New Software Upgrade Available for Vantis PLDS; MACHXL Version 5.4 Improves First Time Fit Rates.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1997--Vantis, an AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. company, today announced the availability of a new software update for its MACH CPLDs and 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. PAL devices. The MACHXL Version 5.4 update is a complete development system for the PC that supports MACH 1, MACH 2, MACH 4 and MACH 5 families, in addition to the company's PAL devices. One of the key benefits of the new update is improved first time fit rate, meaning a design will fit the selected device more often. Other features include improved retargeting of older to newer devices, more detailed static timing and fitter reports and an online user manual. The software supports design entry with Boolean and behavioral syntax, state machine syntax and truth tables. The fitter technology included in MACHXL software is seamlessly incorporated into third party tools from leading vendors such as Synario, Viewlogic, Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. , Cadence and MINC MINC Multilingual Internet Names Consortium MINC Multicast-based Inference of Network-internal Characteristics MINC Military-Industrial Complex MINC Management Interactive Network Connection (USDA) . All current customers under maintenance agreements will automatically receive the new software upgrade. Others can request an update via the company's website at www.vantis.com About Vantis Vantis, an AMD company, provides the industry's broadest offering of high performance programmable logic See PLD. solutions for communications, computing and industrial applications. Vantis was formed in March 1996 with a focus on designing and manufacturing advanced programmable logic products that satisfy the speed, density and ease of use requirements for today's logic designs. As an AMD company, Vantis has access to AMD's world class process technology, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and worldwide customer support. About AMD AMD is a global supplier of 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. for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $2 billion in 1996. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD). -0- WORLD WIDE WEB: Press announcements and other information about Vantis are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web. Type http://www.vantis.com at the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. prompt. NOTE TO EDITORS: Readers may obtain additional information by calling 888/826-8472 or 408/732-0555. MACH is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Vantis, AMD, the AMD logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. CONTACT: Vantis Corporate Communications Denyse Kroll, 408/749-2905 denyse.kroll@vantis.com or Tsantes & Associates Evelyn Hart, 408/369-1500 evelyn@tsantes.com |
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