Nassda Delivers Full-Chip Verification to Cadence Customers Through Platinum Program
HSIM Provides Hierarchical Circuit Simulation and Analysis for Complex IC Designs
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2002--
Nassda Corp. (Nasdaq:NSDA - news) and Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
(NYSE:CDN - news) announced today the integration of Nassda's HSIM
hierarchical full-chip circuit simulator into Cadence's analog design
environment. With the acceptance of Nassda as a Platinum member of the
Cadence Connections® program, Cadence customers will have more
effective full-chip verification at the transistor level.
"Joining the Cadence Platinum Connections program enables us to
better meet the needs of our common customers who work with large
designs," stated Sang Wang, CEO of Nassda. "Through our new interface,
design teams will now have access to Nassda's full-chip circuit
simulator for their complex analog, mixed-signal, and SoC designs
within Cadence's market-leading environment. We look forward to
working closely with Cadence to provide more integrated full-chip
verification solutions that will be of tremendous benefit to designers
in the future."
"Working with Nassda gives our customers access to their full-chip
verification solution in a tightly integrated environment," stated
Charlie Huang, Vice President for Marketing and Business Development,
IC Solutions at Cadence. "Nassda's HSIM product is complementary to
our back-end circuit verification flow. It will be a tremendous aid to
engineers involved in nanometer circuit design, helping them verify
full-chip pre- and post-layout circuit functionality."
As part of the Platinum Partners Program, Cadence works closely
with its partners to analyze, develop and optimize the flow of data
between the tools. Cadence customers will benefit from the tight
integration between HSIM and the Cadence environment. In choosing its
Platinum partners, Cadence looks for companies that augment its design
methods by providing common customers with easy access to significant
emerging products and technologies.
About HSIM
HSIM provides detailed circuit-level analysis of timing and power
behavior, and signal integrity effects. It solves the critical issue
of analyzing circuit behavior while taking into account the electrical
and parasitic effects of nanometer scale silicon. Before the
availability of HSIM, design teams were unable to analyze these
effects with a tool that had the speed, accuracy and capacity needed
for full-chip verification.
Availability
The HSIM integration for Cadence's analog design environment is
available immediately.
About Nassda
Nassda Corporation (Nasdaq:NSDA - news) is a fast-growing provider of
full-chip circuit verification software for complex nanometer
semiconductors. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company
develops and markets simulation and analysis solutions for advanced
ICs, especially for analog, memory, and mixed-signal SoC designs.
Nassda's products enable first silicon success, and improve product
quality and production yield for its consumer, communication,
computer, and memory customers. The company has sales and distribution
offices throughout the world. For more information about Nassda,
please visit the company's website at http://www.nassda.com.
Note to Editors: Nassda and HSIM are registered trademarks of
Nassda Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are
the property of their owners.
Contact:
Nassda Corporation, Santa Clara
Graham Bell, 408/562-9168
gbell@nassda.com
or
Lee Public Relations
Barbara Marker, 503/209-2323
barbara@leepr.com
