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Innoveda/Intusoft Agreement to Provide Circuit Simulation for DxDesigner Product Suite
MARLBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001--Innoveda, Inc.
(Nasdaq: INOV), a leading provider of innovative software and services
for the design of advanced electronic products, today announced an
agreement in which Intusoft will provide circuit simulation
capabilities for Innoveda's recently announced DxDesigner(TM) product
suite. Intusoft, the San Pedro, California-based designer of circuit
simulation and test software, will deliver proprietary algorithms and
simulation technology for DxDesigner, scheduled to be released later
this summer. The agreement expands upon the existing OEM relationship
between the two companies.
DxDesigner redefines front-end design engineering through a
process of ``design definition'' that combines four key process
technologies: component information systems; design entry and sharing;
simulation and planning; and enterprise connectivity within a single,
comprehensive solution. This enables better communication among
geographically dispersed engineering and manufacturing teams,
resulting in more efficient component selection, less post-layout
rework, fewer design defects, and shorter prototype-debugging cycles.
DxAnalog Module
According to Rick Almeida, Innoveda's vice president of marketing,
Product Realization Group, ``DxDesigner stresses the need for
simulation and planning as one of the critical components in design
definition. To meet the simulation requirements of analog and
mixed-signal circuits, the DxAnalog(TM) module will incorporate
Intusoft's interactive SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated
Circuit Emphasis) engine, as well as the IntuScope5 waveform analyzer,
SPICE modeling program, and extensive model libraries. Together, these
tools will enable Innoveda customers to run Monte Carlo, optimization,
sweep, and fault analyses on analog and mixed-signal PCB and IC
designs, as well as on multi-discipline systems.''
Competitive Advantage
Larry Meares, Intusoft founder and president, said, ``Circuit
simulation has become increasingly important as manufacturers strive
to narrow time between new product introductions while retaining
quality and decreasing costs. The complexity of today's systems
demands stringent simulation and verification testing that can only be
met with the latest technology. Our expanded relationship will help
deliver that capability to Innoveda's customers.''
Technology Benefit
Almeida added, ``Without simulation templates, designers must enter
nominal values for the parameters of their circuit. Then, to see the
effects of parameter tolerance variation, designers must change those
parameters using a cumbersome, time-consuming, and often costly
process. With DxDesigner, electrical engineers will be able to
customize advanced circuit analyses that include measurements based on
parametric variations for intra-component sensitivity, root summed
square, extreme value, worst case, and Monte Carlo statistical
simulations.''
Keith Kasregis, Principal Engineer and Electronic Design
Automation specialist at Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., agreed,
stating, ``The strengthening of the relationship between Innoveda and
Intusoft, along with Innoveda's renewed commitment to the analog
simulation marketplace, is good news for us at Siemens Building
Technologies. The more capabilities Innoveda can build into their
solutions, the more reliable our designs will be. The immediate
inclusion of Intusoft's new simulation scripts, optimization, sweep,
and fault analyses in DxDesigner are great first examples of that.''
About Intusoft's Technology
The DxDesigner product suite will incorporate technology from
Intusoft's latest release of its ICAP/4 software, including
significant new functionality for running Monte Carlo, optimization,
sweep, and fault analyses. These functions customize SPICE-based
netlists for enhanced circuit analysis that goes well beyond the
traditional SPICE boundaries of AC, DC, and transient analysis. The
proprietary simulation templates used by these analyses employ
interactive command language (ICL) scripts that tell a netlist which
operations to perform. After a simulation is complete, designers can
run additional scripts to view waveform functions such as phase
margin, complex mathematical transformations, and group delay. By
incorporating Intusoft technology in DxDesigner, designers will be
able to automate the selection of component values to achieve their
specified design objectives and help ensure manufacturing compliance
early in the design cycle.
About Intusoft
Established in 1985, Intusoft designs, develops and markets
award-winning software applications and tools for analog and
mixed-signal circuit design, analysis and test automation to
electronics industries worldwide. Information on Intusoft and its
products is available on the company's web site at
http://www.intusoft.com.
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, Innoveda's most recent quarterly report on Form-10Q
and the other public filings made by Innoveda with the SEC, which
factors are incorporated herein by reference.
Note to Editors: DxDesigner and DxAnalog are trademarks of
Innoveda, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Contact:
Innoveda Contact Information
North America:
Ed Canty
508.303.5291
ecanty@innoveda.com
or
Sarah Miller
508.303.5254
smiller@innoveda.com
or
Europe/Middle East:
Peter van der Sluijs
+44 1442 879222
peterv@neesham.co.uk
or
Asia Pacific:
Mieko Takiyama
011-81-3-5485-8101
mtakiyama@innoveda.com
or
Intusoft Contact Information
Larry Meares
President and Founder
310.833.0710
larry@intusoft.com
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