Cadence and Pacific Numerix Announce Agreement to Deliver Enhanced Solution for Electrical and Physical Designers

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Pacific Numerix Corporation have agreed to deliver a single solution for electrical and physical designers of high-performance packages for integrated circuits (ICs). Under the agreement, Cadence will resell Pacific Numerix's extraction and modeling environment, Turbo Package Analyzer, and the underlying three-dimensional (3-D) parasitic extraction engine, Parasitic Parameters, to seamlessly integrate with Cadence's Advanced Packaging Ensemble design software.

Key Takeaways:

• The agreement enables the delivery of a single solution for electrical and physical designers of high-performance packages for ICs.
• Cadence will resell Pacific Numerix's Turbo Package Analyzer and Parasitic Parameters, allowing for seamless integration with Cadence's Advanced Packaging Ensemble design software.
• The combined solution will enable earlier exploration of tradeoffs in the design process, such as the electrical effects of wirebond vs. flip-chip die-connect methods.
• Physical designers will be able to perform fully integrated, constraint-driven place-and-route throughout the entire design process.
• The integrated solution will enable high-speed package analysis at any point in the design process without constant oversight from a signal-integrity engineer.
• This is critical for companies with limited bandwidth to accommodate the growing need for package characterization analysis.
• The partnership will focus on total integration of Parasitic Parameters into Advanced Packaging Ensemble for fast, transparent 3-D simulation.
• Pacific Numerix is a platinum member of the Cadence Connections third-party software program.
• The companies will work with customers to help them understand how to implement the combined solution in their environments.

Statistics:

• The agreement marks a strengthened relationship between Cadence and Pacific Numerix.
• The companies will focus on total integration of Parasitic Parameters into Advanced Packaging Ensemble.
• 3-D parasitic modeling will be performed using Parasitic Parameters.
• SPECCTRAQuest interconnect designer will use the 3-D parasitic model to perform 3-D signal-integrity simulation.
• The solution will enable earlier exploration of tradeoffs in the design process.

Sources:

• "Cadence and Pacific Numerix Announce Agreement to Deliver Enhanced Solution for Electrical and Physical Designers" [Business Wire, Feb. 18, 1999]
• Pacific Numerix website (www.pnc.com)
• Cadence website (www.cadence.com)
• "About Pacific Numerix" [Pacific Numerix website (www.pnc.com)]
• "About Cadence" [Cadence website (www.cadence.com)]