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    New ARC(R) VRaptor(TM)-Based Video Subsystems Receive Strong Industry Support  Aug 13, 2007
    They include ARC partners such as Cadence Design Systems, CoWare, Green Hills Software, Magma Design Automation, and Virage Logic ... Cadence Design Systems ... Cadence Design Systems, Inc., MS 8. (BusinessWire)

    Ensuring projects are beneficial 'a priority'  Aug 13, 2007
    "We need their expertise, the transfer of knowledge, and their project design systems. It's not just about the money.". Many other countries had adopted similar debt strategies for the sake of development, Lukita said, saying that even China was still taking up project loans, considering them a relatively more convenient and cheaper way of ensuring technology transfer. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)

    Complex proposed  Aug 8, 2007
    "It's the same proposal. The delay is due to clarifying who the project players were and making preparations, she said. While Bardwell has minimal experience in development, he has the backing of several partners who do, according to the company. One backer is George Gervin, who grew up in Detroit and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. Timothy Wadhams, chief executive officer of Masco Corp. in Taylor, was listed as partner in press releases. According to other news... (The News-Herald)

    The ghosts in the voting machines  Aug 8, 2007
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    Carbon offers free tenison migration program  Aug 4, 2007
    Venice, Florida July 30, 2007 Following the acquisition of Tenison by ARC International, Carbon Design Systems has announced a program to offer customers of Tenison Design Automation's VTOC products an easy migration path to Carbon's family of model generation solutions. The Tenison Migration Program is a limited-time offer that includes free use of Carbon's tools, custom integration software, and tailored services to speed the migration in exchange for signing on with Carbon. (EETimes)

    ARC International plc Announces Unaudited Preliminary Results For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007  Aug 1, 2007
    The effort is being undertaken with the help of companies such as Cadence Design Systems, Magma Design Automation, and Virage Logic. and complements ongoing R&D initiatives between ARC and advanced computing departments at leading universities. (BusinessWire)

    Draft spec helps high-speed designs fly  Jul 20, 2007
    Engineers at Cadence Design Systems spearheaded the work on the current API which takes its name from the longstanding practice in IBIS of listing. Some of those documents date back to the early 1990s. (EETimes)

    Cadence acquires lithography specialist Invarium  Jul 13, 2007
    Cadence Design Systems Inc. said Thursday (July 12) it has acquired lithography-modeling specialist Invarium Inc.. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. (EETimes)

    Cadence, Starc cooperate on 65-nm design  Jul 11, 2007
    MANHASSET, N.Y. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. will provide its IC design flow to the Japan's Starc research consortium. The flow is optimized for 65-nm design on the Cadence Encounter digital IC design platform and, according to Cadence, provides with integrated design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-yield capabilities. (EETimes)

    'DVD Jon' cracks iPhone activation  Jul 10, 2007
    DVD Jon' cracks iPhone activation - vnunet. DVD Jon claims to have unlocked part of the activation process on Apple's iPhone R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. (VNUNet.com)

    Barclaycard unveils smartcard details  Jul 10, 2007
    Barclaycard is to combine payments and travel in one card R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. Credit card provider will offer cashless payments with Oyster travel card. (VNUNet.com)

    Floorplanning, RTL synthesis link for chip-level interconnect  Jul 10, 2007
    Claiming a new "design with physical" approach that helps solve problems with chip-level interconnect, Cadence Design Systems this week plans to announce a new component of its Cadence Logic Design Team Solution. It integrates the Encounter RTL Compiler synthesis tool with the First Encounter floorplanning tool so that synthesis can get timing estimates from physical floorplanning data. (EETimes)

    Microsoft fighting to prevent GPLv3 contamination  Jul 7, 2007
    Microsoft fights to prevent GPLv3 contamination - vnunet. R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. (VNUNet.com)

    O2 denies iPhone deal is done  Jul 7, 2007
    O2 claims that an iPhone deal with Apple is 'just rumour' R E L A T E D C O N T E N T Similar articles. Operator refuses to comment on exclusive UK deal. (VNUNet.com)

