Denali and Intel Working Together to Deliver New Simulation Models for Intel Flash Memory.

Business/Technology Editors

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2002

Denali Software, Inc., the leader in memory system design and verification, today announced an agreement with Intel Corporation, to develop advanced simulation models for Intel's complete line of flash memory products. Under the terms of the agreement, simulation models for all current Intel flash devices, including the recently announced 128-Mbit Intel StrataFlash(R) memory device, will be made available to system designers and developers online at: www.ememory.com/Intel-FLASH.

Accurate simulation is essential to electronics system designers who must first model the various elements of their system in software, and then run simulations of the system to ensure the correctness of their design before committing to production in silicon. In the case of designs for set-top boxes, servers, workstations, and wireless applications, designers must have highly accurate simulation models of the flash memory devices used in these systems. Unfortunately, there are a tremendous number of new and complex software solutions for simulating these systems, which makes it difficult to create component models that work well in all the different design environments.

System designers benefit from this joint effort by having access to Intel flash models developed with Denali's SOMA(TM) modeling technology. Flash models developed with SOMA are compatible with virtually all commercially available simulation and verification tools. In addition to design tool compatibility, the SOMA models execute faster, enabling faster simulations, and offer a number of verification features not possible with other modeling approaches.

"Providing fast, accurate simulation models for Intel flash memory devices helps our customers verify their design and gets them to market quicker," said Eric Magnusson, Intel Flash Modeling Manager. "It is critical to deliver timely, high-quality models that can support all the different design environments used by our customers. We selected Denali because of their reputation for quality solutions and excellent customer support. We are pleased to be working with Denali to provide our customers with fully validated and accurate flash memory models."

"Being the industry leading flash supplier requires a strong commitment to customer success," said Denali's vice president of applications engineering, David Lin. "We take a tremendous amount of pride in being part of this commitment by providing the best tools and technology for designing with Intel flash memory devices. I am confident that our memory simulation technology and web-based infrastructure at eMemory.com will provide a significant advantage to engineers designing with Intel flash devices."

About Denali Memory Modeling Capability:

Called Memory Model Advanced Verification (MMAV) Denali solution captures the generic functionality of the various memory architectures--flash, DRAM etc.--in a set of highly optimized C models. Denali captures the unique characteristics of individual memory vendors' devices in a simple file formal called SOMA (Specification Of Memory Architecture). The company developed the SOMA format in 1996 as a means to parameterize these highly optimized generic C memory models with the unique timing, features, and functionality of a specific commercial memory device. Since then, SOMA has become a de-facto industry standard for characterizing semiconductor memory components for use in electronic systems design and verification. Denali's www.ememory.com web site contains over 4000 SOMA files representing all memory components available from every major memory supplier worldwide, even chips yet announced but available under non-disclosure to key customers.

Once the MMAV model objects are linked into the simulation environment, modeling any type of memory is as simple as referencing the appropriate SOMA file for that particular memory device. MMAV automatically monitors all timing and protocol requirements specified by the memory vendor. MMAV enhances verification dramatically by enabling designers to observe and operate on system-level data transactions during simulation. This "data-driven verification" approach is key to optimizing regressions and accelerating a designer's overall verification process.

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 [phone].

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