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Magma Design Automation Company Details
Magma Enables ZiiLABS to Double the Performance, Cut Power by Half on 100-Core ZMS-40 Processor
Magma Design Automation Inc. today announced that ZiiLABS has implemented its 14th design using Magma's software. The recently announced 100-core ZMS-40 StemCell Media processor combines 96 of ZiiLABS' StemCell media processing cores with four 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPUs to deliver stunning multi-tasking application and media processing performance and is optimized for Android-based handheld and tablet computing applications.
Magma and MunEDA Significantly Boost Designer Productivity for Leading-Edge Analog and Digital Circuit Designs
Magma Design Automation Inc. and MunEDA Inc. announced today the completion of a collaborative effort to integrate Magma's FineSim SPICE simulator and MunEDA's WiCkeD tools suite. The joint solution enhances and speeds the analysis, modeling and optimization of full-custom analog and digital circuit designs – especially in leading-edge 28-nanometer (nm) and 20-nm process technologies.
SuVolta Expands Commitment to Magma's FineSim SPICE
Magma Design Automation Inc. announced today that SuVolta, Inc. has expanded its business relationship with Magma by entering into a licensing agreement to use the FineSim SPICE multi-CPU circuit simulator.
eSilicon Recognizes Magma with 2011 Supplier of The Year Award
Magma® Design Automation Inc. announced today that it has received the eSilicon Corporation 2011 Supplier of the Year Award. Magma, an eSilicon technology and business partner since 2003, beat out a crowded field this past year by providing technology leadership, product quality, lowest total cost of ownership and excellent customer service.
Magma's FineSim SPICE Enables Dolphin Technology to Achieve 6X Faster Simulation Runtime, Reducing Time to Market and Improving IP Quality
Magma Design Automation has announced that Dolphin Technology has standardized on the FineSim SPICE multi-CPU circuit simulation technology to accelerate delivery of high quality intellectual property (IP). Magma's FineSim SPICE has enabled Dolphin Technology to quickly and accurately run thousands of simulations of their IP across all process corners. By increasing simulation coverage without sacrificing accuracy, FineSim SPICE enables Dolphin Technology to provide their customers with highly reliable, high yielding IP.
Magma's Latest Version of FineSim Pro Delivers 3X Faster Runtime, Allowing SPICE-Accurate Simulation of Very Large Analog/Mixed-Signal Designs
Magma Design Automation Inc. today announced the availability of a new version of the FineSim Pro full-chip circuit-level simulation product that delivers 3X faster runtime than previous versions while continuing to deliver SPICE-accurate results. As an example, FineSim Pro was able to simulate a large post-layout design containing more than 75K MOS devices and more than 2.9 million parasitic resistors and capacitors in a little over an hour. With this latest version, chip designers can better address the growing complexity of verification and increasing number of simulations required for today's analog/mixed-signal designs.
Magma Reports $38.3 Million Second-Quarter Revenue, Exceeding Guidance
Magma Design Automation has reported revenue of $38.3 million for its fiscal 2012 second quarter ended Oct. 30, 2011, up 13 percent from the $33.9 million reported in the year-ago second quarter. During the second quarter, Magma made great business and technical progress—adding a record number of new logos and generating positive cash flow for the 11th consecutive quarter, said Rajeev Madhavan, Magma chairman and chief executive officer. Our product portfolio is the strongest it's ever been, and as a result, the customer adoption rate is accelerating. The momentum of the Titan™ analog implementation and optimization system continues to grow with more than 30 customers now deploying it in their design flows. Our core Talus implementation platform added 4 new logos and 8 existing customers extended their contracts. Our sign-off tools gained traction this quarter with Tekton now in use by more than 25 customers and QCP adding 10 new logos. The FineSim™ circuit simulator added 9 new logos.
