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CUPERTINO, Calif., April 7, 2003 – Magma Design
Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design solutions, today
announced that SynTest Technologies has joined
the MagmaTies program to integrate its design-for-test (DFT) solution with
Magma’s fully integrated RTL-to-GDSII IC design flow. SynTest and Magma will
work together to establish a fast and comprehensive DFT flow that will include
SynTest’s DFT rule checking, boundary scan insertion, built-in self-test (BIST)
technologies for testing memory and logic, as well as scan-based automatic
test-pattern generation (ATPG) testing. This integration will complement
Magma’s existing scan-based DFT methodology.
SynTest plans to integrate its unique
VirtualScanTM ATPG test vector compression technologies to generate
XtremeCompactTM manufacturing vectors for commercial testers.
Magma and SynTest will work jointly
with mutual customers to validate the flow and bring it to production.
“Our customers will benefit from the
integration of our test technology with a design flow with such market presence
as Magma’s,” said Ravi Apte, SynTest’s vice president of business development.
“The full integration of Magma’s approach to IC design means it can handle
complex designs and reduce development cycles. This has clear advantages for
designers, and we’re happy to become part of that flow.”
“We’re pleased to have SynTest as a
development partner. As the SynTest tools generate synthesizable RTL DFT
blocks, it will result in a smooth integration into our Magma flow,” said Nitin
Deo, vice president of business development for Magma. “The addition of
SynTest’s test technology will provide even stronger capabilities for our
customers as they work on advanced designs.”
Through the MagmaTies program, Magma
and its partners work together to promote interoperability between Magma’s
systems and other EDA software and to develop proven methodologies for getting
complex designs to silicon quickly and efficiently. The MagmaTies Design Center
Certification program provides members access to Magma solutions, dedicated
technical support and sales opportunity referrals. To become a certified
member, companies must excel in logic or physical design and be able to provide
positive customer references. Also, prospects must complete technical seminars
and demonstrate proficiency in using Magma tools.
With access to Magma software and
training, certified Magma design centers can offer their customers
comprehensive RTL-to-GDSII design capabilities. MagmaTies is open to companies
that offer ASIC and semiconductor foundry services, complementary EDA software,
design automation libraries, reusable designs and intellectual property (IP),
and design services. For information on the MagmaTies program, please e-mail
magmaties@magma-da.com.
About Magma Design Automation
Magma software is used to design fast,
multimillion-gate integrated circuits, providing “The Fastest Path from RTL to
Silicon”™, to enable chip designers to reduce the time required to produce
complex ICs. Magma’s products for prototyping, synthesis, and place & route
provide a single executable for RTL-to-GDSII chip design. The company's Blast
Create™, Blast Fusion®, Blast Fusion APX™, Blast Plan™ and Blast Noise®
products utilize Magma’s patented FixedTiming® methodology and single data
model architecture to reduce the timing-closure iterations often required
between the logic and physical processes in conventional IC design flows.
Magma maintains headquarters in
Cupertino, Calif., as well as facilities in Los Angeles, Orange County and San
Diego, Calif.; Boston, Mass.; Durham, N.C.; Austin and Dallas, Texas;
Newcastle, Wash.; and in Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan,
Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. The company's stock
trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Visit Magma Design Automation on
the Web at www.magma-da.com.
About SynTest
SynTest Technologies, Inc., est. 1990,
develops and markets advanced Design-for-Test (DFT) and
Design-for-Debug/Diagnosis (DFD) tools throughout the world, to semiconductor
companies, system houses and design services providers. The Company’s products
improve an electronic design’s testability and fault coverage and result in
reduced defect levels and reduced slippage in Time-to-Market (TTM). They also reduce
overall design and test costs, by helping to reduce design iterations as well
as the time and reloads on Automatic Test Equipment (ATE). These products
include tools for logic BIST, memory BIST, boundary-scan synthesis, DFT
testability analysis, scan synthesis, ATPG with XtremeCompactTM test
vectors, concurrent fault simulation, silicon debug and diagnosis.
The company is headquartered in
Sunnyvale, Calif., and has offices in Taiwan, Korea and Japan, and distributors
in Europe and Asia, including Israel.
More information is available at www.syntest.com. SynTest Technologies
is headquartered at 505 South Pastoria Ave., Suite 101, Sunnyvale, Calif.
94086. Phone: 408-720-9956. E-mail: info@syntest.com
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Blast Fusion, Blast Noise,
FixedTiming and Magma are registered trademarks, and Blast Create, Blast Fusion
APX, Blast Plan 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.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Except for the historical information
contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including
statements about the features and benefits of Magma’s system, 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 ability to keep pace with rapidly changing technology and its products
ability to produce desired results. Further discussion of these and other
potential risk factors may be found in Magma's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
December 31, 2002 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
on February 7, 2003, and from time to time in Magma’s SEC reports. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Magma disclaims
any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.