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Cadence Fire & Ice QXC Verified for TSMC'S 90 Nanometer Technology
Leading Full-Chip Extractor Accurately Accounts for In-Die Process
Variations To Improve Performance and Yield in Nanometer Designs
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Dec. 9, 2003—
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN) today announced that
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) has validated
Cadence(R) Fire & Ice(R) QXC for the company's Nexsys process.
The evaluation verified that Fire & Ice QXC is an accurate
full-chip extractor, tackling in-die process variations inherent in
90nm design. With new-generation 3-D models, Fire & Ice QXC correctly
accounts for all copper and optical effects, enabling designers to
reduce timing margins and improve the performance and yield of their
designs. The verification of Fire & Ice QXC for the TSMC Nexsys
process optimizes the silicon design chain for customers.
"Our collaboration with Cadence to verify Fire & Ice QXC allows
mutual customers to take full advantage of TSMC's leading-edge process
technologies," said Genda Hu, vice president of Corporate Marketing
for TSMC.
"Fire & Ice QXC provides the highest levels of accuracy, quality
and stability we have seen," said Greg Buchner, vice president of
Engineering at ATI Technologies. "We conducted a run of our RADEON
9600 production design through the new release and results from Fire &
Ice QXC clearly took into account all significant nanometer effects in
the most advanced process we have taped out with so far. Fire & Ice
QXC's improved accuracy allows us to design with smaller margins,
which lead to faster designs. Our customers demand that we deliver the
fastest graphics chips with the most advanced features, and Fire & Ice
QXC is one of the key tools that allow us to meet their expectations."
"We are excited to see the successful results of Fire & Ice QXC
when applied to TSMC's nanometer processes," said Charlie Huang,
corporate vice president of Business Development at Cadence. "Our
support of TSMC's processes confirms our leadership in parasitic
extraction, providing customers critical solutions to their nanometer
design issues."
Fire & Ice QXC integrates seamlessly with the Cadence
Encounter(TM) digital IC design platform, including Cadence timing and
signal integrity analysis and power verification solutions
(SignalStorm(TM), CeltIC(TM) and VoltageStorm(R)). Used during
place-and-route of complex ASIC/ASSP and SoC designs, Fire & Ice QXC
extracts interconnect parasitic data directly into the SoC
Encounter(TM) timing database format for timing and signal integrity
analysis or in standard detailed standard parasitic format (DSPF) or
standard parasitic exchange format (SPEF). Fire & Ice QXC also
integrates easily with any standard place-and-route or analysis flow
via industry standard file formats.
Availability
Fire & Ice QXC is available now. For pricing, contact your local
Cadence office.
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 5,000 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 is
available at www.cadence.com.
Cadence, the Cadence logo, Fire & Ice, and VoltageStorm are
registered trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and SoC
Encounter, SignalStorm, and CeltIC are trademarks of Cadence. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
The Hoffman Agency (for Cadence Design Systems)
Karin Gilles, 408-975-3038
kgilles@hoffman.com
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