Denali Introduces Breakthrough Memory Model for Rambus Applications; Denali's Turbo Channel Model for Rambus Subsystem Design is Shipping Now.PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999-- EDA company and memory modeling and verification specialist, Denali Software, Inc., announced today that it is shipping its Turbo Channel model, a simulation model for the Rambus Channel. Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CPQ) is among the first systems houses to use it in the development of next generation Alpha processors. (See related press release today). The new product models the Rambus Channel rather than an individual memory component. For ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. memory controller designers, it preserves accuracy and speeds up systems simulation as much as 20 times. According to Sanjay K. Srivastava, president of Denali Software, "RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Pronounced "r-d-ram." A dynamic RAM chip technology from Rambus, Inc., Los Altos, CA (www.rambus.com). Rambus licensed its memory designs to semiconductor companies, which manufactured the chips. has a new packet-based protocol. We created new technology for Rambus memory system design so that the design of Rambus applications would be faster and offer better memory system debugging capabilities. We believe that our Turbo Channel model dramatically reduces the barrier to creating memory controllers with the Rambus memory interface. This belief is validated by the rapid pace at which our technology is being adopted by leading systems houses." What Others Are Saying: According to Dataquest, RDRAM production is estimated to account for 5 percent of the DRAM megabytes shipped in 1999, growing to approximately 31 percent in 2000. Already, 13 of the top memory manufacturers supplying over 96% of the world market have signed license agreements to produce RDRAM devices. Kevin Donnelly, vice president of the Physical Architecture Division at Rambus Inc., noted, "We continue to be pleased with Denali's commitment to our Rambus technology and believe tools like Denali's are critical to Rambus-based memory system design." What's New-technology and performance: Denali's Turbo Channel model implements patent-pending techniques for performance optimization when the Rambus Channel being modeled has many components connected to the channel. The implementation does not sacrifice any accuracy. In most of the cases, the simulation performance shows n times improvement where n is the number of RDRAM components on the Rambus Channel being simulated. The performance numbers are measured against single instance models. More About Denali's and Rambus Modeling: Denali's Turbo Channel model implements modeling technology to improve design and verification of Rambus-based memory controllers and systems. This new product expands Denali's Rambus product line by adding improved Rambus support. It is an option to Denali's RDRAM verification kit (announced in October 1998). Denali's models are compatible with popular HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. development environments and fully integrated with popular verification tools, including hardware/software co-verification, cycle-based simulation and automatic test bench generation tools. Written in C, with an open C language API, systems and ASIC designers can easily add custom debug or visualization tools to Denali's memory simulation models. Pricing and Availability: Denali's Turbo Channel model is shipping now. The model is $5000 (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). Denali's RDRAM Verification kit with the Turbo Channel model and Denali's AutoTest(TM) automatic test vector generation program and debugging software is $8000 (USD). Denali models and tools run on Solaris, SunOS, Windows NT/95, HPUX HPUX Hewlett-Packard Unix , Compaq Tru64 UNIX, IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. and AIX operating systems. About Denali Software: Denali Software was founded in 1994 to increase designer productivity by providing complete memory modeling solutions. Its Memory Modeler(TM) allows designers to instantly create simulation models for the latest memory components and sub-systems. Denali works closely with leading EDA vendors to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of its memory simulation and verification tools. The company is a member of Cadence Design Systems' (NYSE: 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. ) Connections, Mentor Graphics' (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MENT) OpenDoor, and of Synopsys' (NASDAQ: SNPS SNPS Space Nuclear Power System ) Tap-in programs. Denali Software, Inc. is located at 644 Emerson Street, Suite 7, Palo Alto, CA, 94301 USA. 650 325-7241, FAX: 650 325-5724, www.denalisoft.com. Notes to editors: A graphic showing Denali's Rambus Channel model simulation time comparisons is available on request. -0- Acronyms and definitions: API: Application Programming Interface ASIC: Application Specific IC DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is a type of random access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit. Since real capacitors leak charge, the information eventually fades unless the capacitor charge is refreshed periodically. EDA: Electronic Design Automation HDL: Hardware Description Language (language) Hardware Description Language - (HDL) A kind of language used for the conceptual design of integrated circuits. Examples are VHDL and Verilog. IC: Integrated Circuit Rambus: Memory technology developed and licensed by Rambus Inc. RDRAM: Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory device. This component can transfers up to 1.6 billion bytes per second. Rambus system: The memory subsystem consists of a processor or controller with the Rambus interface, the bus (Channel) supporting one or more RDRAM devices and the RDRAM devices and the bus connecting of one or more RDRAM devices. Info from http://www.whatis.com/rambus.htm SoC: System-on-a-Chip SOMA: Specification of Memory Architecture Reader Service Contact: Denali Software, Inc., 644 Emerson St., Suite 7, Palo Alto, CA, 94301USA. 650 325-7241 x18, FAX: 650 325-5724, www.denalisoft.com, Alissa Gogolewski, alissa@denalisoft.com. Tru64 UNIX is a trademark of Compaq Computer Corporation. UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd. Rambus and RDRAM are registered trademarks of Rambus Inc. Direct Rambus and Direct RDRAM are trademarks of Rambus Inc. AutoTest and Memory Modeler are trademarks of Denali Software. Denali Software acknowledges trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products and services. |
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