Cadence First Encounter Selected to Enable Nanometer SoC Design in Infineon's Inway Design Environment
SAN JOSE, Calif. & MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26,
2003--Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN), today announced that
Infineon has selected First Encounter(R), a core nanometer technology
in the Cadence Encounter(TM) digital IC design platform for the
silicon virtual prototyping of its extremely complex 130nm and 90nm
integrated circuits.
At these geometries, interconnect is crucial in determining SoC
performance. Infineon will use First Encounter to rapidly generate and
refine accurate virtual prototypes of IC physical designs, including
interconnect. The prototypes will then give fast feedback on SoC
performance and a fully functional, physically feasible layout. Rapid
and reliable design closure will then be facilitated by preliminary
placement and a highly optimized and signoff-quality floorplan.
"With First Encounter Cadence has delivered the leading-edge
technology for silicon virtual prototyping of high-performance digital
designs," said Dr. Albert Stritter, vice president of design
automation at Infineon Technologies. "We are working very closely with
Cadence to address the challenges of nanometer design to enhance our
Inway Design Environment. First Encounter is one of several EDA
technologies from Cadence that Infineon uses to implement SoC designs
for 130nm, 90nm and below to meet our future targets and goals."
"We are very pleased to have been selected by Infineon to meet its
advanced approach to nanometer design. Based on our close
collaboration, Cadence will enable Infineon to achieve a productive
design environment to complete ever more demanding designs rapidly and
predictably," said Ping Chao, senior vice president and general
manager of the Digital IC group at Cadence.
Information on Infineon at www.infineon.com.
About Cadence
Cadence is the world's leader in 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 5,200 employees and 2002 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,
Calif., and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
CDN. More information about the company, its products and services are
available at www.cadence.com.
Cadence, the Cadence logo and First Encounter are registered
trademarks, and Encounter is a trademark of Cadence Design Systems,
Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
CONTACT: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Andrea Huse, +49 (0) 89 4563 1726
ahuse@cadence.com
