SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2004--Sequence Design today announced a collaborative effort with Agere Systems to develop power libraries to benefit ASIC customers doing power-sensitive integrated circuit (IC) design.

This work will allow users of Agere's ADS (ASIC Design System) 130nm and 90nm ASIC libraries to utilize the capabilities of Sequence's PowerTheater(TM), an early-stage design tool for the analysis and optimization of power.

"A number of our ASIC customers are developing products with restricted power budgets," according to Don Friedberg, director of Design Methodologies at Agere Systems. "Working with Sequence's PowerTheater, our customers can enhance their ability to manage their system and component power budgets early in the development phase."

In addition to aiding designers stretching battery life, these new libraries for PowerTheater users also expand the designer's ability to control thermal effects, and make more educated choices for package options.

With its ability to provide accurate RTL power estimation, precise gate-level power verification, and flexible power optimization to help minimize power early in the design cycle, PowerTheater reduces power as much as 40 percent or more in large designs, versus 5 percent to 10 percent for gate/synthesis-based tools. Typically, 80 percent of the power in these large and complex designs determined at the RTL stage or earlier, so any effective power analysis and design decisions must be made early, before synthesis. For more information: Power Theater.

"Like Agere, we share a passion for pleasing the customer," said Vic Kulkarni, Sequence president and CEO. "The creation of these libraries demonstrates both companies recognize the difficult realities of managing power in large, complex designs, and are proactively working to offer the designer practical solutions with real-world benefits today."

About Sequence

Sequence Design, Inc. enables system-on-chip designers to bring higher-performance and lower-power integrated circuits quickly to fabrication. Sequence's power and signal integrity software give its more than 100 customers the competitive advantage they need to excel in aggressive technology markets, despite demanding complexity and time-to-market issues of nanometer design.

Sequence has worldwide development and field service operations. The company was recently named by Reed Electronics as one of the top 50 companies to watch in the electronics industry. Sequence is privately held. Sequence is a member of Cadence Design Systems' Connections^(TM) and Mentor Graphics' Open Door^(TM) partnership programs. Additional information is available at sequencedesign.com.