SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Analytical Solutions, a leading parts and failure analysis laboratory service provider, has adopted the Camelot CAD Navigation software to enhance its failure analysis, construction analysis and destructive physical analysis capabilities. Analytical Solutions selected the Magma software after results of an extensive evaluation demonstrated Camelot's ability to rapidly convert layout, netlist and design files into a common format for cross mapping circuits. Leveraging Camelot's capabilities, Analytical Solutions will be able to accelerate root cause failure analysis of its customers' electrical and electronic components.
"Camelot is the de facto standard in failure analysis but we conducted an evaluation to ensure that it was a good fit for our requirements," said Michael Strizich, president, Analytical Solutions. "The software performed flawlessly and the support we received was outstanding. We're confident that Camelot will enhance our ability to service our customers by improving our failure analysis accuracy and throughput."
"Fast, accurate failure analysis is critical to minimizing costs and ensuring reliability of electronic components in the field," said Ankush Oberai, vice president of Magma's Fab Analysis Business Unit. "Analytical Solutions' comprehensive evaluation and adoption demonstrates why, for more than 20 years, in-house failure analysis teams and service providers have relied on Camelot to transform raw data into vital information that is key to successful root cause failure analysis."
Camelot: Industry-Standard CAD Navigation
With thousands of users worldwide and installations in nearly every wafer fab and service lab, Camelot is the industry-standard software tool for failure analysis, fault diagnostics and design debug. Camelot imports CAD design data including GDSII files, netlists and schematics from leading layout versus schematic (LVS) packages to provide visual representation and cross-mapping of circuits. Linked to analytical tools, Camelot automatically drives test equipment to an exact location on a chip for viewing and analysis. Magma's YieldManager(tm) and Logic Map(tm) complement Camelot by helping to link the failure analysis information to the fab databases to enable rapid yield debug.
About Analytical Solutions
Analytical Solutions is an independent analytical electronic parts laboratory with a comprehensive modern facility and an industry-wide reputation for solving complex problems. Founded in 1985, the company has focused its efforts on performing product evaluations through Failure Analysis (FA), Construction Analysis (CA), and Destructive Physical Analysis (DPA). With many years of experience in failure analysis and product evaluation, Analytical Solutions has diversified into the reverse engineering, constructive analysis and parts management services. Visit Analytical Solutions on the Web at www.asinm.com.
About Magma
Magma's electronic design automation (EDA) software is used to create complex, high-performance integrated circuits (ICs) for cellular telephones, electronic games, WiFi, MP3 players, DVD/digital video, networking, automotive electronics and other electronic applications. Magma products for IC implementation, analog/mixed-signal design, analysis, physical verification, circuit simulation and characterization are recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology, providing the world's top chip companies the "Fastest Path to Silicon."(tm) Magma maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. 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 YieldManager are registered trademarks and Camelot and "Fastest Path to Silicon" are trademarks of Magma Design Automation Inc. All other product, company and institution names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Forward-looking Statements:
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including statements that Camelot enables Analytical Solutions to accelerate root cause failure analysis of its customers' electrical and electronic components and other statements about the features and benefits of Magma 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.