Press Release
Denali Software and Open Core Protocol International
Partnership Announce the Availability of OCP Compliant Databahn Memory
Controllers
PORTLAND, ORE. — May 28, 2003 — Denali Software, Inc., the leading
provider of semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) and electronic design
automation (EDA) tools for chip interface design and verification, and Open
Core Protocol International Partnership (OCP-IP) announced the availability
of OCP compliant Databahn™ memory controller cores. The OCP compliant cores
allow designers to quickly and easily integrate Databahn cores with other
third party IP using the OCP standard. Denali’s Databahn cores are the
latest enhancement to a robust thriving infrastructure around OCP, smoothing
the path towards effective design reuse.
Memory systems are now the primary bottleneck to the flow of data in
system-on-chip designs. Increasing clock speeds, new memory architectures,
vendor-specific memory features and timing, and high-speed I/O effects are
just some of the critical issues that must be addressed when designing a
memory system. The new Databahn cores provide a highly configurable, OCP
compliant solution that promotes design reuse without rework.
"Denali is proud to offer OCP compliant Databahn memory control cores," said
Kevin Silver, vice president of marketing for Denali Software, Inc. "Our OCP
compliant Databahn cores help further development of infrastructure around
this industry standard for connectivity, leading the way toward effective
design reuse."
"Denali’s Databahn cores have already been proven in real-world design and
are part of the Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)
SoCMosaic™ custom chip soft IP platform. The soft IP platform-based design
approach can reduce time-to-market for a custom system-on-a-chip (SoC) to as
little as six months," said Richard Tobias, vice president of the ASIC and
Foundry business unit for TAEC.
"It is especially satisfying to see prominent providers and users
collaborating in adoption of such leading edge products," said Ian
Mackintosh, president of OCP-IP. "The industry needs a complete socket
standard that everyone can use, no matter what their on-chip architecture is
or whose processor cores they're using. The use of OCP by these leading
companies illustrates that OCP is that standard."
About Denali Software, Inc.
Denali Software Inc. is the world’s leading provider of EDA tools and
Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) solutions for chip interface
design, integration, and verification. PureSpec is the most robust interface
verification solution for PCI Express architectures. Denali’s Databahn
product provides designers with the highest quality solution for producing
memory controller cores for all of the new and emerging DRAM memory
technologies. Denali’s MMAV product is the de facto industry standard for
modeling and simulating memory during all phases of design and verification.
Memory selection, memory controller configuration, and memory system
performance analysis are supported through Denali’s online infrastructure at
eMemory.com. More than 400 companies worldwide use Denali’s tools,
technology, and services to design and verify complex chip interfaces for
communication, consumer, and computer products. For more information, please
visit Denali at www.denali.com or
contact Denali directly at: (650) 461-7200 or e-mail: info@denali.com.
About OCP-IP
The OCP International Partnership Association, Inc. (OCP-IP) was announced
in December 2001 to promote and support the open core protocol (OCP) as the
complete socket standard that ensures rapid creation and integration of
interoperable virtual components. OCP-IP's Governing Steering Committee
participants are: Nokia [NYSE: NOK,], Texas Instruments [NYSE: TXN],
STMicroelectronics [NYSE: STM], Flextronics, [NASDAQ: FLEX], United
Microelectronics Corporation [NYSE: UMC], and Sonics, the inventor of OCP.
OCP-IP is a non-profit corporation delivering the first fully supported,
openly licensed core-centric protocol that comprehensively fulfills
system-level integration requirements. The OCP facilitates IP core
reusability and reduces design time and risk, along with manufacturing costs
for SoC designs. For additional background and membership information, visit
www.OCPIP.org.
About TAEC
Combining quality and flexibility with design engineering expertise, TAEC
brings a breadth of advanced, next-generation technologies to its customers.
This broad offering includes semiconductors, flash memory-based storage
solutions, optical communication devices, displays and rechargeable
batteries for the computing, wireless, networking, automotive and digital
consumer markets. TAEC is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba
America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba, the second largest semiconductor
company worldwide in terms of global sales for the year 2001 according to
Gartner/Dataquest's Worldwide Semiconductor Market Share Ranking. Toshiba is
a world leader in high-technology products with more than 300 major
subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. For additional company and product
information, please visit TAEC's Web site at www.chips.toshiba.com. For
technical inquiries, please e-mail Tech.Questions@taec.toshiba.com.
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