Cadence Delivers Version 2 of the OpenAccess Database Source Code to the OpenAccess Coalition.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2002 Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. ), the world's leading supplier of electronic design products and services, announced the release of OpenAccess version 2 database source code to the OpenAccess Coalition. This is a major, incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. version of next-generation code for the electronics industry's first open, standard database. The OpenAccess database is expected to accelerate time-to-revenue for electronics companies by allowing them to focus on product development instead of integrating the design flow. It also decreases the cost of innovative, interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. products developed by 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. ) companies. As committed to the Coalition, Cadence cadence, in music, the ending of a phrase or composition. In singing the voice may be raised or lowered, or the singer may execute elaborate variations within the key. (R) released the OpenAccess version 2 application programming interface (API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ) reference document to the OpenAccess Coalition in February 2002. With the release of the version 2 database source code, electronics companies and electronics design companies, who are members of the OpenAccess Coalition, can begin exploratory development on the open design infrastructure. Cadence expects to release the community-ready OpenAccess version 2 database to the Coalition in December 2002. The Coalition is expected to release the code to the industry community early in 2003. "As a new member of the OpenAccess Coalition, Philips is eager to begin taking advantage of applications developed on the version 2 source code," said Timothy J. Ehrler, Senior Principal Methodology Engineer, Philips Semiconductors. "Access to an open, high-speed, industry-standard design database will accelerate the development of our next-generation technology design environment, allowing us to concentrate on design development issues and methodologies instead of expending resources building a working flow between design tools." "Cadence has done an outstanding job of consistently delivering high quality technology on schedule," said Don Cottrell, vice president of technology, Si2. "The contents of this release package actually exceed the contractual expectations, re-emphasizing that OpenAccess is real." OpenAccess version 2 source code is an enhancement to version 1, which was released in February. Version 1 supported digital design representations only and was designed for Cadence internal use. It was later released as a proof-of-concept to provide data model training and familiarity for third-party developers  It has been suggested that First-party developer, Second-party developer be merged into this article or section. . OpenAccess version 2 supports
digital and custom/analog IC design representations and was designed for
use by any developer of electronic design automation tools. It includes
a broader set of capabilities, community-defined extensions, detailed
documentation, and the entire infrastructure needed to create
applications for the database.
"Cadence is pleased to deliver on its commitments for the OpenAccess database technology," said Lavi Lev lev-, pref See levo-. , executive vice president and general manager, Cadence IC solutions business. "This release of source code is a major step in providing a design infrastructure that will accelerate complex chip designs." About the OpenAccess Database and the OpenAccess Community OpenAccess is an application programming interface (API) and high performance, high-capacity database created as an interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. platform for complex digital, analog, and mixed-signal IC design. The architecture has been designed for easy integration and fast application development. Today's design environments are a complicated mix of design tools with proprietary applications and associated databases with incompatible file formats and syntaxes. IC design engineers spend an inordinate amount of time integrating them with thousands of lines of translator code. The resulting flows are fragile and error-prone. Engineered for industry-wide interoperability, the OpenAccess database allows users to construct flows incorporating design tools from multiple sources to best suit their needs. The OpenAccess Coalition is a community effort to provide true interoperability -- not just data exchange -- among IC design tools. It will achieve this through an open, common API and reference database implementation supporting that API for IC design. The OpenAccess Coalition is a neutral organization operating under the bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an of Si2, an electronics industry not-for-profit organization. A Change Team elected from members of the OpenAccess Coalition will be responsible for enhancing the scalable API and database. More information about the OpenAccess Coalition is available at www.OpenEDA.org. About Cadence Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design technologies, methodology services, and design services. Cadence solutions are used to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based products. With approximately 5,600 employees and 2001 revenues of approximately $1.4 billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol CDN. More information about the company, its products and services are available at www.cadence.com. Cadence and the Cadence logo are registered trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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