Exar selects Cadence as mixed-signal design solutions provider

Semiconductor company Exar Corporation has entered into an expanded business agreement to establish Cadence Design Systems as its chip planning and mixed-signal design solutions provider. Both the firms are based in the US.

As a result of the new multi-year agreement, the Cadence Virtuoso and Encounter platforms, as well as the Cadence chip planning solution, will make up Exar's key mixed-signal design environment for designs at 65 nanometers and below, said Cadence.

With the new agreement, Exar has chosen the Cadence Virtuoso platform for its analog and custom design and implementation technology. Additionally, the company will use Cadence multi-mode simulation technology for RF, FastSpice, and mixed-signal simulations.

George Apostol, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Exar, said: "We have a longstanding relationship with Cadence as they have consistently provided the technology required for our project needs. Cadence tools, especially for mixed-signal designs, are ideal for our forthcoming data communications, storage, interface and power-management products."

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