SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire -) - Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic-design innovation, announced that G2 Microsystems has developed innovative wireless mobile tracking devices using the Cadence Low-Power Solution. This complete, integrated and easy-to-use flow, based on the Si2 standard Common Power Format (CPF), enabled G2 Microsystems to achieve faster time-to-market and ultra low-power objectives.
G2 Microsystems, headquartered in Campbell, CA, designs and manufactures ultra-low-power, application-specific Wi-Fi solutions for real-time location tracking, wireless sensing, mobile devices and asset tracking tags. The company leverages its low-power Wi-Fi expertise and the full implementation of the Cadence Low-Power Solution to bring its products to market.
"To be successful in this highly competitive marketplace, we needed to select a company with proven technology leadership," said Andrew Adams, VP of IC Design at G2 Microsystems. "We looked for strong low-power design tools together with integration of the design flow to ensure the fastest possible time-to-market. Our evaluation led us, conclusively, to the Cadence Low-Power Solution."
G2 achieved this time-to-market success after consolidating its design activities onto the Cadence Logic Design Team and Digital Implementation Solutions, based on the Cadence Incisive functional verification and Encounter digital IC design platforms, all of which are part of the Cadence Low-Power Solution. Using this integrated environment, G2 engineers were able to meet the stringent power requirements for their latest design while also ensuring product quality through very high test coverage.
G2 Microsystems' complete Wi-Fi SoC goes beyond today's basic radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to offer intelligent tracking and sensor capabilities that leverage IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) networks. Using multiple location technologies, a small form factor and ultra-low power consumption, the G2 SoC can be integrated into Wi-Fi asset tags that lower cost of ownership for industries such as consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, chemical manufacturing, and more.
"The Cadence Low-Power Solution is the only integrated low-power flow available today for production use," said Mohit Bhatnagar, group director for digital IC product marketing at Cadence. "Customers like G2 Microsystems are taking advantage of our technology leadership, not only through the integrated tools, but also through the expertise that we provide. Low-power designers now have a complete methodology from concept to silicon for taking low-power designs to market."
The Cadence Low-Power Solution is available now, and the power-aware test capability will be demonstrated at the International Test Conference (ITC) 2007 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, October 23–26, 2007.
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