Magma Acquisition by Synopsys to Provide Customers with State-of-the-Art Mixed-Signal, Digital and Analog Design Solutions that Enable More Profitable Silicon
Magma Design Automation has announced the company has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Synopsys. The combination of the two companies' technologies, development capabilities, support teams and sales channels will provide chip designers with greater access to state-of-the art electronic design automation (EDA) solutions that enable more profitable silicon.
40 Percent Faster Runtime and Enhanced High-Performance Core Design Capabilities Drive Adoption of
Magma Design Automation Inc. has announced that recent improvements to the Talus 1.2 integrated circuit (IC) implementation platform have triggered a significant increase in customer adoption. Since its initial release 12 months ago, Magma has continued to refine the system, improving runtime by 40 percent and enhancing high-performance core design capabilities. The result is a robust and silicon-proven solution that accelerates development and reduces the cost of advanced-node systems on chip (SoCs).
Magma's Latest Version of FineSim Pro Delivers 3X Faster Runtime, Allowing SPICE-Accurate Simulation of Very Large Analog/Mixed-Signal Designs
Magma Design Automation has announced the availability of a new version of the FineSim Pro full-chip circuit-level simulation product that delivers 3X faster runtime than previous versions while continuing to deliver SPICE-accurate results. As an example, FineSim Pro was able to simulate a large post-layout design containing more than 75K MOS devices and more than 2.9 million parasitic resistors and capacitors in a little over an hour. With this latest version, chip designers can better address the growing complexity of verification and increasing number of simulations required for today's analog/mixed-signal designs.
Magma's Titan Delivers Higher Quality and Faster Design Convergence for Analog IP
Magma Design Automation has announced the availability of a new release of the Titan Analog/Mixed-Signal (Titan AMS) Design Platform. With patent-pending analog design technology, Titan provides an innovative FlexCell-to-GDSII analog/mixed-signal (AMS) flow that organically integrates both electrical design and physical design into one unified design methodology. This paradigm-shifting, electrical-physical co-design flow ranges from front-end design such as schematics to circuit optimization in Titan Analog Design Accelerator (Titan ADX) to back-end design such as placement and routing in Titan Analog Virtual Prototyper (Titan AVP) and Titan Shape-Based Router (Titan SBR). Leveraging tight integration through a unified database and enhanced algorithms Titan further accelerates AMS design and reuse, setting a new standard in design automation for productivity, portability and quality.
Magma's Tekton Achieves Adoption Milestone with More than 25 Companies Now Using the Advanced Static Timing Analysis Solution to Accelerate Timing Sign-off
Magma Design Automation has announced that since its release 18 months ago, Tekton has grown its customer base to more than 25 companies, achieving the fastest adoption rate of any tool in the company's history. Tekton, the most advanced sign-off-quality static timing analysis (STA) tool on the market, was introduced to the industry in the spring of 2010. This unprecedented growth was accomplished despite the chip industry's shrinking electronic design automation (EDA) budgets and designers' historical unwillingness to change sign-off tools.
Exar Selects Magma's Tekton and QCP to Accelerate Sign-Off of 40-nm SoCs
Magma Design Automation has announced Exar Corporation has adopted the Tekton static timing analysis and QCP extraction software to accelerate sign-off and engineering change order (ECO) flows for 40-nanometer systems on a chip (SoCs). Exar selected the Magma solution after an extensive evaluation in which Tekton and QCP were shown to efficiently perform multi-mode multi-corner analysis and extraction, to deliver 5X faster runtime than traditional tools, and to provide sign-off quality results. Exar is now leveraging the Magma solution to shorten development cycles and accelerate shipment of next-generation devices to customers to meet dynamic market requirements
Magma's Titan Adopted by Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited to Improve Analog Design Productivity
Magma Design Automation has announced its Titan Analog Design Accelerator was adopted by Fujitsu Semiconductor. Titan ADX was selected by Fujitsu Semiconductor after an extensive evaluation in which the software was used to optimize and port a variety of analog intellectual property (IP) circuits to new design specifications and processes. The evaluation demonstrated Titan ADX's ability to increase designer productivity, to accelerate turnaround time on systems on chip (SoCs) and to reduce the cost of analog design and reuse.