    European EDA market to grow 11% in 2007, says report  Jul 4, 2007
    It is dominated, as is the global market, by Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics Inc., and Synopsys Inc. However, unlike its third position in the worldwide ranking, Mentor Graphics ranked second in Europe, where it generated 28 percent of its global business. The United-States is host to most worldwide EDA vendors. (EETimes)

    Synopsys reaffirms support for Vera  Jun 29, 2007
    He did not address reports in John Cooley's that point to a decline in the use of Vera, as well as Cadence Design Systems' "e," another specialized verification language. According to that report, use of Vera declined from 27 percent in 2005 to 20. (EETimes)

    Septic issue stalls again  Jun 28, 2007
    Special design systems, used where standard systems won't work, can have as little as two feet of soil, since the effluent is pretreated. In some areas of the county, the soil is too shallow and rocky to meet the requirements. (The Union Democrat)

    Startup seeks litho-friendly 'route' to success  Jun 27, 2007
    He founded Lizotech in 2005 with Min-Chen Zhao, vice president of engineering, who was formerly an engineer at Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics and Actel ... Lien said Lizotech has tried LithoRoute in Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys flows, although not yet with Magma Design Automation's flow. (EETimes)

    Report gives thumbs down to e-voting  Jun 23, 2007
    Published: 22 Jun 2007 09:16 BST. The Open Rights Group on Wednesday that includes scathing criticisms of the way e-voting and e-counting proceeded at a number of sites during the local government elections last month. (ZDNet UK)

    The world's biggest planes  Jun 14, 2007
    New technologies, including composite airframes, lighter engines and advanced avionics and design systems, are bringing a huge new generation of giants to life. Also on this story. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Tech appeal lures private equity to ponder big deals  Jun 13, 2007
    What's more, cash-stuffed funds appear to be trolling for some sizable fish; speculation has circulated that EDA giant Cadence Design Systems Inc., for example, is on firms' radar. Indeed, in today's exuberant market, it's not unthinkable--though it's certainly still unlikely--that a deep-pocketed investor group might be so bold as to make a play for Intel Corp.. (EETimes)

    President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Parvanov of Bulgaria  Jun 12, 2007
    And I would hope that the Russians would see the meetings as beneficial and our meetings -- realize our true intent, and hopefully design systems that protect us all. PRESIDENT PARVANOV: I would like to begin by saying that we welcome the strategic dialogue, and it was described as a strategic dialogue by both leaders, both by President Bush and by Putin, a dialogue which started within the framework of G8. (White House News Releases)

    Septic setbacks made consistent again  Jun 12, 2007
    "It eliminated so much ground from these small lots that septic engineers weren't able to design systems for them," said Mike Borean, president of the Calaveras County Builders Association. In discussing the issue, committee members concluded that differing interpretations of the codes was at the root of the problem. (The Union Democrat)

    IBM Bids SK5.2 Billion in Cash for Sweden's Telelogic (Update4)  Jun 12, 2007
    2 billion kronor ($743 million), adding software design systems used by DaimlerChrysler AG and ABB Ltd.. IBM offered 21 kronor in cash for each Telelogic share, about 21 percent more than the closing share price on May 31, before speculation about a takeover started, the Malmoe, Sweden- based company said today in a statement. (Bloomberg)

    Wally Rhines vs. the 'incumbent gorillas'  Jun 12, 2007
    While it offers some promising technology, and has gotten a good reception, Sierra's Olympus-SoC currently holds a distant number four market position compared to Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, and Magma Design Automation ... The Mentor/Sierra acquisition is a wake-up call to the incumbents that they've got to provide fully capable 65/45 nm design systems as soon as possible. (EETimes)

    Competitors disdain Mentor's Sierra acquisition  Jun 12, 2007
    Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, and Magma Design Automation all seem to regard Mentor's Sierra acquisition as a minimal threat, and their own positions in 65/45 nm IC design as strong ... Eric Filseth, vice president of Encounter and DFM marketing at Cadence Design Systems, said that Sierra's toolset has so far been used as "a fast multicorner optimizer, a specialty tool which was plugged into their customers' main flows after routing but before metal fill. They have a lot of work ahead to... (EETimes)

