AMD Signs Multi-year Agreement for Simplex Interconnect Verification Tools.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999-- Standardizes on Fire & Ice QX for Place & Route Extraction and Storm Tool Suite for Sign-off Physical Verification Physical verification A procedure auditors use to ensure that inventory recorded in the book is correct by actually checking out the physical inventory. Simplex Solutions, Inc. and 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. have reached a multi-year agreement to incorporate the Simplex interconnect verification products within AMD's design groups. Simplex' new Fire & Ice(R) QX 3D extraction product for place & route will be used in AMD's design and verification process, which currently includes Simplex' VoltageStorm(TM) and ClockStorm(TM) for full-chip, sign-off verification prior to tapeout. We performed a lengthy evaluation of verification tools from several companies," said Fred Weber, vice president of engineering at AMD. "We selected Simplex for the exceptional speed of their new Fire & Ice QX extraction product and the unique capabilities of their full-chip analysis products. Previously, we had to break the design into small blocks for extraction and analysis which cost us weeks in the overall schedule. Using Simplex tools, we've successfully extracted gate level designs at speeds over 200,000 nets-per-hour with Fire & Ice QX and generated full-chip views of power distribution and clock skew." "Many of the world's leading semiconductor companies are retooling to solve interconnect issues in ultra deep submicron designs," said Penny Herscher, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Simplex. "We're delighted AMD has selected Simplex to provide tools for interconnect verification. With AMD's aggressive timing and power requirements, this relationship will be mutually beneficial to both companies as we continue to push the technology curve beyond 0.18 micron." About Simplex Simplex Solutions, Inc. is a pioneer in the new market for deep submicron full-chip interconnect verification. The company currently develops full-chip IC extraction and analysis software, used worldwide by companies developing microprocessors and integrated circuits (ICs) to ensure chip performance and reliability. Simplex works closely with semiconductor foundries Chartered, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code , Toshiba and UMC UMC United Methodist Church UMC United Microelectronics Corporation UMC University Medical Center UMC United Microelectronics Corp (Republic of China) UMC University of Missouri-Columbia to develop extraction models, validate extraction accuracy and deliver power grid sign-off (PGS PGS Pages PGS Petroleum Geo-Services PGS Planning Gain Supplement (UK land tax) PGS Parallel Giant Slalom (skiing and snowboarding competitions) PGS Plant Genetic Systems (Belgium) ). The company's investors include Attractor Investment Management, Intel Corporation, Mayfield Fund, Sumitomo Corporation, and Worldview Technology Partners. Simplex can be reached at (408) 617-6100 or on the web at http://www.simplex.com. About AMD AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces microprocessors, flash memories, and integrated circuits for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $2.5 billion in 1998. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AMD). Fire & Ice is a registered trademark and VoltageStorm and ClockStorm are trademarks of Simplex. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. AMD, the AMD logo, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices. |
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