Cadence Solutions and Services Helps Speed SensorDynamics' Complex Micro Sensor Applications.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)--Oct. 1, 2003 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. ) today announced that SensorDynamics has selected the Cadence(R) Virtual Integrated CAD (VCAD) service model and technologies from the Cadence Encounter(TM) digital IC design platform and the Cadence Incisive(TM) functional verification Functional verification, in electronic design automation, is the task of verifying that the logic design conforms to specification. In everyday terms, functional verification attempts to answer the question "Does this proposed design do what is intended?" This is a complex task, platform to enable and speed the development of highly complex micro sensor applications. SensorDynamics, a startup company The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. based in Graz-Lebring, Austria, develops and industrializes customer-specific micro sensor systems through complete design solutions from analysis and development to design optimization See automatic design optimization. and manufacturing. The company will standardize its solutions by using the Cadence VCAD service model and Cadence solution platforms and for the development of integrated mixed signal ICs (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. ), allowing it to reduce overall development time and provide optimum design quality assurances to its customers. SensorDynamics is targeting high-volume automotive and industrial sensor markets with applications that include single and multi-dimensional inertial devices, airflow and current sensors, and integrated ICs for these sensor categories. In developing solutions, expertise in sensor modeling is combined with applied mathematics and embedded design skills to produce end-systems. "Working with Cadence provides us with access to the very best solutions and services for developing complete design flows for complex mixed signal ICs," said Juergen Tittel, vice president, marketing and sales, SensorDynamics. "Our customer assignments rely on speed of implementation as well as on high-quality designs that match specific and complex requirements. The power and versatility of the Cadence VCAD service model gives us further confidence that we can deliver on these needs." Micro sensor systems are designed as a combination of sensor elements and sensor interface ICs. In order to achieve optimum performance, designers need to successfully combine a sophisticated analogue front-end with a digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). on chips based on deep sub-micron CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technologies. "Cadence will act as a key design partner in ensuring that SensorDynamics delivers optimum system solutions for its sensor customers," said Guillaume d'Eyssautier, senior vice president and general manager for Cadence Europe. "Our VCAD service model provides customers such as SensorDynamics with flexible access to a broad set of expertise through a combination of onsite and virtual presence. The ability to deliver complete front-to-back flows is crucial to our customers' success in designing systems of this type." VCAD is a design-system life-cycle support service model that implements and manages customer design environments from early-stage design system architecture and planning, through design system and flow implementation, all the way to ongoing operations and enhancement support. By establishing a collaboration infrastructure, the broad range of Cadence's expertise can be leveraged in a flexible way to complement a company's existing skills and to provide comprehensive and rapid issue resolution throughout all design phases, thus overcoming any potential difficulties that might put design success at risk. About SensorDynamics AG SensorDynamics AG is the micro-sensor integration company. SensorDynamics develops and industrializes customer-specific micro sensor systems and is targeting high volume automotive and industrial sensor markets. Applications are including automotive MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. sensors and integrated ICs for those and other automotive sensor categories. As independent general contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. SensorDynamics is selecting worldwide the best available IPs, technologies, packaging- and test concepts. The company is headquartered in Graz-Lebring, Austria with subsidiaries in Pisa, Italy and Itzehoe, Germany. More information about the company, its product and services is available at www.sensordynamics.cc. 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 5,000 employees and 2002 revenues of approximately $1.3 billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers and research facilities around the world. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and is 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 is available at www.cadence.com. Cadence and the Cadence logo are registered trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Encounter and Incisive are trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective holders. |
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