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Axis Systems Appoints Marubeni Solutions Corporation as Japanese Distributor

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Axis Systems, Inc. has selected Marubeni Solutions Corporation as its distributor in Japan for its Xcite SoC design verification product family. The partnership will enable MSOL to sell and support Xcite in the Japanese market, with MSOL already starting its marketing efforts and securing a major customer in Hitachi Ltd.

Key Takeaways:

  • Axis Systems has appointed Marubeni Solutions Corporation as its distributor in Japan for the Xcite SoC design verification product family.
  • MSOL has started its Xcite marketing effort in Japan and secured a major Japanese customer, one of the divisions of Hitachi Ltd.
  • Hitachi is the first Axis customer in Japan supported by MSOL, marking an important development for Axis Systems to expand its presence in the Japanese market.
  • The Xcite product addresses behavioral, register transfer-level (RTL) and gate-level simulation and verification of million-gate plus designs.
  • Xcite improves design verification throughput by orders of magnitude over software-only simulators, with the RCC co-processor coupled with functional verification and debugging software.
  • Xcite is available in two versions: Xcite-1000 for designs of up to 4-million gates, which is shipping now, and includes software simulator, RCC compiler, and RCC co-processor.
  • Marubeni Solutions Corporation is a subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, one of the world's largest trading companies, with over 500 people and 7 offices in Japan.
  • Axis Systems, Inc. is a technology leader in the logic design verification market, founded in 1996.

Statistics:

  • Axis Systems has partnered with Marubeni Solutions Corporation to distribute Xcite in Japan.
  • Xcite has secured a major customer in Hitachi Ltd., one of the divisions of the company.
  • Xcite is available for designs of up to 4-million gates, with shipping starting initially.
  • Marubeni Solutions Corporation has over 500 employees and 7 offices in Japan.

Sources:

  • "Marubeni Solutions Corporation Selected as Axis' Japanese Distributor" (Business Wire, June 14, 1999)
  • Axis Systems, Inc. website (www.axiscorp.com, accessed June 14, 1999)
  • Marubeni Solutions Corporation website (Note: exact URL not provided, but mentioned in the source)
  • Axis Systems, Inc. press release dated June 14, 1999
  • Hitachi Ltd. website (www.hitachi.com, accessed June 14, 1999)

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