Analog Bits Accelerates Analog IP Verification Using Magma's FineSim SPICE
Magma Design Automation has announced that Analog Bits, accelerates analog IP verification for its precision clocking macros, programmable interconnect solutions and specialized memories using FineSim SPICE multi-CPU circuit simulation technology. Using the FineSim SPICE multi-CPU simulation technology, Analog Bits has significantly shortened simulation runtimes, increasing simulation coverage without sacrificing accuracy.
Magma's New SystemNav Speeds Board-Level Failure Analysis by Enabling Signal Trace between Chips, Stacked Dies, PCBs and MCMs
Magma Design Automation has announced SystemNav, a next-generation tool that extends CAD navigation and circuit debug from integrated circuits (ICs) to stacked die, printed circuit boards (PCBs) and multichip modules (MCMs). SystemNav is the only commercially available tool that integrates multiple, interactive IC and PCB online trace and circuit debugging with CAD navigation. SystemNav allows rapid signal traces on chips, stacked dies and MCMs and PCBs. With SystemNav, fab teams can trace signals from chip to board, back to chip and then quickly navigate failure analysis tools to X, Y locations to determine the root cause of the fault.
Magma's New SystemNav Speeds Board-Level Failure Analysis by Enabling Signal Trace between Chips, Stacked Dies, PCBs and MCMs
Magma Design Automation has announced SystemNav, a next-generation tool that extends CAD navigation and circuit debug from integrated circuits (ICs) to stacked die, printed circuit boards (PCBs) and multichip modules (MCMs). SystemNav is the only commercially available tool that integrates multiple, interactive IC and PCB online trace and circuit debugging with CAD navigation. SystemNav allows rapid signal traces on chips, stacked dies and MCMs and PCBs. With SystemNav, fab teams can trace signals from chip to board, back to chip and then quickly navigate failure analysis tools to X, Y locations to determine the root cause of the fault.
Adapteva Uses Magma's RTL-to-GDSII Flow to Tape Out a 28-nm 64-Core Microprocessor Chip
Magma Design Automation has announced that Adapteva used Magma software to tape out the Epiphany-IV 64-core microprocessor array IC targeted to GLOBALFOUNDRIES' 28-nm SLP process. By leveraging Magma's Talus, Hydra and Titan leveraging Magma's Talus, Hydra and Titan digital and analog IC design solutions and the Quartz DRC/LVS physical verification tool with newly qualified runsets for the 28-nm SLP process, Adapteva was able to deliver the highest energy efficiency of any floating point processor array solution to date, with ground-breaking performance of 70 GFLOPS/Watt.
eSilicon uses Magma to Tape Out 28-nm 1.5GHz Microprocessor Cluster for Embedded Platforms
Magma Design Automation has announced that eSilicon Corporation used Magma software to tape out a three-way microprocessor cluster based on MIPS' leading-edge MIPS32 1074Kf Coherent Processing System (CPS). Typical performance of the cluster is expected to be approximately 1.5GHz with worst-case performance of 1GHz. By leveraging Magma's Talus IC implementation platform and the Talus-Flow-Manager-Based Reference Flow for GLOBALFOUNDRIES' 28nm-SLP process technology, eSilicon was able to achieve an impressive performance goal while optimizing power consumption.
Magma brings Silicon One Seminar Series to Europe
Magma® Design Automation brings its Silicon One Seminar Series to Europe next month, with one-day seminars to be held in the UK and France. The European dates are part of a global roadshow which includes events in the US, Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan and Israel. Magma will host the France seminar on Tuesday 8th November at Sophia Antipolis, and on Thursday 10th November in London.
