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01-20-03, 10:40 AM
http://beyond3d.com/#news3945
ATI announced today that they have reached a "Broad Reaching Partnership" with Cadence for their silicon design tools. Predictably The deal looks towards the next design challenges on the 90nm process.
"We have tremendous respect for ATI and look forward to helping them solve their toughest design challenges at 90 nanometers and below," said Penny Herscher, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Cadence. "Complex graphics and digital media chip designs demand the best technology solutions, and it's rewarding that ATI chose Cadence as its partner, for our technology leadership across the board and, in particular, the industry-leading Encounter platform. The goal of this expanded agreement is a Cadence-centric flow that meets the majority of ATI's design needs today, and that we collaborate to meet their needs in the future."
While ATI are known to be working on the 130nm process for the upcoming RV350 chip, they will not utilise the 130nm process in a high end part until R400, which is scheduled for the latter half of 2003. This being the case its likely that R500, which is probably being developed by the same team that produced R300 (Radeon 9500/9700), will be targetted at the 90nm process being discussed here and is likely due for release within 18 to 24 months.
ATI announced today that they have reached a "Broad Reaching Partnership" with Cadence for their silicon design tools. Predictably The deal looks towards the next design challenges on the 90nm process.
"We have tremendous respect for ATI and look forward to helping them solve their toughest design challenges at 90 nanometers and below," said Penny Herscher, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Cadence. "Complex graphics and digital media chip designs demand the best technology solutions, and it's rewarding that ATI chose Cadence as its partner, for our technology leadership across the board and, in particular, the industry-leading Encounter platform. The goal of this expanded agreement is a Cadence-centric flow that meets the majority of ATI's design needs today, and that we collaborate to meet their needs in the future."
While ATI are known to be working on the 130nm process for the upcoming RV350 chip, they will not utilise the 130nm process in a high end part until R400, which is scheduled for the latter half of 2003. This being the case its likely that R500, which is probably being developed by the same team that produced R300 (Radeon 9500/9700), will be targetted at the 90nm process being discussed here and is likely due for release within 18 to 24 months.