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Product category: Design and Development Software
News Release from: Cadence Design Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 18 March 2005

Wipro signs up for continued support

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Wipro Technologies has renewed an agreement under which Cadence provides it with access to its electronic design automation (EDA) technologies.

Wipro Technologies has renewed an agreement under which Cadence provides it with access to its electronic design automation (EDA) technologies and has taped out its largest design to date using Cadence SoC Encounter This latest agreement marks the third renewal of the Cadence-Wipro business relationship over the past eight years, with Cadence providing technologies spanning digital and analogue IC design, verification, silicon-package-board, and design for manufacturing

The ongoing relationship between the companies enhances Wipro's complex nanometre design capabilities.

It provides Wipro with a strategic advantage in the highly competitive semiconductor design industry, while supporting its design infrastructure across the 180-65nm process nodes.

"Over the last 10 years, our relationship with Cadence has evolved from a vendor-customer relationship into an interdependent strategic alliance".

"This latest agreement with Cadence further strengthens our alliance and offers us the best EDA technology and support solution for nanometre designs", said A Vasudevan, Vice President - VLSI/System Design, Wipro Technologies.

"Recently we have successfully completed a 7-million-logic-gate, 130-nanometre, 433MHz design using SoC Encounter - one of the large designs we have completed to date".

"We look forward to working with the Cadence team in India on many more successful project completions".

"Cadence understands the unique nature and requirements of IC-design-services firms, especially in India".

"Superior local support, industry-proven, leading-edge technical solutions combined with a conducive business environment is key to our customer success in the Indian IC design market", said Himanshu Singh, Executive Director, Cadence Design Systems (India).

"Cadence is fully committed to this strategic relationship with Wipro, as Wipro successfully and profitably tapes out nanometre designs for its end customers".

"This alliance further highlights the Cadence commitment to a rapidly evolving Indian IC-design market".

Wipro has access to the Cadence flagship products such as Cadence Encounter RTL Compiler, First Encounter, SoC Encounter GPS, NanoRoute, CeltIC, Incisive Verification, Encounter Conformal, Virtuoso simulation and layout technologies, Fire and Ice, VoltageStorm, Allegro and SpecctraQuest.

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