combinations, recent economic uncertainty, weakness in
the business of our customers, the cyclical nature of the electronics
industry, the failure of Innoveda's quarterly results to meet market
expectations, the impact of financial charges related to business
combinations, the intense competition Innoveda faces, Innoveda's
ability to develop new products, and the other risks described in
Innoveda's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 30, 2000 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on March 30, 2001 and the other public filings made by Innoveda with
the SEC, which factors are incorporated herein by reference.
Note to Editors: Innoveda, XTK and ePlanner are trademarks, and
ViewDraw is a registered trademark of Innoveda, Inc. All other
trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Contact:
North America:
Ed Canty Sarah Miller
508.303.5291 508.303.5254
ecanty@innoveda.com smiller@innoveda.com
or
Europe/Middle East:
Peter van der Sluijs
+44 1442 879222
peterv@neesham.co.uk
or
Asia Pacific:
Junko Kaneko
03(3364)5531
junko@e-e.co.jp
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