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Sequence Moves Against Simplex to Protect Intellectual Property
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2001--Sequence
Design, Inc., the Design Closure Company, today announced it has filed
a complaint against Simplex Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLX) of
Sunnyvale, Calif., alleging patent infringement against its extraction
technology. The complaint was filed Friday, August 10, in the San Jose
Division of the United States District Court for the Northern District
of California.
The complaint states that United States Patent No. 5,901,063 (also
known as the '063 Patent), entitled ``System And Method For Extracting
Parasitic Impedance From An Integrated Circuit Layout,'' is owned by
Sequence. This patented technology is incorporated into Sequence's
ExtractionStage(TM) suite of electronic design automation (EDA) tools.
Sequence alleges in the complaint that Simplex has infringed on
one or more claims in the patent by ``making, using, offering to sell
or selling products which embody the patented invention and which use
the methods of the '063 Patent . . .''
In its complaint, Sequence is asking that Simplex be permanently
enjoined from infringing on the '063 Patent, and requests that the
court award damages.
Protecting its proprietary technology is important to Sequence.
The company has been granted three patents (two for extraction), with
an additional 11 patents pending (three for extraction). As
interconnect effects dominate at the sub-180 nanometer level,
extraction of parasitic resistance, capacitance and inductance become
critical to achieving timing, power and signal integrity closure.
Sequence recently announced the formation of a strategic business
unit dedicated to licensing the company's intellectual property.
About Sequence
Sequence Design, Inc., the Design Closure Company(SM), enables
system-on-chip designers to bring higher-performance and lower-power
integrated circuits quickly to tape out. Sequence's physical design
software and solutions give its more than 90 customers the competitive
advantage they need to excel in aggressive technology markets, despite
demanding complexity and time-to-market issues.
Sequence has worldwide development and field service operations.
The company was formed through the merger of Sente, Inc., Sapphire
Design Automation, Inc. and Frequency Technology. Sequence is
privately held. Sequence is a member of the Cadence Design Systems,
Inc. (NYSE:CDN) Connections(TM) and the Mentor Graphics Corporation
(Nasdaq:MENT) Open Door(TM) partnership programs. Please visit our web
site at www.sequencedesign.com.
Note to Editors: All trademarks mentioned herein are the property
of their respective owners.
Contact:
Sequence Design Inc.
Nanette Collins, 617/437-1822
nanette@nvc.com
Greg Fawcett, 408/961-2365
gfawcett@sequencedesign.com
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