Denali’s Databahn Memory Controller Cores Achieve Production/Gold Status in UMC’s IP Program

Databahn Cores Now Verified in Silicon at a Leading Pureplay Semiconductor Foundry

Palo Alto, Calif., November 18, 2002-— Denali Software, Inc., the leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) and engineering design automation (EDA) tools for memory system design and verification, today announced that its Databahn™ memory controller cores have been fully qualified in production silicon for the first time at a pureplay semiconductor foundry. The cores are now characterized at the gold level (production verified) on UMC’s (NYSE; UMC) 0.15 and 0.18 micron process technologies, and are in UMC’s Gold IP™ catalog. Fabless semiconductor companies and integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) using UMC now have access to a silicon proven memory controller solution that is fully configurable for high-performance operation in a wide range of system-on-a-chip (SoC) applications.

"Our customers value the depth of the Databahn memory controller solution," said Kevin Silver, Vice President of Marketing at Denali. "We’re providing more than just control logic for the memory interface. We’ve created an end-to-end solution that is fully configurable for a wide variety of control features, memory configurations, and board layouts. This also includes delay compensation circuitry for data capture/send to ensure reliable, high-frequency operation. Having this proven in UMC’s process gives designers the additional level of confidence that they can go to UMC and realize an optimal memory system with shorter development times and lower risk."

"By working with Denali, we were able to configure thier Databahn memory controller core to perform exactly as required by our system design," said Richard Takahashi, CEO and president of Corrent Corporation. "Our network family of security chips incorporates a Databahn controller configured for DDR 133MHz operation (266MHz data transfers) with ECC (Error Correction Code) and support for various memory device configurations. These chips are now in production using UMC’s 0.15 micron process technology. The quality of support we received from Denali and UMC throughout the process has been outstanding, we look forward to using Databahn again in upcoming chip designs."

"We are delighted that so many of Denali’s customers choose to manufacture their designs on UMC’s deep submicron semiconductor processes, and that UMC is the first pureplay foundry to verify the Databahn cores in production silicon. Databahn makes an excellent addition to our IP catalog as it results in increased memory system IP options for our customers. The addition also puts UMC in the position of being the only foundry to offer fully qualified memory subsystem IP," said Dr. C.T. Lee, vice president of corporate marketing at UMC."

About Databahn
The Databahn solution enables designers to customize a memory controller core to meet performance and interface requirements for their ASIC application. Customization is supported through an online infrastructure at Denali’s eMemory.com site. A browser-based GUI enables fast efficient configuration of various performance and interface options, and also enables simulation-based performance validation. To ensure compatibility with all the latest high-speed memory technologies, the configuration process is tightly integrated with Denali’s database of memory component specifications, including all the latest DDRII-SDRAM, DDR-SDRAM, FCRAM, RLDRAM, and DDR/QDR-SRAM devices. Deliverables include: RTL and synthesis scripts, verification testbench, static timing analysis (STA) scripts, programmable register settings, and documentation. The silicon-proven Databahn IP is library independent and covers solutions from .18-micron to .08-micron technologies, and DRAM device frequencies from 100-400MHz (200-800MHz data rate).

About Denali Software, Inc.
Denali Software, Inc. is the world’s largest provider of semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) and engineering design automation (EDA) tools for memory system design and verification. Denali’s eMemory.com houses the industry’s largest database of memory component information, and provides an online infrastructure for memory selection, memory controller IP configuration, and memory model access. More than 400 companies worldwide use Denali’s EDA tools, semiconductor IP, and memory market information services to plan and develop memory systems for communications, consumer, and computing products. For more information, please visit Denali at www.denali.com or contact Denali directly at: 650/461-7200

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