Cadence Design Systems has acquired Azuro. The offers clock concurrent optimization technology, also known as ccopt, which delivers superior capabilities for designers faced with increasing performance, power and area challenges. Specifically, ccopt technology has delivered significant quality of silicon (QoS) on high-speed processor designs in the areas of:

• Power (clock tree power reduction up to 30 percent and total power improvements of up to 10 percent),
• Performance (improvements of up to 100 MHz for a GHz design), and
• Area (clock tree area reduction up to 30 percent)

The acquisition was completed July 11, 2011, and is not expected to have a material effect on the Cadence's results of operation for fiscal 2011. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. All key management, technical and key field applications personnel will transition to Cadence.

Cadence will offer the Azuro ccopt technology immediately as an upgrade