Artisan Components and Synopsys Announce Availability Of Libraries Supporting Comprehensive Signal Integrity Solutions.Business Editors SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2002 Collaboration Enables a Signal Integrity Flow for 130-Nanometer Designs and Below Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq:ARTI), a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and Synopsys Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS SNPS Space Nuclear Power System ), the technology leader for complex integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for (IC) design, today announced that Artisan's widely-used libraries are available with signal integrity (SI) and noise analyses support using noise modeling capabilities in Synopsys' Liberty(TM) open library standard. The support of noise modeling for Artisan's libraries delivers more accurate modeling timing, crosstalk (1) Electromagnetic interference that comes from an adjacent wire. "Alien" crosstalk is interference that comes from a wire in an adjacent cable, for example, when two or more twisted wire pair cables are bundled together. and noise analysis, which enables a more reliable 130-nanometer (nm) and below design flow. System-on-a-chip (SoC) designers moving to nanometer geometries face SI challenges, such as crosstalk, noise and voltage (IR) drop on power supply lines that can substantially impair their designs' performance and functionality and impact time-to-market. In addition, voltage and temperature modeling accuracy is critical as designers implement advanced process technologies in a wide range of applications. "Signal integrity is one of the most critical challenges designers need to overcome in 130- and 90-nm for SoC designs to achieve successful silicon results," said Kevin Kranen, director of strategic programs at Synopsys, Inc. "This announcement demonstrates the advantage of two industry leaders combining their unique set of core competencies to provide customers with a viable and quality SI solution for a first-time-right path to silicon." Artisan and Synopsys have collaborated to define the new noise modeling capabilities in the Liberty open library standard and to implement and test these capabilities at tool and library levels. Beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the for tools and libraries with mutual customers is expected to start before the end of 2002, initially with 130-nanometer (nm) libraries. Additionally, Artisan libraries will support Synopsys' scalable polynomial polynomial, mathematical expression which is a finite sum, each term being a constant times a product of one or more variables raised to powers. With only one variable the general form of a polynomial is a0xn+a delay model (SPDM SPDM Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator SPDM Scalable Polynomial Delay Model SPDM Single-Particle Density Matrix SPDM Sociedade Portuguesa de Doenças Metabólicas SPDM Sales Promotion Direct Mail ) to increase the accuracy and capacity of timing analysis in Synopsys' industry-leading electronic design automation (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. ) tools. The solution addresses the need for increasingly accurate modeling of voltage and temperature effects without sacrificing tool efficiency and allows for advanced capabilities like IR drop analysis and multi-voltage design. SPDM libraries will be available from Artisan upon customer request. "The complexity and clock speeds of SoC designs at 130-nanometer and below present signal integrity challenges that must be addressed before tapeout," said Neal Carney, Artisan's vice president of marketing. "Pairing Synopsys' strength in developing advanced EDA products with Artisan's leading libraries benefits a broad customer base by providing an integrated SI solution for their SoC designs." Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, that beta testing of Artisan and Synopsys' signal integrity solutions will commence before the end of 2002. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, whether there will be technical or other difficulties that delay or prevent the commencement of such beta testing before the end of 2002, and market acceptance of Artisan and Synopsys' signal integrity solutions. We refer you also to the documents that Artisan files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in particular the section entitled "Factors Affecting Future Operating Results" in Artisan's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and its quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q. About Synopsys Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), headquartered in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , creates leading electronic design automation (EDA) tools for the global electronics market. The company delivers advanced design technologies and solutions to developers of complex 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. , electronic systems, and systems on a chip. Synopsys also provides consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to simplify the overall IC design process and accelerate time to market for its customers. Visit Synopsys at http://www.synopsys.com. About Artisan Components Artisan Components, Inc. is a leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) provider. The company's design platforms are licensed to over 1000 companies worldwide. Artisan's design platforms provide IC designers with a common interface to a range of process technologies from the world's leading foundries. Built on Artisan's Process-Perfect(TM) memory generators, standard cell 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 libraries, Artisan's design platforms include a comprehensive set of views and models supporting leading design tools and methodologies. Artisan's worldwide network of EDA, IP and design service partners extend the Artisan standard to a complete set of system level design and integration solutions. For more information, visit Artisan at http://www.artisan.com. Artisan Components, Artisan and Process-Perfect are registered trademarks and SAGE-X is a trademark of Artisan Components, Inc. Synopsys is a registered trademark of Synopsys, Inc. Liberty is a trademark of Synopsys, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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