SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced QuickCap(r) TLx, adding advanced transistor-level extraction support to its gold-standard 3D capacitance extractor.
QuickCap TLx is tightly integrated into Magma's new Titan(tm) mixed-signal design platform, also announced today, enabling designers to simulate their design using the physical layout as input rather than an abstraction of the layout parasitics. QuickCap TLx also runs standalone and provides full support for industry standards used today in analog, memory and clock net simulation.
Traditional "geometry-based" extractors that use approximate, pre-characterized 2.5D models can't handle the complex geometries of 65- and 45-nanometer (nm) designs, nor can they provide the needed extraction accuracy.
"Designers who run SPICE simulation, like Magma's FineSim(tm) circuit simulator, require the most accurate post-layout parasitic netlist," said Kevin Walsh, vice president of Marketing of Magma's Physical Verification Business Unit. "Targeting the narrowest possible error, zero error, allows designers to remove excess margin and fully realize the benefits of their manufacturing technology to increase performance and profitability."
QuickCap TLx leverages proven Magma technology. It uses QuickCap NX's advanced random walk analysis approach, a well-recognized standard that is the golden reference at leading foundries worldwide. To provide higher throughput and scalability, QuickCap TLx uses the pipelined technology of Quartz(tm) DRC and Quartz LVS.
Advanced Features Target 45-nm Design Challenges
In addition to transistor-level extraction capabilities, QuickCap TLx includes new features that help address the challenges of 45-nm and finer process geometries, including:
* Calculates strained silicon effects including Well Proximity Effect (WPE) and Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) * Supports standard foundry equations and is reference-flow certified * Tcl-based formulas allow for custom modifications * Improves the parallel execution capabilities of QuickCap extraction * Makes runtime scalable with design size when run on multiple machines * Enables parasitic reduction and netlist generation control * Provides threshold and analysis-based RC reduction * Includes flexible net identification, automated back annotation * Performs incremental extraction
About Magma
Magma's software for designing integrated circuits (ICs) is used to create complex, high-performance chips required in cellular telephones, electronic games, WiFi, MP3 players, DVD/digital video, networking, automotive electronics and other electronic applications. Magma's EDA software for IC implementation, analysis, physical verification, circuit simulation and characterization is recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology, enabling the world's top chip companies to "Design Ahead of the Curve"(tm) while reducing design time and costs. Magma is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with offices around the world. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com.
Magma and QuickCap are registered trademarks, and "Design Ahead of the Curve," FineSim, Quartz and Titan are trademarks 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 that QuickCap TLx provides the accuracy of QuickCap and high speed; that it is the first product with TCAD-level accuracy and modeling capabilities in a high-speed ECAD solution; that it addresses 45-nm design challenges; and about the features and benefits of Magma's software are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 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 the ability of Magma's products to produce the desired results and the company's ability to keep pace with rapidly changing technology. 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). The company undertakes no additional obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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