Gemplus Selects Cadence Design Flow for Complex IC Design
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2002--Cadence Design Systems,
Inc. (NYSE:CDN - news), the world's leading supplier of electronic design
products and services, today announced that it has entered into an
agreement to supply design technologies to Gemplus (Nasdaq:GEMP - news), the
world's leading smart card solutions provider, for a complete
front-to-back design solution.
Under the license agreement, electronic designers at Gemplus have
access to the complete range of Cadence® design technologies. This
will enable Gemplus to address its demanding design needs for
customised chips and reduce time-to-market for its smart card
products. Design technologies included are Cadence NC-Sim for
simulation, BuildGates® Synthesis, FormalCheck® Model Checker,
Verification Cockpit, Cadence Analog Design Environment, Virtuoso®
custom layout, and Diva® physical verification and extraction.
Gemplus selected the comprehensive Cadence technology suite to
assist it in meeting the target window in the highly competitive smart
card market.
"The complete design technology portfolio offered by Cadence gave
us a one-stop shop with the flexibility to work with a wider range of
chip manufacturers," commented Jean-Luc Ledys, director of Silicon
Technologies, Gemplus. "In addition, to help us maintain our
competitive edge we were looking for a tool that would allow us to
design the smallest die size possible. After several evaluations the
Cadence solution delivered superior performance and productivity
benefits."
"Gemplus is a key player in a market that is fast growing and
leading advanced electronic design," said Tom Brigiotta, vice
president European sales and marketing. "By utilising the Cadence
integrated IC design environment, Gemplus was able to ramp up rapidly
and concentrate on the development of its complex chip technology."
About Gemplus
Gemplus is the world's leading smart card solutions provider.
Since its creation in 1988, Gemplus International S.A
(Euronext:Sicovam 5768 and Nasdaq:GEMP) has driven the global
marketing and deployment of smart card-based applications for
telecommunications, financial services and e-business security. For
more than a decade, Gemplus has pioneered applications that enable
network operators around the world to answer the changing needs of
their customers. Gemplus was first to market with a 3G card and
supplies a product range compliant with new and emerging transmission
standards -- 2.5G and 3G. In 2000, revenue was 1.205 BE, up 57% from
the previous year's 767 ME. Net income was 99 ME. Gemplus employs more
than 7800 people in 37 countries worldwide. Since December 11, 2000,
Gemplus shares have been trading on the Euronext Paris S.A. First
Market and on the NASDAQ Stock Market in the form of ADSs. For more
information, visit the Gemplus website at www.gemplus.com.
About Cadence
Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design technologies,
methodology services, and design services. Cadence solutions are 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 5,700 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,
California, and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
CDN. More information about the company, its products, and services is
available at www.cadence.com.
Note to Editors: Cadence, the Cadence logo, BuildGates, Diva,
FormalCheck, and Virtuoso are registered trademarks of Cadence Design
Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective
holders.
Contact:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Helen Petts, +44 (0) 1344 865305
hpetts@cadence.com
or
Stephen Waddington/Steve Earl Rainier
+44 (0) 20 7907 0980
swaddington/searl@rainierco.co.uk
or
Actual PR
Pascale Desmaele, +33 1 411 041 12
pascale@actual.fr
