SAN JOSE, Calif., May 10, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of semiconductor design software, today announced a line-up of demos for the 44th Design Automation Conference that will show how engineers can "Design Ahead of the Curve"(tm) using products Magma developed over the past year as the company broadened its portfolio of IC design products. The new Talus(tm) IC implementation system, methods for minimizing power consumption, and design for manufacturability (DFM) capabilities integrated in the design flow will be among the technology Magma demonstrates at DAC 2007 which is held June 3-8 in San Diego.
"As we announced in April 2006, Magma accelerated investment in R&D last year, and designers can see some of the payoff from that effort at this year's DAC," said Roy E. Jewell, Magma's president and chief operating officer. "We will be showing enhanced capabilities in existing products, as well as some brand-new products. We think they all help our customers 'Design Ahead of the Curve.'"
Magma's demonstrations at DAC will include:
* Ultra Low-Power Chip Design and Power Integrity Using Talus
Power
* Sign-off Power Integrity for Sub-Nanometer Designs Using
Quartz(tm) Rail
* Delivering High-Performance Predictable Silicon with Talus
* Achieving a 2-Day RTL-to-GDSII Turnaround On Any Size Design
with Talus
* Be Ready for 45-nm Implementation
* Magma's Advanced Timing Sign-Off System Deals Directly with
Designers' Fears
* Sign-off and DFM Characterization for the Full Spectrum of
SoC Implementation IP
* Magma's Fit in the TSMC Reference Flow
* Eliminate Tapeout Surprises and Shorten Design Cycles with
In-The-Loop Physical Verification
* Advanced Physical Verification for 65, 45 and 32 nm
* Accelerate Time to Volume with Stand-Alone and Integrated
Physical and Electrical DFM
* Mixed-Signal Circuit Simulation Using Native Parallel
Execution
* Identifying the Source of Yield Loss Throughout the Fab
with Knights YieldManager(r)
* Advanced Failure Analysis with Knights Camelot(tm) CAD Navigation
In addition to the software demonstrations, Magma will be involved in other activities during DAC:
* CEO Rajeev Madhavan will be a panelist on "EDA Exit
Strategies: What's Next?" Monday, June 4.
* ARM and Magma will host the lunchtime panel discussion
"Challenges of Implementing and Integrating Super Systems on
Chip (SSoCs)" on Tuesday, June 5.
* Magma experts will also participate in the following
workshop, panel and tutorial:
* Workshop: "Design and Verification of Low Power ICs,"
Sunday, June 3
* Panel: "The Urban Challenge: Paving the way for
Driverless Automobiles," Wednesday, June 6
* Tutorial: "How Design Meets Yield in the Fab," Friday,
June 8
More information on the demos and DAC activities is available online at www.magma-da.com/MagmaAtDac2007.
About Magma
Magma's software for integrated circuit (IC) design is recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology, enabling the world's top chip companies to "Design Ahead of the Curve." Magma provides EDA software for IC implementation, analysis, physical verification and characterization. Magma products are used by the world's leading engineers to create complex, high-performance ICs for consumer electronics, mobile communications, computing and networking applications, while at the same time 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 YieldManager are registered trademarks, and Camelot, "Design Ahead of the Curve," Quartz and Talus are trademarks of Magma Design Automation. All other product and company names are trademarks and 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'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 Magma's ability to keep pace with rapidly changing technology and Magma'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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