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Cadence收购高速PCB及IC封装分析技术领先企业Sigrity公司

2012年07月05日
 
可靠的信号与电源完整性设计、分析与验证技术强化Allegro和OrCAD流程的系统开发

美国加州圣荷塞. 2012/07/02


全球电子设计创新领先企业Cadence设计系统公司(NASDAQ: CDNS),今天宣布其已经收购Sigrity公司,这是一家领先的信号与电源完整性技术供应商。Sigrity提供了丰富的千兆比特信号与电源网络分析技术,包括面向系统、印刷电路板(PCB)和IC封装设计的独特的考虑电源影响的信号完整性分析功能。Sigrity分析技术与Cadence Allegro和OrCAD设计工具的组合将会提供全面的前端到后端的综合流程,帮助系统和半导体公司提供高性能设备,应用千兆比特接口协议,例如DDR和PCI Express。这种综合的解决方案将会让移动多媒体设备和云计算基础架构等新兴市场上的电子系统供应商客户受益。

“高性能、数千兆赫兹系统的大量使用对高级和精确的信号、功耗与热能分析解决方案提出了更高的要求,”Cadence系统与软件部高级副总裁Nimish Modi说,“Sigrity是该市场上的领先解决方案供应商,将Cadence和Sigrity的产品结合,将会让高性能PCB系统的设计和验证更有保证,加快产品的推出。”

“Sigrity在业界领先的信号与功率完整性解决方案上保持着领先地位,提供了全面的分析与验证能力,”Sigrity总裁方家元博士说,“Cadence和Sigrity合作多年,促进业界最尖端PCB、系统级封装和SoC的设计与分析。我们期待着加盟Cadence,为业界带来新一代的信号与电源协同分析设计和验证工具。”

对Sigrity的收购已于2012年7月2日完成,收购价格大约为8000万美元。由于收购会计准则对于递延收入的影响,以及为了Sigrity产品过渡为可授权模式,这次收购可能会略微冲减2012财年的每股收益,并稍微提升2013年的收益。Cadence预计到2013财年末,Sigrity的业务可以完成向Cadence的商业模式的过渡,Sigrity递延收入的摊销也将完成。此次收购不会影响Cadence之前公布的2013财年盈利目标。

供应情况

Cadence将会即刻将Sigrity的技术作为Cadence Allegro和OrCAD PCB与IC封装工具的插件选件提供。公司还将继续支持用于第三方设计软件的Sigrity技术。

 
Proven Signal and Power Integrity Design, Analysis and Verification Technologies Strengthen System Development with Allegro and OrCAD flows

SAN JOSE, Calif., 02 Jul 2012


Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced it has acquired Sigrity, Inc., a leading signal and power integrity technology provider. Sigrity provides a rich set of gigabit signal and power network analysis technologies, including a unique power-aware signal integrity analysis capability for system, printed circuit board (PCB), and IC package designs. The combination of Sigrity analysis technologies with Cadence Allegro® and OrCAD® design tools will provide a comprehensive front-to-back integrated flow to enable system and semiconductor companies to deliver high-performance devices employing gigabit interface protocols such as DDR and PCI Express. The integrated solution will particularly benefit customers delivering electronic systems in high-growth markets such as mobile multimedia devices and cloud computing infrastructure.

“Increasing use of high-performance, multi-gigahertz systems underscores the need for advanced and accurate signal, power and thermal analysis solutions,” said Nimish Modi, senior vice president, System and Software Group at Cadence. “Sigrity is the leading solution provider in the market, and the integrated Cadence and Sigrity products will deliver a predictable path for design and verification of high-performance PCB-based systems, speeding end product delivery.”

“Sigrity pioneered a suite of market-proven, industry-leading signal and power integrity solutions that provide comprehensive analysis and verification,” said Dr. Jiayuan Fang, president of Sigrity. “Cadence and Sigrity have worked together for years to enable design and analysis of the industry’s most advanced PCBs, System-in-Packages, and SoCs. We look forward to joining Cadence to bring the next generation of signal and power aware design and verification tools to the industry.”

The acquisition of Sigrity was completed on July 2, 2012 at a purchase price of approximately $80 million. Primarily due to the impact of purchase accounting rules on deferred revenue and the transition to a ratable license model for Sigrity products, the transaction is expected to be slightly dilutive to fiscal 2012 earnings per share, and then slightly accretive for 2013. Cadence expects that the transition of Sigrity’s business to Cadence’s ratable business model, and the amortization of Sigrity’s deferred revenue will be substantially complete by the end of fiscal 2013. The transaction is not expected to impact Cadence’s previously disclosed profitability goals for fiscal 2013.

Availability
Cadence will offer Sigrity technologies immediately as add-on options to Cadence Allegro and OrCAD PCB and IC Packaging tools. The company will also continue to support Sigrity technologies used with third-party design software.

About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software, hardware, IP, and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. More information about the company, its products, and services is available at www.cadence.com.


The statements contained above regarding the impact of the acquisition of Sigrity, including the impact of the acquisition on Cadence’s 2012 and 2013 results, are forward-looking statements based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as a number of preliminary assumptions about future events that are subject to factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Cadence's control, including, among others: (i) Cadence's ability to compete successfully in the electronic design automation product and the commercial electronic design and methodology services industries; (ii) the success of Cadence’s efforts to improve operational efficiency and growth; (iii) the mix of products and services sold and the timing of significant orders for Cadence’s products, and its shift to a ratable license structure, which may result in changes in the mix of license types; (iv) change in customer demands, including customer consolidation and the possibility that restructurings and other efforts to improve operational efficiency could result in delays in customers’ purchases of products and services; (v) economic and industry conditions in regions in which Cadence does business; (vi) fluctuations in rates of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the currencies of other countries in which Cadence does business; (vii) capital expenditure requirements, legislative or regulatory requirements, interest rates and Cadence’s ability to access capital and debt markets; (viii) the acquisition of other companies or technologies or the failure to successfully integrate and operate these companies or technologies Cadence acquires; (ix) the effects of efforts to improve operational efficiency on Cadence’s business, including its strategic and customer relationships, ability to retain key employees and stock prices; (x) events that affect the reserves or settlement assumptions Cadence may take from time to time with respect to accounts receivable, taxes, litigation or other matters; and (xi) the effects of any litigation or other proceedings to which Cadence is or may become a party.

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