SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 04, 2004--Sequence Design today announced that it would lend its expertise on signal integrity to an FSA panel being presented today and titled: "Is cross-talk killing the semiconductor industry?" Sequence has the following perspective on this critical design issue:

• Cross-talk cannot be analyzed in isolation.
• The impact of voltage-drop, power and timing on cross-talk must be analyzed concurrently in order to prevent chip failure.
• The foundation for any solution that addresses the challenge that cross-talk presents to IC design is accurate interconnect modeling. Modeling for inductance is particularly important at smaller geometries.

PANEL LOCATION AND TIME
TIME: 4:30-5:30PM, October 4, 2004
LOCATION: David's Restaurant 5151 Stars and Stripes Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054
For more information, please contact Greg Fawcett at 408-961-2365 or gfawcett@sequencedesign.com

About CoolTime

Sequence offers a concurrent analysis solution through its CoolTime suite. CoolTime is an electrical integrity analysis for the concurrent analysis of power, voltage drop, timing, and signal integrity that leverages the company's Columbus tools for RLC modeling. With an emphasis on instantaneous voltage drop, CoolTime overcomes limitations of existing static IR-drop tools.

About Columbus-AMS

Columbus-AMS is part of Sequence's RLC ExtractionStage suite, delivering unrivaled speed, accuracy, and capacity for designs below 180 nanometers (nm). Columbus-AMS has been adopted by NEC, Renesas, and Toshiba for their leading-edge designs. ExtractionStage manages the complex process-modeling and electrical-modeling challenges facing designers 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 130 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 10 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.