Magma's FineSim SPICE Enables Diodes Incorporated to Accelerate Tape Out of Two Highly Integrated Synchronous Switching Voltage Regulators
Magma Design Automation Inc. today announced that Diodes Incorporated has used FineSim™ SPICE multi-CPU circuit simulation technology to tape out two highly integrated synchronous switching voltage regulators. The AP6502 and AP6503, 340 kHz switching frequency external compensated synchronous DC/DC buck converters, are designed for use in consumer electronics systems such as digital TVs, LCD monitors and set-top boxes, which require ultra-efficient voltage conversion.
Magma Congratulates Winners of the MUSIC India 2011 "Best Paper" Awards
Magma® Design Automation Inc.announced the "Best Paper" winners for MUSIC – Magma Users Summit on Integrated Circuits held here on September 7. Over 200 Magma users attended the annual event that featured 11 papers, a keynote by Balajee Sowrirajan, director of IC Engineering in the OMAP Business Unit at Texas Instruments, and a presentation given by Magma CEO Rajeev Madhavan.
Magma Launches Worldwide Silicon One Seminar Series in U.S., Canada, Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan, Israel, Europe
Innovative technology solutions for emerging silicon challenges to be presented
Magma's Quartz DRC Physical Verification Solution Qualified to Support GLOBALFOUNDRIES' DRC+ Flow for Technologies at 28 nm and Below
Magma Design Automation has announced that the new pattern matching capability in the Quartz DRC physical verification product has been qualified to support DRC+, GLOBALFOUNDRIES' silicon-validated, yield-critical pattern-based design for manufacturing (DFM) verification flow for all advanced process technologies, including 40 nanometer (nm), 28 nm and below.
Chrontel Standardizes on Magma to Accelerate Development of Analog/Mixed-Signal ICs
Magma Design Automation a provider of chip design software, today announced Chrontel, a leading provider of display interface ICs for personal computers, portable media players and smartphones, has standardized on the Titan™ Mixed-Signal Design Platform, FineSim™ SPICE and FineSim Pro circuit simulation, and Quartz™ DRC and Quartz LVS physical verification products. Chrontel selected the Magma software after an extensive evaluation and benchmarking of the Titan-based flow against other EDA flows resulted in a 50 percent improvement in productivity.
TSMC Qualifies Magma's QCP Extractor for 28-nm Designs
Magma Design Automation today announced TSMC has included the QCP extractor in TSMC's quarterly EDA qualification report for 28-nanometer (nm) integrated circuits (ICs). This qualification gives designers additional confidence in using QCP to address the increasing complexity of ICs implemented in TSMC's 28-nm processes.
Magma and Fraunhofer IIS Partner to Accelerate Analog Implementation
Magma Design Automation announced a partnership with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, developer of microelectronic systems and devices, to develop process-independent Titan™ FlexCell models of the Institute's analog intellectual property (IP) cores. Through the partnership, Magma will provide Fraunhofer IIS with access to Titan analog design accelerators and FineSim SPICE simulation technology and will assist in creating models of complex analog macro cells, including analog-digital converters (ADC). With the availability of a wider range of Titan FlexCells and expert consulting services, developers using Magma tools and Fraunhofer IIS IP can accelerate analog design implementation.
Magma Announces Reference Flow for GLOBALFOUNDRIES' 28-nm Low-Power Technology
Magma Design Automation announced the availability of a netlist-to-GDSII reference flow for GLOBALFOUNDRIES' 28-nanometer (nm) super low-power (SLP) high-k metal-gate (HKMG) technology.
Magma - Titan Analog Design Kit for TSMC 180-nm/65-nm nodes
Magma Design Automation announced immediate availability of the Titan Analog Design Kit for TSMC 180-nanometer (nm) and 65-nm processes, that implements Titan's model-based design methodology with Titan FlexCells, which are modular, process- and specification-independent, reusable analog building blocks. The kit provides an analog design ecosystem that enables mutual Magma and TSMC customers to dramatically improve design quality and designer productivity.