    Mentor buys Sierra Design for $90 million  Jun 12, 2007
    Its significance lies in giving Mentor a complete range of electronic design tools, comparable to its leading competitors, Cadence Design Systems Inc. and Synopsys Inc.. Arguably, Sierra Design puts Mentor in even a better position than its rivals. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Bidding for top spot in IC design, Mentor buys Sierra  Jun 11, 2007
    Mentor has instead developed a reputation for providing just about everything else, leaving a big "doughnut hole" for IC implementation that's filled by Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys and Magma Design Automation. Mentor, which has long declared its intention only to enter markets where it can become the No. 1 provider, thinks it can leapfrog all of them. (EETimes)

    OEMs go direct to foundry as chip market slows  Jun 8, 2007
    Companies are working a variety of strategies ranging from mergers such as the combination of LSI Logic and Agere Systems to private equity deals struck by Freescale and NXP. However, Lewis poured cold water on rumors that private equity firms would buy up and combine Cadence Design Systems and Mentor Graphics. "That would be biting off much more than anyone could handle," he said. (EETimes)

    Synopsys awards competitors for low power effort  Jun 7, 2007
    Another effort called the is backed by Cadence Design Systems. At DAC, Cadence announced that Realtek Semiconductor Corp. has completed an aggressive low-power design using the Cadence Logic Design Team Solution that includes CPF, now under the aegis of the. (EETimes)

    Cadence private: good or bad for customers?  Jun 6, 2007
    Reports in the New York Times that Cadence Design Systems Inc. is in discussions with equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and The Blackstone Group to go private. This caused a run-up in Cadence's stock price Monday. (EETimes)

    DAC special: Video interview with Cadence's Ted Vucurevich  Jun 6, 2007
    SAN DIEGO chief technology officer at Cadence Design Systems, discussed automotive design with EE Times software editor Richard Goering during the Design Automation Conference. eeProductCenter Launches SpecSearch, New Parametric Parts Search Engine In our continuing effort to enhance our site, eeProductCenter introduces SpecSearch powered by GlobalSpec. (EETimes)

    Cadence in talks to go private, says report  Jun 6, 2007
    SAN DIEGO DA giant Cadence Design Systems Inc. is in discussions with equity firms to go private, according to a report from the New York Times. Cadence has been in talks with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and The Blackstone Group, according to the report. (EETimes)

    Palm backer cites software prowess  Jun 5, 2007
    "We're incredibly well positioned to pursue that opportunity," said Ed Colligan, Palm president and CEO. "We have a broad range of software efforts underway here. Software is the battleground of the future." Palm continues to design systems infrastructure, applications, and services, which it's extending into different form factors, including its new , he added. Once the deal closes, McNamee is set to join Palm's board of directors along with his colleague at Elevation, Fred Anderson, Apple's... (InfoWorld)

    Multicore platforms challenge EDA software  Jun 5, 2007
    All of the largest EDA vendors--Cadence Design Systems Inc., Synopsys Inc., Mentor Graphics Corp. and Magma--acknowledge that multicore support will be essential in the future, and all four claim some multithreading and multicore capabilities today. And some recent tools have supported multiprocessing out of the chute. (EETimes)

    Commercial Ratings Commission to Meet  Jun 4, 2007
    Rather, the group wants to share information about how software systems are handling the new data and design systems and processes aimed at standardizing commercial minutes as a measurement tool. Among those scheduled to attend are top executives from the CAB, A&E Television Networks, Discovery Communications, Comcast, ABC, NBC, Fox, advertising agencies and , the leading supplier of data-processing and information-management services to the advertising industry. (Multichannel News)

    Stocks Fall on China Collapse  Jun 4, 2007
    Cadence Design Systems () has held separate negotiations to be acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the Blackstone Group, according to anonymouse sources cited in an published Monday by The New York Times. Cadence writes software used to make computer chips. (SmartMoney)

    Cadence Design in buyout talks  Jun 4, 2007
    NEW YORK: Cadence Design Systems Inc., a maker of software for designing microchips, is in talks with at least two buyout firms about a possible sale, the New York Times reported in its online edition on Monday. Cadence has held talks with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts [KKR.UL] and The Blackstone Group [BG.UL], according to the report, which cited people close to the matter. (India Times, India)

