Cosmic Circuits joins Cadence Openchoice Program

Update: Cadence Completes Acquisition of Cosmic Circuits (May 23, 2013)

Collaboration will Enhance the Design Chain Ecosystem

Bangalore, India -- May 9, 2008 -- Cosmic Circuits, a leading provider of Analog IP-cores, announced today that it has joined the Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) OpenChoice IP Program. Cosmic Circuits augments the OpenChoice Program with its rich portfolio of differentiated Analog IP-cores for A/D and D/A conversion, WiFi and WiMax Analog-Baseband solutions, Power-Management, Analog Audio solutions, Clocking and Interface that work optimally on Cadence flows.

“Cosmic Circuits is pleased to join the Cadence OpenChoice IP Program, whose members are some of the world’s leading IP suppliers” said Ganapathy Subramaniam, CEO of Cosmic Circuits. “The OpenChoice Program gives Cadence’s customers, access to Cosmic Circuits’ best-in-class analog IP-cores, along with easy integration into their existing Cadence flows and predictable results”.

"Collaborting with Cosmic Circuits enables our customers to use its analog IP cores to realize benefits such as improved productivity and faster time to market," said Pankaj Mayor, group director of Business Enablement at Cadence Design Systems, Inc. “Their joining the OpenChoice IP Program demonstrates Cosmic Circuits commitment to offering IP that is ready for integration into SOCs developed using Cadence design and verification solutions.”

About Cosmic Circuits :

Cosmic Circuits is a leading provider of differentiated Analog and Mixed-Signal silicon IP. With a single-minded focus on Analog, a large team of expert analog designers, and a strong focus on analog architectures for the nanometer era, Cosmic Circuits provides best-in-class solutions in all the participating technology areas, aptly suited to the world of convergence electronics. Cosmic Circuits offers customization, support for IP integration and characterization. The company’s mission is one of ensuring ‘Customer success through Quality and Differentiation’ of its IP cores. More information about Cosmic Circuits can be found at www.cosmiccircuits.com.