Magma Announces Silicon One Initiative – Brings Together Superior Technology, Design Expertise and Customers' Creativity to Deliver Profit-Driving Differentiated Silicon
Magma Design Automation launched Silicon One, an initiative intended to bring focus to making silicon profitable for customers by providing differentiated solutions and technologies that address business imperatives facing semiconductor makers today – time to market, product differentiation, cost, power and performance. Magma is debuting its solution-oriented Silicon One offerings at the 48th annual Design Automation Conference, opening today in San Diego.
Magma's Titan and FineSim Validated for TSMC's Analog/Mixed-Signal Reference Flow 2.0 for 28-nm Processes
Magma Design Automation has validated the Titan Mixed-Signal Design Platform and FineSim SPICE and FineSim Pro circuit simulation products for inclusion in TSMC's Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 2.0. The TSMC AMS Reference Flow 2.0 targets its most advanced 28-nanometer (nm) process technology and includes a comprehensive design kit and new advanced custom design methodologies. Magma's Titan Mixed-Signal Design Platform and FineSim circuit simulator have been applied to support the enhanced flow. With Magma's advanced technology and the TSMC AMS Reference Flow 2.0 flow, mutual customers can accelerate the design and manufacture of next-generation analog/mixed-signal IC designs.
Magma's Talus IC Implementation System Supports TSMC 28-nm Process Technology through Reference Flow 12.0
Magma Design Automation announced that Magma's Talus, Hydra, Tekton, QCP and Quartz DRC integrated circuit (IC) implementation and verification solutions have been qualified to support the TSMC Reference Flow 12.0. Through TSMC's Open Innovation Platform (OIP), Magma's product suite provides users with advanced features to address the challenges of 28-nanometer (nm) design.
HDL Design House Adopts Magma's Full Suite of Software to Accelerate SoC and IP Development
Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, and HDL Design House, creators of re-usable IP cores, verification components and behavioral simulation models, today announced that HDL Design House has adopted the full suite of Magma chip design software, including the Talus digital IC implementation system and the Titan™ mixed-signal design platform.
Magma's New Excalibur-Litho is First System to Efficiently Integrate Real-Time Data from Semiconductor Manufacturing Floor with CAD Information, Speeding Yield Ramp at Advanced Nodes
Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced Excalibur-Litho™, a complete fab analysis framework that supports the development and monitoring of advanced lithography solutions. Excalibur-Litho is the first system to efficiently integrate design and real-time data from the semiconductor manufacturing floor, including defectivity, metrology and tool history, enabling an unmatched level of data analysis, monitoring and process control.
iWatt Selects Magma's Titan to Automate Analog Design of Power Supply Control ICs
Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced iWatt has adopted the Titan platform to improve analog design and layout productivity, and to automate difficult routing tasks including analog cell layouts and chip-level assembly. iWatt, a developer of energy-efficient digital power supply control integrated circuits (ICs) used in leading-edge power supplies, adopted Titan based on results of an extensive evaluation in which Titan enabled iWatt's designers to set up and route a design in just 2 days – an effort that would have taken more than 2 weeks to do manually.
Applied Materials and Magma Integrate CAD and Inspection Systems for Faster Yield Ramp at Advanced Nodes
Applied Materials Inc and Magma Design Automation Inc announced today that they have integrated Magma's CAD-based navigation and yield analysis software with Applied's advanced inspection systems. This unique combination of design and manufacturing tools has accelerated lithography qualification and improved chip yields at multiple customers for the development and production of advanced technology nodes.
Magma's Titan and FineSim Validated for LFoundry Interoperable Process Design Kits Accelerating Turnaround Time for Analog/Mixed-Signal SoCs
Magma Design Automation today announced the LFoundry's interoperable process design kits are validated for use with the Titan Mixed-Signal Design Platform, Titan Acclerators and FineSim circuit simulator for 0.15-micron technology platforms. The combination of Magma's Titan and FineSim software and LFoundry's process technology will accelerate development of analog/mixed-signal (AMS) products, especially for European system-on-chip (SoC) developers.
