Leading ASIC Companies Pledge Library Support for Cadence Envisia Ambit Synthesis Tool; Tool Chosen for Accuracy and Superior Performance

Business Wire, Dec 17, 1999

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 1999--

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN), the world's leading supplier of electronic design products and services, today announced that 6 leading ASIC companies will provide library support and integration of the Cadence Envisia(TM) Ambit(R) synthesis tool into their advanced design flow for system-on-a-chip (SOC) design.

These companies include Fujitsu, Kawasaki Steel, Matsushita, Mitsubishi, NEC, and Toshiba.

"I am extremely pleased these major companies support the Envisia Ambit synthesis product," said Jeff Roane, director of product marketing at Cadence. "With the success of Envisia Ambit synthesis product, Cadence is the only company with the best-in-class tools in critical technology areas and positioned to lead in delivering next-generation requirements."

About Envisia Ambit Synthesis

Envisia Ambit synthesis enables customers to synthesize multi-million-gate designs rapidly with superior results. The distributed synthesis feature built into Envisia Ambit synthesis leverages modern networked compute environments to dramatically reduce synthesis runtime for large designs. Envisia Ambit synthesis also has a built-in, high-capacity, high-performance timing analysis tool that enables productive timing closure. Static Timing Analysis tool is enhanced with sign-off features currently being tested for approval by several ASIC vendors.

Pricing and Availability

The Cadence Envisia Ambit synthesis tool is available for UNIX-based workstations from Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard. Envisia Ambit synthesis is offered at a U.S. list price of $25,000. For information on international pricing, please contact the local Cadence sales office.

About Cadence

Cadence is the largest supplier of software products, methodology services, and design services used to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based products. With more than 4,000 employees and 1998 annual sales of $1.3 billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world.

The company is headquartered in San Jose, and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. More information about the company, its products and services may be obtained from the World Wide Web at http://www.cadence.com.

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