    Full Story »  Jun 1, 2007
    Peterson is currently in marketing management with Cadence Design Systems, Inc., an international corporation with a branch in Louisville, Colo. Cadence is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA) technologies and engineering services, according to its Web site www. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)

    A "what's hot" list for DAC 2007  May 31, 2007
    ChipVision Design Systems Booth: 6378 What's new: focused on low-power designs, claiming pre-RTL power savings of up to 75 percent ... Forte Design Systems Booth: 3660 What's new: Forte claims a by linking its Cynthesizer electronic system level (ESL) synthesis tool to Magma Design Automation's Blast Create. (EETimes)

    Brion targets designers with lithography tool  May 30, 2007
    Brion is offering Tachyon LAD through its initial EDA partners: Cadence Design Systems, Magma Design Automation, and Japanese provider Tool Corp. "Brion is entering the design market as a supplier of core modeling technology, but not as a supplier of IC implementation tools," Gianfagna said. "We plan to leverage existing tools and channels, and partner with EDA companies to introduce this information into their design flows.". (EETimes)

    Cadence attacks assertion-based verification bottlenecks  May 30, 2007
    Claiming to reduce key bottlenecks in assertion-based verification, Cadence Design Systems has announced enhancements to the "design with verification" component of its Cadence Logic Design Team Solution. The new capabilities address the growing verification gap between design and verification teams that exist in current RTL methodologies, the company claims. (EETimes)

    Products line up for DAC debut  May 29, 2007
    ChipVision Design Systems Booth 6378 What's new: Electronic system-level synthesis technology focused on low-power designs, claiming pre-RTL power savings of up to 75 percent ... Forte Design Systems Booth 3660 What's new: Forte claims a SystemC-to-GDSII design capability by linking its Cynthesizer electronic system-level synthesis tool to Magma Design Automation's Blast Create. (EETimes)

    EDA startup claims 24-percent die area reduction  May 29, 2007
    Andersen explained that all current RTL synthesis tools, offered by Cadence Design Systems Inc. (San Jose, California), Magma Design Automation Inc. (Santa Clara, California) and Synopsys Inc. (Mountain View, California), rely on a predefined standard cell library. The libraries are created independently and are re-used for different types of design. (EETimes)

    Forte claims SystemC-to-GDSII flow  May 26, 2007
    Forte Design Systems next week (May 28) will claim to provide it with Cynthesizer version 3. 3, a new release of its electronic system level (ESL) synthesis tool that adds integration with Magma Design Automation's Blast Create synthesizer. (EETimes)

    Blog Main Page  May 25, 2007
    The EDA rumor mill is buzzing these days about a number of supposed acquisitions, but one that apparently isn't happening is Cadence Design Systems buying Clear Shape. And somehow, I seem to have become part of that rumor myself. (EETimes)

    Cooley survey: SystemVerilog up, SystemC down  May 25, 2007
    Part one of the survey, concluded that engineers are increasingly shunning specialized verification languages, are continuing to embrace Verilog, and are shifting slightly towards Synopsys and away from Cadence Design Systems in simulation ... The most commonly used SystemC tool is the free Open SystemC Initiative simulator, followed by Cadence Design Systems' Cadence NC-SystemC. ... The 2007 survey also turned up some usage of "bug hunter" tools from Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, Jasper Design... (EETimes)

    Routing experts launch 'interconnect synthesis' startup  May 24, 2007
    After working for AT Labs, AMD, and PiE Design Systems, Li joined Avanti, then called ArcSys, in 1995 ... A fourth founder, Hsi-Chuan Chen, was briefly at Avanti and then helped develop First Encounter at Silicon Perspective Corp. (SPC) before its acquisition by Cadence Design Systems. (EETimes)