Magma Delivers Hierarchical Reference Flow for the Common Platform Alliance's 32/28-nm Low-Power Process Technology
Magma Design Automation today announced the availability of a proven hierarchical RTL-to-GDSII reference flow for the Common Platform alliance's 32/28-nanometer (nm) low-power process technology. This reference flow leverages the Talus® IC implementation system's unique power optimization and management capabilities, the latest ARM Artisan® 32/28-nm LP process libraries and the Common Platform alliance's advanced 32/28-nm process technology to enable designers to reduce power, turnaround time and cost per die.
Magma Names Maggie Chen to Head Taiwan Operations
Magma Design Automation Inc today announced the appointment of Maggie Chen as country manager for the company's Taiwan operations. Chen reports to Charlie Shin, Magma's vice president of Asia-Pacific Sales. "Maggie brings a great combination of managerial and sales achievement and I expect her experience will help our Taiwan team achieve even greater success," Chin said. Taiwan is a key market for Magma and I anticipate that Maggie will contribute to our efforts here right away.
Magma Design Automation Extends Technology Lead; Delivers Unmatched Capacity and Throughput to Accelerate Implementation of Multimillion-Cell Designs
Magma Design Automation Inc. (NASDAQ: LAVA), a leading provider of chip design software, is showcasing its advanced mixed-signal system-on-chip (SoC) implementation solutions, including the new Talus® 1.2 and Talus Vortex products, at the International Conference on VLSI Design. Magma is the Silicon sponsor of the conference which is being held Jan 2-7, 2011 at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Electronic Design Names Magma's Tekton to 2010 Hot 100 Products List
Magma Design Automation today announced that Electronic Design named the Tekton static timing analysis platform to its list of Hot 100 Products for 2010. Tekton is one of just three products named in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) category.
NetLogic Microsystems Selects Magma's Talus IC Implementation System for Next-Generation 28-nm Knowledge-based Processor and Physical Layer Products
Magma Design Automation today announced that NetLogic Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: NETL), a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for Internet networks, has selected Talus for implementation of its next-generation knowledge-based processor and physical layer products. This expands upon the relationship between NetLogic Microsystems and Magma Design Automation, as NetLogic Microsystems has successfully taped out designs in process nodes ranging from 130 to 40 nanometers (nm) using Talus Vortex, Talus Plan Pro and Talus Power Pro. Talus' proven ability to address advanced design challenges and Magma's ongoing commitment to providing world-class support were cited as key influences in NetLogic Microsystems' decision.
Magma's New Talus 1.2 Features Faster, More Advanced Routing, Timing and Extraction Technologies to Accelerate Next-Generation SoC Implementation
Magma Design Automation Inc. today unveiled Talus 1.2, a next-generation integrated circuit implementation solution that accelerates the design cycle of systems on chip. The new Talus system enables engineers to implement 1 million to 1.5 million cells per day on large designs or blocks of 2 million to 5 million cells – with crosstalk avoidance, advanced on-chip variation (AOCV) and multi-mode multi-corner (MMMC) analysis enabled. Already silicon-proven at the 40-nanometer (nm) node, Talus is currently in use for complex 28-nm designs. With these latest enhancements, Talus is primed to handle the challenges of designing at the 20-nm process node and beyond.
Magma's New Talus Vortex FX Offers Unmatched Capacity and Throughput for Multimillion-Cell Designs
Magma Design Automation Inc. today unveiled Talus Vortex FX, the first and only integrated circuit implementation solution to fully utilize distributed computing for place and route. Talus Vortex FX is up to three times faster than Magma's new Talus 1.2, which was also announced today. Talus Vortex FX significantly increases productivity and provides higher capacity, enabling designers to implement multimillion-cell designs flat and to generate 2 million to 5 million cells per day with crosstalk avoidance, advanced on-chip variation (AOCV) and multi-mode multi-corner (MMMC) analysis enabled – while using existing hardware resources. Talus Vortex FX is the ideal solution for very large, complex advanced-node designs.
