Cray Accelerates Development of Next-Generation Supercomputer Using Cadence Virtuoso Layout Migrate and Engineering Services
August 15 2005 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Cadence Collaborates with Cray Migrating Full-Custom 90nm Memory
Arrays and Cell Libraries to Save 6 Months Development Time Cadence
Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN) (Nasdaq:CDN) and global
supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq:CRAY) today announced that
the companies completed a project to migrate the full-custom
layouts of the memory arrays and cell libraries for Cray's
next-generation vector processing technology to Texas Instruments'
latest 90-nanometer process technology. The migration effort was
accomplished by a team of Cray and Cadence engineers using the most
advanced layout migration technology from Cadence, the Virtuoso(R)
Layout Migrate product offering. By using the Cadence technology,
the team saved significant research and development expense and
nearly six months in schedule. During this development, the
Cray-Cadence team was tasked with migrating the custom layouts for
five memory arrays within the CPU, as well as the layout for more
than 1,000 cell library elements used to implement other portions
of the CPU. Cray engineers provided detailed knowledge of the CPU
architecture, original technology process characteristics and
previous implementations, while Cadence engineers contributed deep
expertise in device/cell layout migration in 90-nanometer
geometries using automation. "The Cadence Virtuoso Layout Migrate
technology and the expertise of the Cadence Engineering Services
team helped us tremendously in maintaining our aggressive schedule
for this important technology," said Dave Kiefer, vice president of
engineering. "Given how hard we've been pushing the process
technology and the CAD tools on this development, that's a real
accomplishment. Leveraging Cadence's advanced technology and
expertise for device/cell layout migration enabled us to achieve
some major technology breakthroughs." "Cray and the advanced
machines they develop are a national treasure, and we appreciate
such opportunities to utilize our technology and our design
expertise," said Tim Henricks, vice president for North American
engineering services, Cadence Design Systems. "This project with
Cray showed the value of complementing technology with engineering
services. Some advanced technologies have very steep learning
curves, making them difficult for customers to adopt while 'flying
solo' in time-critical projects. Our collaborative engineering
approach enables customers to apply and build expertise using
latest-generation design technologies on current projects without
compromising their development schedules." 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 and hardware,
methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced
semiconductors, printed circuit boards and systems used in consumer
electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and
computer systems. Cadence reported 2004 revenues of approximately
$1.2 billion, and has approximately 5,000 employees. 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 services is available at www.cadence.com. About
Cray As the global leader in high performance computing (HPC), Cray
provides innovative supercomputing systems that enable scientists
and engineers in government, industry and academia to meet both
existing and future computational challenges. Building on years of
experience in designing, developing, marketing and servicing the
world's most advanced supercomputers, Cray offers a comprehensive
portfolio of HPC systems that deliver unrivaled sustained
performance on a wide range of applications. Cadence and Virtuoso
are registered trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All other
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