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NEC Implements Leading-Edge 90nm Vector Supercomputer Chipset with Cadence Encounter
Cadence Encounter Digital IC Flow Delivers Rapid Design Closure of
Complex, 9-Million Instance Design; Achieves 2x Chip Performance
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Dec. 13, 2004—
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN)(Nasdaq:CDN) today
announced that technology giant NEC Corp. used the Cadence(R)
Encounter(TM) digital IC design platform to develop the complete
90-nanometer chipset for one of the world's fastest vector
supercomputers.
With Encounter technology, NEC achieved a 2x improvement in chip
performance on its most advanced, highest performance 90-nanometer
vector supercomputer chipset to date. The NEC SX-8 chipset is
comprised of four 90-nanometer designs, including a hierarchical
9-million instance chip that was routed flat for final engineering
change order implementation and rapid design closure.
"We are extremely pleased with Encounter's ability to meet the
many challenges presented by this breakthrough design," said Takeshi
Nishikawa, General Manager, Computers Division, NEC Corporation.
"Encounter met all of our timing and signal integrity requirements at
90-nanometers, and reduced our leakage power by 40 percent. With
Encounter's efficient memory handling and high performance, we reduced
our turnaround time and time-to-market by nearly 30 percent."
"We congratulate NEC on the successful launch of this
record-breaking vector supercomputer architecture and are proud that
Encounter is at the core of such advanced LSI design technology and
methodology," said Wei-Jin Dai, platform vice president, digital IC
implementation at Cadence. "Once again, a key customer has validated
Encounter's unparalleled ability to handle extremely large and complex
designs at leading-edge process technologies."
About Cadence
Cadence is the world's largest supplier of electronic design
technologies and engineering services. Cadence products and services
are used to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors,
computer systems, networking equipment, telecommunications equipment,
consumer electronics, and other electronics based products. With
approximately 4,850 employees and 2003 revenues of approximately $1.1
billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research
facilities around the world. The company is headquartered in San Jose,
Calif., and trades on both the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ
under the symbol CDN. More information is available at
www.cadence.com.
Cadence, the Cadence logo, and Conformal are registered trademarks
of Cadence Design Systems in the United States and other countries.
Encounter is a trademark of Cadence Design Systems. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Judy Erkanat, 408-894-2302
jerkanat@cadence.com
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