SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced the immediate
availability of its Cadence® Verification IP (VIP) for
Bluetooth® 5, the industry's first VIP for the
latest version of Bluetooth technology. Bluetooth 5 increases
data broadcasting capacity by 800 percent, quadruples the range and
doubles the connection speed of low-energy devices to deliver
seamless, short-range mobile connectivity.
Cadence also strengthened its IP portfolio with the addition of
VIP for Bluetooth 4.2 and the Cadence TripleCheck™
productivity tool for Bluetooth 5. For more information on
Cadence's VIP portfolio for Bluetooth, visit
www.cadence.com/go/bluetooth5.
The new Cadence VIP for Bluetooth 5 offers the industry's
first independent pre-silicon verification of the Bluetooth 5
standard. Cadence VIP supports any major language, simulator or
methodology, so customers can easily employ the VIP without
changing their verification environment. With the TripleCheck tool
for Bluetooth 5, customers get an independent, comprehensive
verification plan, test suite and coverage, which allow them to
improve verification efficiency and get to market more quickly.
"The primary purpose of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is
to advance and promote adoption of Bluetooth technology through
collaboration and interoperability, and Cadence is contributing to
that mission," said Marriot
Winquist, vice president, member development and services at
Bluetooth SIG. "By providing additional resources for improved
interoperability, Cadence is contributing to our core mission of
developing the technical innovations necessary to make next-level
IoT products possible."
"With this release of verification IP for Bluetooth 5,
Cadence is helping to proliferate Bluetooth technology and
demonstrating its commitment to support customers developing
products with this key protocol," said Michael Hurlston, senior vice president and
general manager of the Mobile Connectivity Products Division at
Broadcom Limited. "Broadcom has been a leader in the Bluetooth
market for more than 15 years, and we continue to invest in mobile
wireless technology to grow our market position. With Cadence VIP
for Bluetooth 5, engineers can focus on designing complex SoCs
and delivering more value to end customers."
According to Patrick Connolly,
principal analyst at ABI Research, more than 371 million
Bluetooth-enabled beacons are projected to ship by 2020. In
addition, ABI Research projects that Bluetooth will be in more than
one-third of all installed IoT devices by 2020.
"Cadence is a pioneer and industry leader in VIP. We
continue to invest in new protocols
proactively so our
customers can deliver leading-edge products
to the market more quickly and with higher
confidence," said Dino Bekis,
vice president of marketing for the IP Group at Cadence. "Bluetooth
5 addresses emerging needs in the mobile, consumer and IoT market
segments. With the first commercially available Cadence VIP for
Bluetooth 5, designers can devote their energy to developing
SoCs that leverage the potential of the latest Bluetooth
technology, rather than worrying about protocol compliance."
In addition to offering a comprehensive suite of VIP, Cadence
supports many leading customers who develop mobile and IoT devices
with IP that includes Tensilica processors for vision, audio and
communications as well as low-power DDR and SerDes interfaces.
About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an
essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and
electronics. Customers use Cadence software, hardware, IP and
services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer
electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and
computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design
centers and research facilities around the world to serve the
global electronics industry. More information about the company,
its products and its services is available at www.cadence.com.
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to, our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our annual
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