Cadence Design Systems Announces Availability of Intel 32-Bit Architecture Design Kits for SPECCTRAQuest Signal Integrity Expert Software

Cadence Design Systems, the world's leading supplier of electronic design products and services, announced the immediate availability of new Intel 32-bit architecture design kits for their SPECCTRAQuest Signal Integrity Expert software. The design kits, developed in collaboration with Intel, provide simulation models and design tools for the latest Intel Pentium III Xeon processors and chipsets based on the IBIS 3.2 standard. The kits are designed to help systems design and signal integrity engineers create, implement, and verify their Intel Pentium III Xeon processor and chipset-based designs using the Cadence SPECCTRAQuest technology.

Key Takeaways:

• The new design kits contain simulation models and design tools for the latest Intel Pentium III Xeon processors and chipsets based on the IBIS 3.2 standard.
• The kits provide a complete design solution for targeted Intel applications by combining validated simulation models with electronic "template" versions of Intel design rules and sample board layout designs.
• The SPECCTRAQuest design kits have been used by over 100 customers in the past five years to create Intel IA-32 and IA-64 technology-based designs.
• Tod Westerhoff, product marketing director for the Cadence PCB Systems Division, stated that the new design kits are a result of customer demand and will help customers bring systems based on Intel's latest Pentium III Xeon processors to market faster.
• Duane Harper, manager of electronic design tools, IBM Personal System Group, praised the kits, saying they provide a comprehensive solution for EDA vendors, not just a simulation tool and a few models.
• Rob Crooke, director of marketing, Performance Microprocessor Division, Intel Corporation, stated that Intel is working closely with Cadence to extend the SPECCTRAQuest SI Expert solution to support Intel's latest Pentium III Xeon processors and the IBIS 3.2 modeling standard.

Statistics:

• The SPECCTRAQuest SI Expert product is priced at an U.S. list price of $75,000.
• The design kits are provided at no extra charge for customers who have the appropriate non-disclosure agreements (NDA) with Intel and Cadence.
• Cadence has approximately 5,000 employees and 1999 annual revenue of $1.1 billion.
• The company has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities located around the world.

Sources:

• BUSINESS WIRE, "Cadence Design Systems Announces Availability of Intel 32-Bit Architecture Design Kits for SPECCTRAQuest Signal Integrity Expert Software", February 21, 2000
• http://www.cadence.com
• http://www.intel.com