SAN JOSE, CA – May 31, 2011 — ATopTech, the leader in next generation physical design solutions, today announced that Aprisa™, the company’s place and route solution, is included in TSMC Reference Flow 12.0. TSMC and ATopTech collaborated in the development of Reference Flow 12.0 to address the increasing design challenges for 28nm. Many new technologies–including 28nm design enablement, timing, reliability, low power and design for … Read More → "ATopTech’s Aprisa Physical Design Solution Included in TSMC Reference Flow 12.0 for 28nm Designs"

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 31, 2011– Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Magma’s Talus®, Hydra™, Tekton™, QCP™ and Quartz™ DRC integrated circuit (IC) implementation and verification solutions have been qualified to support the TSMC Reference Flow 12.0. Through TSMC’s Open Innovation Platform (OIP), Magma’s product suite provides users with advanced features to address the challenges of 28-nanometer (nm) design. 

“Magma and TSMC have already worked closely to support … Read More → "Magma’s Talus IC Implementation System Supports TSMC 28-nm Process Technology through Reference Flow 12.0"

SANTA CLARA, CA – May 26, 2011 — Calypto® Design Systems, Inc., the leader in sequential analysis technology, today announced version 5.0 of its PowerPro®Platform, a full suite of RTL power optimizationtools proven to reduce power by up to 60 percent on multi-million gate designs. The PowerPro Platform features new RTL power analysis capabilities, production-proven optimization techniques for reducing dynamic and leakage power in the logic, memory, and embedded processor sections of an SoC, and is the only solution that provides sequential formal equivalence checking.

Version 5.0 of the PowerPro Platform improves turnaround time by 2X … Read More → "Calypto Launches Industry’s Most Advanced RTL Power Optimization Platform"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA –May 31, 2011 – Nimbic (formerly Physware) today announced the open beta launch of nCloud, the world’s first scalable and secure cloud computing platform for electronic design automation (EDA). Effective immediately, nWave, the leading 3D full-wave EM solver for signal and power integrity (formerly PhysWAVE), and nApex, the leading 3D accelerated parasitic extractor (formerly PhysAPEX), are available on nCloud.

< … Read More → "Nimbic Launches Scalable and Secure Cloud Computing Solution for Electronic Design Automation"