Tokyo, January 22,
2002 - Innotech Corp. renewed
an EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tool licensing contract
between Cadence Design Systems (Japan) B.V. and Fujitsu Ltd.
The new contract is the largest of its sort within the
EDA industry, enabling Fujitsu and all group companies
around the world to make use of Cadence's EDA tools. It
was signed by Innotech, Cadence's distributor in Japan,
and Fujitsu in October 2001. Innotech will be responsible
for providing EDA products, and Cadence Japan will be responsible
for product support services.
The contract places emphasis on design tools suited to
the following technologies, which Fujitsu plans to dedicate
special efforts to in the near future: system LSIs for
digital household appliances and communications equipment,
flash memories and optical devices. Fujitsu is confident
that the tools in question will allow the company to make
significant progress in its goal of drastically shortening
the design periods for semiconductors, which are becoming
ever larger and more complex.
Fujitsu also plans to utilize Cadence's state-of-the-art
expertise in hierarchical design, signal integrity and
verification technology. Design processes for semiconductors
of 0.13 microns or smaller can be expected to make gains
in both productivity and all-round efficacy. To make this
possible, contracted products include many examples of
Cadence's cutting-edge IC design technology. Cadence SP&R(R) (synthesis
/ place-and-route) design flow tools, AssuraTM physical
verification solutions, NC-Verilog(R) logic
simulators number among them.
Toshihiko Ono, Group Executive Vice President, Electronic
Devices Group, Fujitsu
"The renewal of the design tool license with Cadence
will ensure that Fujitsu is a world-class competitor in the
vital area of semiconductor design. Continued access to these
tools plays a key role in Fujitsu's long-term management
vision, representing as it does one of our key strategies
for shifting our core competence in the semiconductor business
from manufacturing to design capabilities.
Here at Fujitsu, we have made significant investments
in high-quality design tools, and the strategies based
on those investments will allow us to develop the technologies
of the future. Our semiconductor development activities
provide a fine example of how we are constantly creating
innovative new technologies and opening up new business
areas. We intend to maintain this excellence in the years
to come.
Glen S. Fukushima, Cadence Design Systems (Japan) B.V.,
President and CEO
"We are immensely proud of the fact that Fujitsu has chosen Cadence to serve
as the provider of its design solutions again," said Glen S. Fukushima,
President and CEO of Cadence. "The cutting-edge tools Fujitsu has contracted
for solve wiring delay problems, the most serious problem faced in semiconductor
design, by making use of the timing driven design methodology. We are confident
that this functionality will enable our clients to meet their product development
time-to-market goals.
Ryoichi Kawashima, INNOTECH CORPORATION, President
and CEO
Innotech works with Fujitsu to maintain the technology to develop cutting edge
devices," said Ryoichi Kawashima, President and CEO of Innotech. "To
this end, we were actively involved in the construction of design flows centering
on Cadence's high-quality design tools.
Innotech's involvement in this high technology deal testifies to our role as
the leading skilled importer of EDA tools. In addition to brokering this EDA
deal, we are proud of our role in helping Fujitsu to reinforce its design capabilities
and development strategies. The design flow solutions are a product of our best-practice
efforts as an expert in application of high-tech devices.
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