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Cadence Launches Design Services
for Digital TV Products
SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 19, 1999 — Cadence Design Systems,
Inc. (NYSE:CDN), the world's leading supplier of software and services for electronics
design, today announced a range of new services targeting digital television (DTV)
applications. This addition to the Cadence® multimedia design services portfolio brings
state-of-the-art methodologies and technology, application-specific expertise, and access
to intellectual property (IP) to companies needing to minimize design risk and expedite
time to market for their DTV chips and systems.
The Cadence Symbionics Group offers design services in DTV for all worldwide standards at
all levels of design, from behavioral modeling to complete turnkey consumer products.
Cadence is successfully employing these capabilities by developing digital set-top boxes,
integrated digital TV sets, Java-based TV, proprietary middleware, terrestrial, cable, and
satellite demodulators, complete DTV chipsets, and integration platforms for
system-on-a-chip (SOC) implementation. Recently, the company has made substantial
technology investments for support of Java-based systems, including a wide-ranging
strategic development agreement with Sun Microsystems.
Consumer demand for sophisticated television products with higher degrees of quality and
features has resulted in the birth of the DTV market. One of the major trends occurring in
the DTV market is the rapid transition to higher levels of integration. This trend is
fueled by the need to be cost competitive. Companies that only offer partial solutions are
at a disadvantage because they cannot compete with lower cost, and more integrated
solutions.
Brent Hudson, vice president and general manager of the Cadence Symbionics Group,
indicates that Cadence has made substantial technology investments to combat the toughest
of these design challenges. This includes the development of system and chip-level
architectures, software and hardware reference designs, IP modules, and verification
suites. Cadence is also an active participant in the committees for all the major
worldwide standards such as DVB, and ATSC.
Worldwide Design Services Network
The Cadence Design Services Network is a global resource staffed by more than 1,000
talented designers leveraging their expertise to meet customers needs. Cadence design
centers throughout the world work together to assist customers with their toughest
electronic design challenges -from crafting the latest microprocessor to reducing the
manufacturing cost of a printed circuit board. In addition to helping customers bring DTV
designs to market, Cadence provides services for the design of digital, analog, and
mixed-signal integrated circuits; systems-on-a-chip; and complete systems for wireless and
broadband communications.
Leading global electronics companies such as Lucent, Motorola, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba,
as well as emerging technology leaders such as Domosys and Applied Magic, have
successfully employed the Cadence Design Services Network to augment their own internal
resources and expertise.
About Cadence
Cadence 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 4,000
employees and annual sales of $1.2 billion in 1998, Cadence has sales offices, design
centers, and research facilities around the world. The company is headquartered in San
Jose, Calif., and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. More
information about the company and its products and services may be obtained from the World
Wide Web at http://www.cadence.com.
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