Introducing HyperStudio, A Suite of Tools

July 21, 2006 - Albany, NY

Pinebush Technologies, Inc., the world leader in printing and plotting software, has expanded its EDA product lines with the introduction of HyperStudio™, a suite of viewing, transformation, printing, and plotting tools for the physical design engineer. 

HyperPlot 6.0, the foundation for HyperStudio, includes the new Oasis layout format, as well as support for AMD64 processor-based systems running 64-bit Linux, and the all-new ability to output chip layout to PDF.  HyperPlot comes bundled with multiple input formats, multiple output formats, printer and plotter drivers, and a vastly upgraded HyperViewer™ with Annotation.  HyperPlot is a complete raster imaging solution for all engineering disciplines, reducing the total cost of ownership across the corporation.

HyperPlot supports an array of input formats: Oasis, GDSII, Cadence, Mebes, CIF, GIF, TIFF, JPEG, Postscript, PDF. HyperPlot also supports virtually every plotter and printer available, including HP DesignJet, Encad, Xerox, and even desktop printers.  HyperPlot can rasterize to industry-standard output formats including Postscript, PDF, JPEG, and TIFF.

The HyperStudio suite also includes innovative, useful features that help make the process of design easier and more efficient:

• HyperVibe™, a full-featured layout viewing tool that offers easy navigation and querying of integrated circuit designs. HyperVibe quickly reads and displays GDSII files and includes an interface to HyperPlot.  HyperVibe offers a cost-effective means for a design team to analyze the design without tying up costly editor licenses.
• HyperPDF™ for Unix enables the designer to have an easy one-touch solution for creating documents in PDF format.  HyperPDF also includes the ability to save any EDA layout format to PDF format, enabling better documentation and communication.
• HyperX™ is a powerful set of data transformation tools enabling the user to power their own physical design flow.  As well as being the basic building blocks for the HyperX modules, Pinebush is making the fundamental core HyperX-GDS and HyperX-Oasis technology available to engineers who want to create their own in-house proprietary modules.  Currently available HyperX modules include conversion to and from GDSII and OASIS integrated circuit layout formats, as well as modules to extract data, replace and merge data, and manipulate layers and specific cells.

The improvements to the Pinebush/HyperPlot products and the new flexibility in ownership models demonstrate our commitment to delivering high performance, as well as high value to our customers.  As the industry evolves, designers continue to need advanced software solutions that help them quickly view, print, document, and transform their designs through the design and manufacturing stages.  They also need options in making software purchases that better match their specific business environments.

About Pinebush Technologies, Inc.                                               www.pinebush.com

PINEBUSH Technologies, Inc., located in Albany, NY, is a worldwide leading developer and supplier of high performance visualization and analysis software for semiconductor (EDA), IC, CAD, GIS, A/E/C, engineering, mapping, scientific, and other technical applications.  Pinebush Technologies’ products are distributed exclusively by The Shearwater Group, Inc.

Contact:                                                                                 

George Chandler
President/CEO
The Shearwater Group, Inc.
(214) 397-0040
george@shearwater.com