Denali Software, Inc. Announces General Availability Of Simulation Models For SyncFlash Memory.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2002 Models Simplify Integration of New SyncFlash Memory Technology for System Designers Denali Software Denali Software, Inc. is an American software company, based in Palo Alto, California. The company produces electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP) design cores for memory and other standard interfaces. , Inc., the leader in memory system design and verification, today announced the availability of high-performance Adj. 1. high-performance - modified to give superior performance; "a high-performance car" superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" simulation models for recently announced second-generation SyncFlash(R) memory devices now shipping in sample quantity. These devices simplify and enhance the performance of low-power and embedded applications An application that permanently resides in an industrial or consumer device. Providing some type of control function and/or user interface, the software is typically stored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM or flash memory. by allowing DRAM and Flash memory to reside on the same high-speed bus and execute from a single, standard SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. memory controller. The earlier availability of Denali simulation models enabled system engineers under NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) An agreement signed between two parties that have to disclose confidential information to each other in order to do business. In general, the NDA states why the information is being divulged and stipulates that it cannot be used for any to design their applications to take advantage of the SyncFlash memory ahead of silicon. Newly public SyncFlash memory models are now available at http://www.eMemory.com/Micron-SyncFlash. Silicon cost and time-to-market pressures make it critical for system design engineers to model the various elements of their system in software, then run extensive simulations to verify (1) To prove the correctness of data. (2) In data entry operations, to compare the keystrokes of a second operator with the data entered by the first operator to ensure that the data were typed in accurately. See validate. the design's correctness before committing to silicon production. To do so, designers need early access to highly accurate simulation models of the devices to be used in the system. To address anticipated designer interest, the SyncFlash memory models were developed with Denali's SOMA(TM) modeling technology and made available privately to select design teams months ago. These models are now available to the general public. "Customers are always looking to reduce development cycle times," said Kevin Widmer, Micron Technology's director of SyncFlash Marketing. "By working with Denali, we provide our customers advanced access to dependable models so they may quickly and accurately integrate our high-performance SyncFlash memory into their designs." "Products for the highly competitive low-power consumer and embedded applications are increasingly dependent on the newest memory technologies," says David Lin, vice president of Applications Engineering of Denali. "Our close work with companies such as Micron Technology Micron Technology ("Micron") NYSE: MU is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, and CMOS image sensing chips. means designers will have early access to new memory devices, like SyncFlash, and that the highest-quality simulation models are available. From early on, we've experienced strong interest in the SyncFlash device, and to date, we've had over 80 downloads of the SyncFlash models from our website." About SOMA Denali created the XML-based SOMA language in 1996 to capture all the unique characteristics -- timing, features, and functionality -- of any particular memory. Working with every major worldwide memory vendor, Denali has characterized char·ac·ter·ize tr.v. character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es 1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless. 2. all commercially available memory product offerings as well as unannounced products in SOMA files. Currently over 4000 SOMA models are made available on memory vendor websites and Denali's own www.ememory.com. Used in conjunction with Denali's de-facto industry standard MMAV (Memory Modeler, Advanced Verification) design tool, SOMA memory models are interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. with over 20 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. ) design and verification tools. About Denali Software, Inc. Denali Software Inc. is the world's largest provider of comprehensive solutions for memory system selection, design, integration, and verification. Denali enables memory selection and memory processor configuration through its dedicated online infrastructure at eMemory.com. More than 400 companies worldwide use Denali's tools, technology, and services to efficiently integrate new memory technologies into complex system designs for communication, consumer, and computer products. For more information, contact Denali at http://www.denalisoft.com or call 650/461-7200. Micron and SyncFlash are registered trademarks and the Micron logo is a trademark of Micron Technology, Inc. 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