MAGMA BROADENS SUPPORT FOR TSMC PROCESSES.Magma Design Automation Magma Design Automation (NASDAQ: LAVA) is a software company in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. The company was founded in 1997 and maintains headquarters in San Jose, California. Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), San Jose, Calif.,a provider of chip design software, has announced that Quartz(TM) DRC DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DRC Down (Stage) Right Center DRC Director(ate) of Reserve Components DRC Disability Rights Commission (United Kingdom) and Quartz LVS LVS Linux Virtual Server LVS Live Vaccine Strain LVS Las Vegas, New Mexico (Airport Code) LVS Low Voltage Switchgear LVS Logistical Vehicle System LVS Laser Vibration Sensor LVS Logistics Vehicle System rule decks are available for TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code 180-nanometer (nm) process technologies. With this addition, designers can now download 40-nm, 65-nm, 90-nm, 130-nm and 180-nm rule decks for Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS from the TSMC-Online(SM) website. "We have been working with Magma's Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS for advanced process nodes for several years, and have tested their accuracy using the same rigorous testing procedures we use for all DRC and LVS tools," said Tom Quan, deputy director of Design Service Marketing at TSMC. "In response to customer demand, we have now expanded support for Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS to include 180 nm." Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS are architected to process integrated circuit (IC) designs of any size, at any technology node, in the least amount of time. Magma's is the first truly scalable physical verification Physical verification A procedure auditors use to ensure that inventory recorded in the book is correct by actually checking out the physical inventory. solution, able to provide turnaround time (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. that is up to an order of magnitude A change in quantity or volume as measured by the decimal point. For example, from tens to hundreds is one order of magnitude. Tens to thousands is two orders of magnitude; tens to millions is three orders of magnitude, etc. faster than existing solutions. The Quartz tools are fully compatible with third-party IC implementation flows and can read file formats used by traditional physical verification tools. "TSMC has been a key foundry partner with Magma, and our mutual customers have used Quartz physical verification solutions to tape out some of the largest, most aggressive designs in the world," said Anirudh Devgan, general manager of Magma's Custom Design Business Unit. "Many ICs are still being implemented in lower-cost 180-nm processes. Now that TSMC has made 180-nm rule decks available, more designers will be able to leverage the speed and accuracy of Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS." About Magma Magma's 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. ) software is used to create complex, high-performance integrated circuits (ICs) for cellular telephones, electronic games, WiFi, MP3 players, DVD/digital video, networking, automotive electronics and other electronic applications. Magma products for IC implementation, analog/mixed-signal design, analysis, physical verification, circuit simulation and characterization are recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology, providing the world's top chip companies the "Fastest Path to Silicon."(TM) Magma maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. For more information, visit http://www.magma-da.com or call 408/565-7689. |
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