SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(R) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, expanded deployment of Magma's Talus(R) 1.1 RTL-to-GDSII IC implementation software. A longtime Magma user, Vitesse utilizes the Talus platform to incorporate more functionality into ICs while reducing power consumption, turnaround time and development costs.
"We've been using Magma's software for nearly 10 years and have been a beta-test partner for many new products," said Paul Browne, vice president of Engineering at Vitesse. "Magma's unified data model enables a level of integration that helps us improve results and turnaround time. With the Talus 1.1 platform, we believe that Magma is continuing to raise the bar in technology leadership. They have consistently delivered advanced capabilities and exceptional applications engineering support that has allowed us to shorten development cycles of our next-generation devices and meet the growing demand for high-performance, low-power and cost-effective networking ICs."
"Vitesse's expanded use of Talus highlights its ability to integrate and automate analog and digital IC implementation," said Premal Buch, general manager of Magma's Design Implementation Business Unit. "We are committed to continuing to provide Vitesse with advanced software solutions that enable its designers to reduce power, turnaround time and development costs."
Working Together for More Efficient Analog/Mixed-Signal Design
Vitesse's chips incorporate a significant amount of analog circuitry. In an effort to control the costs of developing innovative and differentiated mixed-signal products, Vitesse is working with Magma to establish more efficient flows. Vitesse will provide important feedback that Magma will use to enhance its line of analog/mixed-signal products.
"To enable Vitesse and other leading semiconductor companies to deliver next-generation ICs, analog/mixed-signal design must evolve much more rapidly," said Anirudh Devgan, general manager of Magma's Custom Design Business Unit. "Magma's Titan analog/mixed-signal platform already offers significant performance and turnaround-time advantages and is qualified to support TSMC's 65-nm Interoperable Process Design Kit (iPDK). The feedback we get by working with Vitesse will help us more quickly enhance the Titan product line."
About Magma
Magma's electronic design automation (EDA) software provides the "Fastest Path to Silicon"(TM) and enables the world's top chip companies to create high-performance integrated circuits (ICs) for cellular telephones, electronic games, WiFi, MP3 players, digital video, networking and other electronic applications. Magma products are used in IC implementation, analog/mixed-signal design, analysis, physical verification, circuit simulation and characterization. The company 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. Follow Magma on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/MagmaEDA and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Magma. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements:
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including statements that Magma software reduces power consumption, turnaround time and development costs; that Magma and Vitesse will develop analog/mixed-signal flows; that the companies' collaboration will accelerate enhancements to Titan, 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 and Vitesse's ability to keep pace with rapidly changing technology, the companies' products' abilities to produce desired results and Vitesse's decision to continue using Magma software. 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.