ALAMEDA, CALIF. –– March 31, 2010 –– Verific Design Automation, supplier of de facto standard front-end software, today announced newly launched Parallel Engines Corporation has integrated its software into a toolset that merges semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and Electronic Design Automation (EDA) into one system.

Parallel Engines licenses Verific’s Verilog and register transfer level (RTL) elaborator to serve as the front end to next-generation floorplanning software that will be announced within the next several months.

George Janac, founder of Parallel Engines, as well as Chip Estimate, Silicon Navigator and High Level Design Systems, consistently works with Verific.  “Verific may be the first vendor I call once we incorporate because it’s a company with first-rate products and excellent support.  Its tools have been a key component within three different product lines at three different companies.  Parallel Engines will utilize Verific in its upcoming IP/RTL Level, web-enabled floorplanner, aiding designers in physical semiconductor-IP integration.”

Michiel Ligthart, Verific’s chief operating officer, adds:  “George Janac understands the concept of core versus context very well and applies it over and over again.  Parallel Engines strength is in IP and floorplanning, while Verific’s is in RTL parsing.”

Verific’s software serves as the front end to a variety of Electronic Design Automation (EDA), semiconductor IP and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) tools for analysis, simulation, verification, synthesis, emulation and test of register transfer level (RTL) designs.  The software is written in platform-independent C++ that compiles on Solaris, HP-UX, Linux and Windows platforms.  Each is licensed as source code and comes with support and maintenance.

About Parallel Engines

Parallel Engines is a privately funded company dedicated to the merging of Electronic Design Automation and semiconductor IP, targeting the front-end process from specification through IP-assembly to physical planning.  The company delivers both web-based and engineering desktop solutions.  Its web-based tools integrate the IP supply chain of more than 400 vendors delivering over 12,000 unique pieces of IP.  Parallel Engines is headquartered at 10773 North Wolfe Road, Cupertino, Calif. 95014.  Telephone: 408-257-3643.  Facsimile: 408-257-3644.  Email: info@parallelengines.com.

About Verific Design Automation

Verific Design Automation, with offices in Alameda, Calif., and Kolkata, India, is a leading provider of SystemVerilog, Verilog and VHDL front-end software founded in 1999 by EDA industry veteran Rob Dekker.  Verific’s software is used worldwide in synthesis, simulation, formal verification, emulation, debugging, virtual prototyping, and design-for-test applications, which combined have shipped more than 40,000 copies.  Corporate headquarters is located at:  1516 Oak Street, Suite 115, Alameda, Calif.  94501.  Telephone:  (510) 522-1555.  Facsimile number:  (510) 522-1553.  Email:  info@verific.com.  Website:  www.verific.com.

Edinburgh, UK, March 30th 2010 – Wolfson Microelectronics plc has announced that ZiiLABS, the cutting-edge media processor and platform company, has selected its WM8352, a world-leading power management IC with integrated stereo codec, for inclusion on its ZMS-08 System Module and Zii Development Kit.

The Zii Development Kit is a universal hardware and software platform for the evaluation and rapid development of handheld and embedded products based on the ZiiLABS ZMS media-rich applications processor family.

As part of Wolfson’s successful portfolio of power management solutions, the WM8352 features a power management subsystem and an integrated high fidelity audio codec, which delivers high performance audio, significantly reduced power consumption and extended battery life, all at a reduced system cost. As well as reducing manufacturing complexities and time-to-market, the WM8352 also delivers savings of up to 25 percent on the device bill of materials (BOM) and up to 50 percent on the board footprint.

Dr Jess Brown, Power Management Product Line Manager at Wolfson, said, “We are delighted to extend our working relationship with ZiiLABS through their ZMS-08 System Module and new Zii Development Kit.  ZiiLABS’ selection of the WM8352 for inclusion on the ZMS-08 System Module, having previously selected the WM8350 codec with integrated power management for the ZMS-05 System Module and Zii EGG StemCell Computer, reinforces Wolfson’s position as a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for some of the world’s most advanced applications and processors.”

The ZiiLABS ZMS-08 is a flexible, media-rich application processor that delivers Blu-ray quality 1080p video, 3D graphics and multimedia capabilities within a low-power environment. The ZMS-08 is a complete System on Chip (SoC) solution for driving the next generation of media-rich portable and embedded products including connected TV devices, portable media players, mobile internet tablets, smart phones and video conferencing systems. The single chip solution is capable of full H.264 HD 1080p video playback, 720p video conferencing, 1080p encode, OpenGL® ES 2.0, Xtreme Fidelity™ X-Fi Audio and 1GHz ARM® Cortex™ application acceleration.

“We selected the WM8352 because of Wolfson’s world-class expertise in audio and power management mixed-signal design and the excellent application support they have provided throughout the project”, comments Tim Lewis, Marketing Director at ZiiLABS. “The WM8352 and ZMS-08 processor form a powerful combination that will help designers differentiate their products, shorten system design times and reduce the requirement for additional components.”

The WM8352 is a high performance, low power audio codec with advanced mixing capability that delivers excellent 98 dB SNR performance. The device also features on-chip clock generation, six DC-DC converters, four LDO voltage regulators, a lithium battery charger, two white LED drivers and an auxiliary analogue to digital converter (ADC), all inside a compact 7×7 mm BGA package. 

About Wolfson Microelectronics

Wolfson Microelectronics is a global leader in the supply of high performance, mixed-signal semiconductor solutions to the consumer electronics market. In the home, in the office and on the move, Wolfson’s innovative technology can be found at the heart of many of the world’s leading digital consumer goods, including premier hi-fi equipment, mobile phones, MP3 players, flat panel TVs, digital still cameras and portable navigation devices.

The company’s headquarters is located in Edinburgh, UK. Wolfson’s customers are located worldwide, and so is Wolfson, with design centers, sales offices, applications teams and engineering expertise across Europe, the US andAsia.  Wolfson Microelectronics plc is listed on the London stock exchange (LSE: WLF.L).

For more information about Wolfson Microelectronics, please visit: http://www.wolfsonmicro.com 

About ZiiLABS

ZiiLABS is a leader in media-rich application processors, hardware platforms and advanced middleware. Its products enable OEMs, ODMs, System Integrators and Software Developers to deliver industry-leading devices across a broad range of consumer electronics and embedded markets.  Originally founded in 1994 as 3DLABS, the company re-branded and joined with the Personal Digital Entertainment group of Creative Technology to form ZiiLABS in January 2009. ZiiLABS, with over 800 R&D engineers today, has invested US$1billion and 10,000 man-years in media processing solutions and has offices in the UK, China, USA and Singapore.

Learn more about ZiiLABS at: http://www.ziilabs.com