TSMC Qualifies Magma's QCP Extractor for 28-nm Designs

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 13, 2011 - Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design solutions, today announced TSMC has included the QCP™ extractor in TSMC’s quarterly EDA qualification report for 28-nanometer (nm) integrated circuits (ICs). This qualification gives designers additional confidence in using QCP to address the increasing complexity of ICs implemented in TSMC’s 28-nm processes.

New device structures and the growing number of metal layers used at the 28-nm node are introducing many additional parasitic effects that can affect the performance of ICs.

Hutchinson Technology Reports Preliminary Third Quarter Results

Third Quarter Shipments Grow 15 Percent Sequentially Higher Sequential Demand Expected in the Fourth Quarter

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (Nasdaq:HTCH ) today reported its preliminary results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter ending June 26, 2011.

The company shipped approximately 118 million suspension assemblies in the fiscal 2011 third quarter, up 15 percent compared with its second quarter shipments of 102.3 million. Net sales for the quarter totaled approximately $72 million, up 14 percent compared with its second quarter net sales of $63.3 million.

DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE, SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 7, 2011 – Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced a partnership with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, developer of microelectronic systems and devices, to develop process-independent Titan™ FlexCell models of the Institute’s analog intellectual property (IP) cores. Through the partnership, Magma will provide Fraunhofer IIS with access to Titan analog design accelerators and FineSim SPICE simulation technology and will assist in creating models of complex analog macro cells, including analog-digital converters (ADC). With the availability of a wider range of Titan FlexCells and expert consulting services, developers using Magma tools and Fraunhofer IIS IP can accelerate analog design implementation.

DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE, SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 6, 2011 - Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced immediate availability of the Titan™ Analog Design Kit for TSMC 180-nanometer (nm) and 65-nm processes, that implements Titan’s model-based design methodology with Titan FlexCells, which are modular, process- and specification-independent, reusable analog building blocks. The kit provides an analog design ecosystem that enables mutual Magma and TSMC customers to dramatically improve design quality and designer productivity.