    In praise of the heavy spender  May 22, 2007
    This means more selection and better-trained floor help as well as computer-aided design systems and suites of innovative kitchen layouts arranged in ways that heavy spenders could readily sense what they'd be getting for their money. Home Depot's bet was that although the department's servicing costs would rise in the heavy-spender model, revenue and gross margin would increase even more. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Photo Release -- Foundry Redefines the High-End Switching Market With the World's Most Powerful and Energy Efficient Routing Switch  May 22, 2007
    Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGS: - ) is the world's leading electronic design automation (EDA) technologies and engineering services company ... We recently upgraded our data center network core with several Foundry BigIron RX Series switches and we will continue to actively seek viable solutions to manage the growing capacity surge in network traffic,'' said Dan Salisbury, vice president of IT for Cadence Design Systems. (Primezone Releases)

    Transaction-level standard boosts acceleration  May 22, 2007
    0 interfaces are slow, and for that reason, EVE worked directly with Bluespec Inc. recently to develop a transaction-level interface based on EVE's proprietary implementation of SCE-MI. Representatives of Mentor Graphics Corp. and Cadence Design Systems Inc., however, insist that there's nothing in the SCE-MI specifications that limits performance. SCE-MI is "a common interface where you can connect high-level models with a hardware accelerator or emulator," said Shrenik Mehta, Accellera chair. (EETimes)

    Solution eases verification of multivoltage designs  May 22, 2007
    MaVeric works with third-party simulators, including Synopsys' VCS, Cadence Design Systems' NC-Sim and Mentor Graphics' ModelSim. It also works with simulation viewing and debugging tools from Novas Software. (EETimes)

    Cadence updates custom IC, PCB design  May 18, 2007
    Cadence Design Systems is claiming significant upgrades this week (May 15) in two key areas custom IC design and pc-board design. The company claims to have a "complete" custom IC simulation and verification solution, along with an advanced constraint-driven pc-board design flow. (EETimes)

    'OnDemand' models speed firmware debugging  May 17, 2007
    Striving to meet the demands of developers, Carbon Design Systems announced Wednesday (May 16) a new technology called "OnDemand" that speeds the performance of Carbon's Virtual System Prototype (VSP) environment for debugging. OnDemand models can automatically disable themselves when they're inactive. (EETimes)

    IC verification startup takes graphical approach to test generation  May 16, 2007
    Hamid left AMD in 1997 to work for Cadence Design Systems Inc., where he learned a lot about system verification by talking to customers ... Hamid said Trek works with SystemVerilog, Verilog, Vera, SystemC and Cadence Design Systems' Specman testbench automation environment. (EETimes)

    ChipVision Breakthrough ESL Technology Enables Interactive Creation of RTL Code Optimized for Low-Power Consumption  May 14, 2007
    --(BUSINESS WIRE)--ChipVision Design Systems, the low-power specialist in electronic design automation, today announced breakthrough, patented Electronic System Level (ESL) technology that lets RTL designers work interactively with system-level descriptions to generate power-optimized Register Transfer Level (RTL) code ... About ChipVision Design Systems ... ChipVision Design Systems is the leading supplier of low-power system-level EDA software tools and services. (BusinessWire)

    Accellera approves SCE-MI 2.0 to speed acceleration  May 12, 2007
    Vendors represented on the ITC include AMD, Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics, and Broadcom. One company that's already announced support for SCE-MI 2. (EETimes)

    IEEE nod shifts momentum to UPF  May 10, 2007
    The rival Common Power Format (CPF), developed by Cadence Design Systems and now a standard, had a head start in the ongoing IC power specification standards war. Cadence uses CPF in its design flow today, and I recently heard (NXP Semiconductors and Freescale) that are using CPF. UPF tool adoption announcements are starting to show up, but I'm not aware of the use of UPF in production flows today. (EETimes)

    McAfee Inc. Appoints Industry Veteran to Lead Worldwide Human Resources  May 8, 2007
    "Joe takes significant pride in helping organizations drive successful business growth through the acquisition of great people and development of a strong, agile corporate culture. His accomplishments demonstrate his commitment to quality leadership and make him a valuable addition to McAfee." Before coming to McAfee, Gabbert held a variety of senior leadership roles at notable technology companies across the United States and Europe, including EMC, Cadence Design Systems Inc. and Lexis/Nexis... (PR Newswire)

