Magnum Semiconductor Becomes 100th Customer for Cadence Encounter RTL Compiler; Cadence Global Synthesis Improves Digital VideoIC Manufacturer's Productivity and Competitiveness
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Sept. 6, 2005—
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN) (Nasdaq:CDN)
today announced that Magnum Semiconductor Inc. of Fremont, Calif., is
the 100th customer of Encounter(R) RTL Compiler global synthesis.
Magnum adopted Cadence's front-end design solution -- including
Encounter RTL Compiler, Encounter Conformal(R) Equivalence Checker,
and Incisive(TM) functional verification -- to increase design
efficiency and shorten time to market. Cadence global synthesis
continues to gain momentum as designers seek to improve
competitiveness. Encounter RTL Compiler has achieved this level of
adoption faster than any other synthesis tool.
Magnum Semiconductor Inc. is a privately held company that
recently purchased Cirrus Logic's digital video product line, a leader
in the DVD recorder market. Magnum develops digital video ICs for
consumer applications such as DVD recorders, and digital media
adapters.
"At Magnum we decided to adopt Encounter RTL Compiler because it
can synthesize our full chip top-down overnight, and the netlist it
produces converges on our timing goals faster in physical
implementation," said Eka Laiman, principal hardware engineer at
Magnum. "Because of its ability to reduce our overall project
turnaround time, we are currently using Encounter RTL Compiler in
production for our next-generation DVD chip."
Time to market is extremely important in the consumer market, and
Cadence's front-end solution, led by Encounter RTL Compiler, increases
design efficiency by delivering superior runtimes, greater capacity,
and faster convergence.
"When we formed Magnum we wanted to use the front-end tools that
would make us most competitive," said Cheng-Tie Chen, vice president
of Engineering at Magnum. "It turned out that Cadence has an
impressive front-end solution. Encounter RTL Compiler, Conformal
Equivalence Checker, and Incisive functional verification combine to
deliver a very strong offering that will improve our productivity and
competitiveness."
Interconnect related parameters in nanometer designs require a new
metric for synthesis results that includes performance, area, and
power measured with wires. Cadence defines this as Quality of Silicon
(QoS). Cadence Encounter RTL Compiler's global synthesis enables
designers to achieve the highest QoS in less time and with less
effort.
"We are pleased that our front-end technology enables a market
leader like Magnum to increase its competitiveness," said Dr. Chi-Ping
Hsu, corporate vice president at Cadence. "Achieving the 100th
customer of Encounter RTL Compiler so quickly demonstrates the
strength of Cadence's global synthesis. Combined with industry-leading
Encounter Conformal equivalence checking and Incisive functional
verification, this is a powerful solution."
About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic-design innovation and plays an
essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and
electronics. Customers use Cadence software and hardware,
methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced
semiconductors, printed circuit boards and systems used in consumer
electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer
systems. Cadence reported 2004 revenues of approximately $1.2 billion,
and has approximately 5,000 employees. The company is headquartered in
San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and research
facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry.
More information about the company, its products, and services is
available at www.cadence.com.
Cadence, the Cadence logo and Encounter are registered trademarks,
and Incisive is a trademark of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Michael Fournell, 408-428-5135
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