Icera and Magma Collaborate on 28-nm High-Performance, Low-Power Flow to Accelerate Turnaround time for Next-Generation Soft Modem Chipsets
Magma Design Automation Inc. and Icera Inc. today announced joint development of Icera's 28-nanometer (nm) high-performance, low-power system-on-chip (SoC) design flow for its next-generation chipsets. Icera devices are used by OEMs globally to deliver extremely small, fully software-based multimode 4G LTE/3G/2G cellular modems for smartphones, and mobile broadband devices such as USB sticks, tablets and netbooks. Icera chose Magma's Talus platform because it provides a highly integrated flow that enables Icera to address 28-nm design complexity, improve area efficiency and reduce power consumption while accelerating turnaround time.
Melfas Uses Magma's Talus and FineSim SPICE to Tape Out Low-Power, ARM Cortex Processor-Based Mixed-Signal SoCs
Magma Design Automation Inc. today announced that Melfas, a leader in capacitive-sensing touch input solutions, has used the Talus platform, including Talus RTL, Talus Vortex and Talus Power Pro, and the FineSim™ SPICE circuit simulation tool to implement two of its next-generation MCS-8000 touch sensor chips, which feature ARM Cortex processors. The Melfas ICs are used in mobile phones, smartphones, MP3 players, monitors and other consumer electronics. With the Talus platform and Magma's RTL-to-GDSII reference flow for ARM Cortex processor-based designs, Melfas was able to reduce power by over 5 percent, area by 20 percent and turnaround time by 50 percent, compared to their previous implementation flow. FineSim enabled Melfast to complete top-level, post-layout analog circuit simulation 10 times faster, without sacrificing accuracy.
Magma's FineSim Deployed by Toshiba Corporation for Advanced Flash Memory Sign-off Simulation
Magma Design Automation Inc. announced today that Toshiba Corporation has deployed the FineSim platform for sign-off simulation. Toshiba uses FineSim Pro with the native multi-CPU technology for its NAND flash memory development.
GN ReSound Standardizes on Magma Talus to Increase Performance and Minimize Power on Next-Generation ICs
Magma Design Automation has standardized on the Talus® implementation system for its next-generation ICs. GN ReSound selected Talus after encountering difficulty closing timing while meeting low-power requirements on a critical design with its previous tools. Talus delivered a fast, predictable and repeatable flow that allowed GN ReSound to quickly perform trial place-and-route runs to find the optimal power/performance tradeoff.
Magma Delivers Hierarchical Reference Flow for the Common Platform alliance's 32/28-nm Low-Power Process Technology
Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), today announced the availability of a proven hierarchical RTL-to-GDSII reference flow for the Common Platform™ alliance's 32/28nm low-power process technology. This automated, comprehensive solution provides predictable results and reduces development costs for 2-million-instance and larger systems on chip (SoCs) that are manufactured at this advanced process node.
Magma - Quartz iPOP Initiative – Delivers "improved Productivity, Operability and Performance" for Faster, Higher Capacity Physical Verification
Magma Design Automation today launched Quartz iPOP, the "improved Productivity, Operability and Performance" initiative to facilitate designers' adoption of the Quartz™ DRC and Quartz LVS software for designs targeted at 65 nanometers (nm) and below. Magma's Quartz products, the first truly scalable physical verification solutions, handle larger designs and provide turnaround time up to an order of magnitude faster than traditional solutions – without sacrificing accuracy or requiring additional hardware. These unique capabilities provide the improved productivity and performance necessary to cope with the higher verification burden for designs at 65 nm and smaller without increasing the physical verification budget.
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