SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 27, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, announced that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Los Angeles adopted Magma's Titan(tm) Analog Migration for research and studies in analog mixed-signal design. Titan Analog Migration is an integral part of Magma's Titan mixed-signal design platform focused on solving challenges in analog/mixed-signal design optimization and porting.
Titan Analog Migration's model-based approach enables circuit optimization and porting in a fraction of the time required by simulation-based techniques. The technology enables product groups to push the design envelope for extreme performance and for process, voltage and temperature (PVT) corner cases, and to reduce power and jitter. In addition to efficient and predictable storage of analog circuits, Titan Analog Migration reduces design porting time from several weeks to just days.
"Research groups at MIT have used Titan Analog Migration successfully for design of key analog circuits such as high-speed links and ultra-wide-band radios," said Professor Vladimir M. Stojanovic of MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. "This is an important effort, as it transforms the analog IC design methodology and provides complete flexibility."
"Model-based design is a key enabling technology for top-down analog design. Our students have had great success in designing complex mixed-signal circuits utilizing Titan Analog Migration," said Professor Ken Yang of UCLA's Electrical Engineering Department. "Not only does it help designers think about circuits analytically, it also enables them to push the power-performance envelope and optimize circuits across a comprehensive range of PVT scenarios. Magma's Titan Analog Migration has been instrumental in exploring the feasible boundaries of a design specification for various process technologies and circuit topologies."
"Titan Analog Migration is industry-proven technology and we are very pleased by its adoption at MIT and UCLA," said Suk Lee, general manager of Magma's Custom Design Business Unit. "Titan Analog Migration enables true top-down analog design, similar to the digital design methodology pioneered 20 years ago. We are confident that the analog students will be in the forefront of designing advanced analog mixed-signal blocks with our technology and can demonstrate substantial productivity improvements and better circuit performance for their analog IP."
About Magma
Magma's software for designing integrated circuits (ICs) is used to create complex, high-performance chips required in cellular telephones, electronic games, WiFi, MP3 players, DVD/digital video, networking, automotive electronics and other electronic applications. Magma's EDA software for IC implementation, analysis, physical verification, circuit simulation and characterization is recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology, enabling the world's top chip companies to "Design Ahead of the Curve"(tm) while 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.
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