SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Jul 31, 2006 --
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS)
today announced that Amalfi Semiconductor, a developer of high-performance,
CMOS Radio Frequency (RF) and mixed-signal semiconductors for the cellular
industry, has utilized the Cadence® Analog Mixed Signal (AMS) Methodology
Kit to more efficiently manage product development and reduce costs. By
using this Cadence Kit, Amalfi was able to integrate, simulate and verify
complete designs more efficiently, from the system and behavior-level, down
to the transistor-level.
"The Cadence AMS Kit gave us the opportunity to apply pre-existing
end-to-end mixed-signal design examples to some of our complex problems in
integrating RF, analog and digital circuits into an IC," said Tuan Nguyen,
vice president of engineering at Amalfi Semiconductor. "As a startup
company developing industry-leading RF CMOS products, having prescribed
methodologies and flows helps our engineering teams decide which Cadence
products to use for different parts of the verification process. In one
specific case, our team was able to reduce the overall simulation time from
a matter of days to only hours using the Cadence Kit."
Cadence Kits enable IC designers to accelerate segment-specific product
development. Cadence Kits address design challenges in market segments such
as wireless, wired networking and consumer applications by combining
verified methodologies and flows, with IP, demonstrated on a
segment-representative design and packaged with applicability consulting.
By using Cadence Kits, customers can focus their precious design resources
on design differentiation rather than developing design infrastructure.
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, consumer electronics, networking
and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. Cadence reported
2005 revenues of approximately $1.3 billion, and has approximately 5,100
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.
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Doron Aronson
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
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