Dug this up from an old e-mail I received a while back. Not sure if it's worth anything, but it might be used to prove a certain "relationship" at the onset of things!
Subject: International Meta Systems And Cadence Design Services Announce Cooperative Agreement
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 18:25:58 -0600 (CST)
From: Bill Young<bill.young@imes.com>
Deal Focuses On IMS Technology Development
El Segundo, California: December 2, 1997 - International Meta
Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: IMES) announced today it has signed a $1
million agreement to provide Cadence Designs Services, Inc. with
design and consulting services related to its libraries and design
methodology. All such work will be contracted through Cadence
Design Systems, the largest supplier of electronic design automation
software tools and professional services. IMS will begin work on
the first phase of the project immediately.
The project is focused on fast-time-to-market for system-on-a-chip
designs. Jim Tully, analyst for Dataquest in London, has labeled
this technology "the future of semiconductors". Systems-on-a-chip
are anticipated to be cheaper, more reliable and require less power
than the present multiple chip systems. Cadence and IMS technology
reduce the time to market for these faster, more cost-effective
semiconductors.
"This contract gives us tremendous momentum. It validates our
approach to design automation and recognizes the significant value
of IMS proprietary intellectual property and our engineering staff.
It illustrates industry interest in our products and services," said
Dr. Lee Hoevel, IMS president.
"We are pleased to combine the advanced design technology and
creative talent that IMS has developed with the ongoing effort at
Cadence to be a world leader in the systems-on-a-chip industry,"
stated Daniel Maher, senior vice president of worldwide operations
at Cadence.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. provides comprehensive services and
technology for the product development requirements of the world's
leading electronics companies. Cadence is the largest supplier of
software tools and professional services used to accelerate and
manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking
and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a
variety of other electronic-based products. With more than 3,500
employees and 1996 annual sales of $742 million, Cadence has sales
offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world.
The company is headquartered in San Jose, California and is traded
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. Further
information is available at www.cadence.com.
This contract with Cadence is the initial result of a program
initiated by IMS to offer leading edge 0.25 micron design technology
to the rapidly emerging systems-on-a-chip industry. During the last
year, IMS transitioned from designing and developing advanced
microprocessor chips for a segment of the computer industry to
offering its accumulated knowledge and talent to the electronics
community at large. New IMS products include a synthesis library,
MetaLibTM, and high-performance macro cells such as adders,
multipliers, bus control units, etc.
MetaLibTM is designed from the start with synthesis in mind. It is
optimized to routability, small size, low power and high speed.
Library cell composition and characteristics were developed for
0.25-micron and smaller lithographies with no dependence on earlier
standard cell libraries or technologies. IMS macro cells are
compatible with PC environments, integrate efficiently with this
library, and can be readily customized by the IMS design team.
Together, these products can give a substantial edge to silicon
design projects for the general PC marketplace.
IMS and Cadence intend to strengthen this relationship to further
develop and secure continued advances in design tools technology and
design components that best fit fast-time-to-market design
requirements. The result will be a complete design environment,
including integrated software and well-designed and verifiable
libraries, along with innovative design methodologies and processes.
Further information is available at the IMS Website: www.imes.com.
My question is: What's Cadence doing w/ all the designs now? Maybe Frank could enlighten us!!! |
