Magma at DAC 2006: Chips in 2 Days with Talus, Advanced Power Management and DFM

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2006--Magma(R) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of semiconductor design software, today announced that capabilities of the new Talus(TM) IC implementation system, methods for minimizing power consumption, and design for manufacturability (DFM) capabilities integrated in the design flow will be among the technology Magma demonstrates at the 43rd Design Automation Conference in San Francisco.

"As we announced in April, Magma is accelerating investment in R&D this year, and designers can see some of the payoff from that effort at this year's DAC," said Roy E. Jewell, Magma's president and chief operating officer. "We will be showing enhanced capabilities in existing products, as well as some brand-new products, at the show."

Magma's demonstrations at DAC, to be held July 24-27 in San Francisco, will include:

-- "Complete any chip in 2 days or less." Demonstrates Magma's new Talus IC implementation system.

-- "Accelerate design closure with Blast Fusion's concurrent multi-mode and multi-corner optimization and Sign-Off in the Loop(TM) accuracy" with Magma's Blast Fusion(R), Blast Fusion QT, Blast Noise(R), Quartz(TM) RC and Quartz Time.

-- "DFM: Maximizing yield throughout the IC implementation design flow" with Blast Yield(TM) and Quartz DRC. See the advantage of addressing yield within the implementation flow, not post-layout.

-- "DFM-aware physical verification of any design in 2 hours or less." This session highlights the capabilities of Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS to handle the DFM and lithography issues prevalent at 65 nanometer.

-- "Minimize and manage power throughout the RTL to GDSII flow." See how designers can make intelligent power, timing and area tradeoffs throughout the design flow.

-- "Eliminate the pessimism of traditional process and interconnect variation analysis with SSTA" utilizing Magma's Quartz SSTA to address the design variability that is inherent in 65-nm and finer processes.

-- "Streamlining library lifecycle management" demonstrates the capabilities of SiliconSmart Ultra.

-- "An integrated RTL environment to address 65-nm timing, area and power issues" features Talus LX, a front-end design platform that features an efficient ecosystem to assess the quality of RTL input and timing constraints to ensure a well-correlated handoff.

In addition to these software demonstrations, Magma and ARM are hosting the lunchtime panel discussion "Reining in Time to Market for Next-Generation Embedded Designs" on Tuesday, July 25. For more information and to register online for software demonstrations and the panel discussion, visit Magma's website at: www.magma-da.com/MagmaAtDac.html.

About Magma

Magma's software for integrated circuit (IC) design is recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology. The world's top chip companies use Magma's EDA software to design and verify complex, high-performance ICs for communications, computing, consumer electronics and networking applications, while at the same time reducing design time and costs. Magma provides software for IC implementation, analysis, physical verification, characterization and programmable logic design, and the company's integrated RTL-to-GDSII design flow offers "The Fastest Path from RTL to Silicon"(TM). Magma is headquartered in Santa Clara, 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.

Blast Fusion, Blast Noise and Magma are registered trademarks, and Quartz, Sign-off in the Loop, Talus and "The Fastest Path from RTL to Silicon" are trademarks of Magma Design Automation. All other product and company names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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