Apache Design Solutions Starts Off Strong in 2007 with Record Sales.New Products Contribute to 30% of Total Sales MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Apache Design Solutions, the technology leader in full-chip dynamic power signoff and silicon integrity platform solutions for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, today announced that the company has achieved its 17th consecutive quarter of record bookings and revenue, while maintaining profitability. Over 30% of Apache's Q1 bookings came from new products including PsiWinder for full-chip clock jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle analysis and other unannounced products, while RedHawk adoption continues to grow as the power signoff solution of choice by leading semiconductor companies. "Q1 is a seasonally weak quarter for EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. business. But Apache has achieved another record quarter with significant bookings," stated Craig Shirley, vice president of worldwide sales at Apache. "This achievement validates the strength of our world-class R&D and support team to deliver the only complete silicon integrity platform solution for SoC, analog-IPs, and Systems." "Over the past year, many leading semiconductor companies have mandated power as a signoff requirement for designs at 90nm and below. This mandate was driven by the increasing chip failures identified as power- and noise-related issues, even after passing traditional timing signoff," stated Andrew Yang, 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 Apache. "Apache will continue to expand our silicon integrity platform solutions by working closely with our leading customers and foundry partners, and ensuring timely delivery of new products in 2007." About RedHawk RedHawk is a full-chip Vectorless Dynamic[TM] physical power integrity solution for SoC power closure sign-off of 130nm, 90nm, and 65nm designs. Correlated with silicon measurements and SPICE, RedHawk addresses dynamic power issues such as simultaneous switching output (SSO See single sign-on and CSO. SSO - single sign-on ) for core, memory, clock, and I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output , as well as effects of on-chip inductance, package RLC RLC Residual lung capacity , and decoupling Decoupling The occurrence of returns on asset classes diverging from their normal pattern of correlation. Notes: Take for example stock and corporate bond returns, which normally rise and fall together. capacitance. RedHawk delivers transistor-level accuracy with cell-based capacity, performance, and ease-of-use. With RedHawk, designers can identify dynamic "hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. ," examine the impact on timing, accurately pinpoint the cause of dynamic voltage drop, and automatically repair the source of supply noise. RedHawk enables designers to reach power closure sign-off for high performance SoCs, including those utilizing advanced low-power design techniques such as leakage current control, MTCMOS (power-gating), multiple voltage domains, and multiple threshold transistors. About PsiWinder PsiWinder is a clock jitter analysis and critical path timing sign-off solution that considers the concurrent and interdependent effects of signal integrity (crosstalk noise) and power integrity (dynamic voltage drop and ground bounce) on clock network and critical path timing. PsiWinder delivers Spice-level accuracy within a cell-based flow, enabling designers to gain a much more realistic view of clock jittering jit·ter intr.v. jit·tered, jit·ter·ing, jit·ters 1. To be nervous or uneasy; fidget. 2. To make small quick jumpy movements. and skew (1) The misalignment of a document or punch card in the feed tray or hopper that prohibits it from being scanned or read properly. (2) In facsimile, the difference in rectangularity between the received and transmitted page. , as well as the setup and hold time violations in the critical paths. About Sahara-PTE Sahara is the industry's first fully integrated power-thermal-electrical analysis solution for SoC designs. Its layout-driven platform includes built-in power/thermal/noise library, incremental RLC extraction for power, noise, and temperature, and tightly coupled high-capacity, high-performance power-thermal-electrical analysis engine, all within a single analysis, diagnosis, and debugging environment. With Sahara-PTE, designers can analyze the impact of temperature and temperature variation on leakage, timing, voltage-drop, and reliability. About Apache Design Solutions Apache delivers the leading power sign-off solution adopted by 70% of the top semiconductor companies and a complete platform solution for silicon integrity of low-power, high-performance system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs. Apache's innovative platform considers all sources of noise that impacts the design--such as power, signal, package / system IO, substrate, and temperature--Apache's silicon integrity platform enables designers of leading networking, wireless, communication, consumer, and semiconductor companies to detect, fix, and prevent design weaknesses that can result in reduced yield or failed silicon. Apache's vendor-neutral solution enables designers to adopt any industry-standard physical design flow and is certified by TSMC's 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0 Reference Flow (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TSM TSM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM Transportation System Management TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (stock symbol) TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ). Apache has direct sales and support offices worldwide with over 40 customers, including 8 of the top 10 semiconductor companies. For more information, visit www.apache-da.com. Apache Design Solutions, NSPICE, RedHawk, PsiWinder, Sahara-PTE, and Vectorless Dynamic are trademarks of Apache Design Solutions, Inc. |
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