Zenasis Technologies Joins Cadence Connections Program
Hybrid Optimization Enables Cadence Users to Increase Performance of ASICs, ASSPs
CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2002--Zenasis
Technologies, Inc., an electronic design automation (EDA) company
delivering next-generation integrated circuit (IC) optimization
software, today became a member of the Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
(NYSE:CDN - News) Connections® Program. The third-party software program
helps enable a tight level of interoperability between software tools.
ng-off power and area," notes Ravi Ravikumar, Zenasis' director
of marketing. "The Connections Program is helping us ensure a smooth
working design flow for our mutual customers."
While physical optimization operates at the placed-gate level
using a fixed library of cells, Zenasis' hybrid optimization operates
simultaneously at the placed-gate and transistor levels to achieve the
target design metrics. It identifies logic clusters and implements
each as a design-specific cell. Hybrid optimization results in fewer
levels of logic, and reduced transistor, cell and wire counts,
enabling users to improve design performance without the penalty of
increased power, or area. In addition, improved routing congestion
enables better handling of signal-integrity issues.
"Zenasis has developed a new design optimization technology that
will be valuable to our performance-hungry customer base," adds Pat
Dutrow, marketing director of the Cadence Connections Program. "We
welcome it into the Cadence Connections Program."
About Zenasis Technologies, Inc.
Zenasis Technologies, Inc. is an electronic design automation
(EDA) company delivering next-generation integrated circuit (IC)
design optimization technology for cell-based design. Its
context-specific "hybrid optimization" operates at the gate and
transistor levels for a given design placement, and empowers designers
to simultaneously improve performance, power, area, signal integrity
and routing. The Zenasis team has a mix of experience in EDA,
semiconductor and high-performance design industries. Founded in 2000,
it has received $8.5 million in financing led by Sigma Partners.
Corporate headquarters is located at: 1671 Dell Ave., Suite 206,
Campbell, Calif., 95008. Telephone: (408) 364-2002. Facsimile: (408)
364-2236. Email: info@zenasis.com. On-line information is found at its
website: http://www.zenasis.com.
About Cadence Connections Program
Cadence provides Connections members access to software and
application notes, enabling tight tool interoperability with
third-party software tools. The program provides tool integration in
the areas of analog/mixed-signal, integrated circuit, board design,
and logic verification. More information about the Connections Program
may be obtained at www.connectionsprogram.com.
Zen is a trademark of Zenasis Technologies, Inc. Zenasis
acknowledges trademarks or registered trademarks of other
organizations for their respective products and services.
Contact:
Public Relations for Zenasis Technologies
Nanette Collins, 617/437-1822
nanette@nvc.com
