Cadence Launches Advanced Emulation Systems to Accelerate Chip Design

The new Palladium Z3 and Protium X3 systems introduced by Cadence Design Systems offer significantly enhanced capabilities for chip emulation and software testing, promising faster development cycles in the semiconductor industry.

• Cadence Design Systems unveiled the Palladium Z3 and Protium X3 systems, which significantly increase capacity and performance for chip design and software emulation.
• The systems are designed to handle up to 48 billion gates, supporting the development of larger and more complex chips.
• Nvidia, a major user of Cadence systems, highlighted the critical role of the Palladium Z3 in its chip development process.
• The new systems incorporate advanced emulation and prototyping technologies, including custom Cadence processors and AMD EPYC processors paired with AMD Versal Premium VP1902 adaptive SoCs.
• General availability of the new systems is expected to begin in Q3 2024, with select customers already using them.

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