AMD Purchases $1.0 Million License for Quickturn's SpeedSim Cycle-Based Simulator.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1997-- Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :QKTN) today announced receipt of an $1.0 million order from AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. (Advanced Micro Devices) for Quickturn's SpeedSim(TM) cycle-based simulation software Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. . AMD will use the industry-leading tool in development of microprocessors in its Austin, Texas operations, to reduce time to market and risk in the design of high-performance integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. . SpeedSim is a high-performance, cycle-based simulator that typically reduces simulation time of large electronic systems, microprocessors and ASICs over event-driven simulators. SpeedSim can deliver verification speeds of 10 to 1000 cycles per second on larger microprocessor models by employing a unique Boolean dataflow engine (BDE See Borland Database Engine. ) approach. BDE uses a compact logic structure that fits into minimal memory configurations for the best possible simulation performance. Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. is a pioneer in reprogrammable emulation and cycle-based simulation products and leads the industry in system-level, design-verification solutions. The company's products create a "virtual silicon(TM)" representation of an electronic design to permit concurrent verification of ASICs and full-custom ICs with system hardware and software. Quickturn's customers include the leading electronics companies in the high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. , multimedia, graphics, and communications markets. Quickturn's verification solutions assist these companies in improving design quality, lowering overall development cost, and shortening time shortening time n. an order of the court in response to the motion of a party to a lawsuit which allows setting a motion or other legal matter at a time shorter than provided by law or court rules. to market. Quickturn Design Systems is headquartered at 55 West Trimble Road, San Jose, CA 95131; telephone 408/914-6000. For more information, send e-mail to info@quickturn.com or visit the Quickturn website at www.quickturn.com . CONTACT: Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. Joan Powell, 408/914-6701 or VitalCom Scott Seiden/Lou Covey, 650/637-8212 |
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