SiliconBlue Adopts Magma's FineSim Pro Circuit Simulator for Low-Cost, Low-Power FPGA Designs.Detailed Evaluation Proves FineSim Pro's Ability to Deliver Fast, Accurate Circuit Simulation SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Magma[R] Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of semiconductor design software, today announced that SiliconBlue[TM] Technologies Corporation, a provider of leading-edge programmable solutions, has selected Magma's FineSim[TM] Pro. SiliconBlue selected FineSim Pro after a detailed evaluation proved its ability to provide greater accuracy and faster 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. than conventional circuit simulators. FineSim Pro is a full-chip, tri-mode circuit simulator that enables simulation of entire mixed-signal SoCs at the transistor level. "In our business it is critical to have fast, accurate simulation technology in order to ensure first-pass working devices," said Andrew Chan Andrew Chan (b. January 12, 1984), is an Australian from Enfield, New South Wales. Chan is the "godfather" of the Bali Nine, found guilty of attempted drug trafficking of heroin into Australia from Indonesia. , vice president of Engineering for SiliconBlue. "After evaluating other solutions, we found FineSim Pro with its tri-mode capability offers true SPICE-level accuracy and provides a significant performance boost over other commercially available products." "SiliconBlue develops leading-edge programmable devices that will revolutionize the design of electronics that require low-power solutions," said Kapil Shankar, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SiliconBlue. "We selected Magma's simulation technology due in large part to FineSim Pro's ability to show superior accuracy and performance, which enables SiliconBlue to meet our customer's time-to-market demands." "Improving designer productivity is Magma's primary focus," said Suk SUK Sveriges Unga Katoliker (Swedens Young Catholics) Lee, general manager of Magma's Custom Design Business Unit. "We're very pleased FineSim Pro's superior technology has resulted in time-to-market benefits for SiliconBlue." About FineSim Pro FineSim Pro is a simulation analysis tool that incorporates transistor-level simulation analysis capabilities for full-chip mixed digital and analog designs. FineSim Pro contains a new tri-mode - SPICE, analog and turbo SPICE - simulation engine with distributed processing that enables customers to simulate entire mixed-signal system chips at the transistor level. About SiliconBlue SiliconBlue programmable technology will disrupt the way designers of handheld digital consumer devices bring their products to market. Until now, fast-time-to-market, low cost solutions have been designed for speed, costing hundreds of milliwatts standby power, prohibiting handheld applications. A new technology breakthrough, licensed to, and patented by SiliconBlue offers both the lowest power and the lowest cost programmable solution. Visit SiliconBlue on the Web at www.siliconbluetech.com. About Magma Magma's software for integrated circuit (IC) design is recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology. The world's top chip companies use 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 to design and verify complex, high-performance ICs for communications, computing, consumer electronics and networking applications, while at the same time reducing design time and costs. Magma provides software for IC implementation, analysis, 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. , characterization and programmable logic design, and its integrated RTL-to-GDSII design flow offers "The Fastest Path from RTL (Register Transfer Level) A high-level hardware description language (HDL) for defining digital circuits. The circuits are described as a collection of registers, Boolean equations, control logic such as "if-then-else" statements as well as complex event sequences; to Silicon"[TM]. Magma is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with offices around the world. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors LAVA. Visit 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. on the Web at www.magma-da.com. Magma and FineSim are registered trademarks, and "The Fastest Path from RTL to Silicon" is a trademark of Magma Design Automation Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Forward-Looking Statements: Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including statements about the features and benefits of Magma software generally, and including without limitation statements that FineSim Pro provides faster turnaround time than other circuit simulators are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to Magma's ability to keep pace with rapidly changing technology and the company's products' abilities to produce desired results. Further discussion of these and other potential risk factors may be found in Magma's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). Magma undertakes no additional obligation to update these forward-looking statements. |
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