    Constraints open new EDA standards battleground  May 8, 2007
    Gary Smith, chief analyst at Gary Smith EDA, noted that analog and custom design is Cadence Design Systems Inc.'s last "franchise" area. "There is an obvious need for an upgrade in today's analog methodology and tools," he said. (EETimes)

    IC estimation tool adds performance analysis  May 5, 2007
    The new release also links design specification data directly into IC implementation flows from Cadence Design Systems, Magma Design Automation, Synopsys, and Mentor Graphics. This is done through scripts and wrappers that feed design plans into industry-standard formats. (EETimes)

    UPF gets nod from IEEE  May 2, 2007
    As most of you know by now, UPF is one of two The other is the Common Power Format (CPF) developed by Cadence Design Systems and maintained by the After Accellera backers formed the IEEE P1801 study group. The Si2's Low Power Coalition has decided not to transfer CPF to this group. (EETimes)

    IEEE's patent policy fails to quell EDA standards row  May 1, 2007
    But UPF has a rival: the Common Power Format (CPF), developed by Cadence Design Systems Inc. and now under the auspices of an independent EDA standards organization, the Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2). Cadence apparently believes Si2 has a superior IP protection policy, and company representatives have cited that policy as a reason for opposing the transfer of CPF copyrights to the IEEE P1801 group. (EETimes)

    Is Cooley's survey bad science?  May 1, 2007
    As we noted in a the survey indicates that engineers are increasingly shunning specialized verification languages, are continuing to embrace Verilog, and are shifting slightly towards Synopsys and away from Cadence Design Systems in simulation ... As reported in Mike Fister, Cadence Design Systems CEO, had much the same view. (EETimes)

    Open analog constraint standard urged  Apr 27, 2007
    It all makes sense, but there is a 600-pound gorilla in the room Cadence Design Systems, which continues to dominate the analog IC layout market, and which declines to open its Skill language. Will Cadence support an effort for an open analog constraint format. (EETimes)

    New septic ordinance for county advances  Apr 26, 2007
    Special-design systems, used where standard systems won't work, can have as little as two feet, since the effluent is pretreated ... His version does away with the two-foot depth requirement for special design systems, instead requiring "written factual justification" for shallower depths ... All three versions add a maintenance and monitoring program for special-design systems. (The Union Democrat)

    818 engineers describe verification tool use  Apr 25, 2007
    Engineers are increasingly shunning specialized verification languages, are continuing to embrace Verilog, and are shifting slightly towards Synopsys and away from Cadence Design Systems in simulation, according to a new "verification census" survey of 818 engineers. The survey was conducted by John Cooley, moderator of the Synopsys Users Group (ESNUG). (EETimes)

    Cadence's Jan Willis wins EDA award  Apr 24, 2007
    Congratulations are due to Jan Willis, senior vice president of industry alliances at Cadence Design Systems, and the latest winner of the Design Automation Conference's "Women in EDA" achievement award. Richard Goering EDA Software Editor. (EETimes)

    IC design management goes global  Apr 24, 2007
    IC Manage was to commercialize an open-source software package, cdsp4, that linked Cadence Design Systems' Design Framework II (DFII) database to the Perforce configuration management and revision control system. IC Manage still uses as its underlying data management system. (EETimes)

    Schools need systems to spot troubled kids: experts  Apr 21, 2007
    ADVERTISEMENT (article continues below) "We may not always be able to find the needle in a haystack of troubled people, but we certainly can design systems to respond more appropriately to those who are known to be troubled and needing help," said Randy Borum, a psychologist at the Florida Mental Health Institute and one of the authors of the 2002 report about school safety. That report -- Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School... (Scientific American)

    ECSM adds signal integrity  Apr 20, 2007
    Originally developed by Cadence Design Systems, ECSM was donated to the which released the new version 2. 2 specification. (EETimes)

    Panel wrestles with programmable, SOC divide  Apr 18, 2007
    The panel included Eric Filseth, corporate vice president of product marketing at Cadence Design Systems Inc.; Ralph von Vignau, senior director at NXP BV; Vittorio Peduto, general manager of the computer systems division at STMicroelectronics NV; Torhu Furuyama, general manager of the center for semiconductor Roshiba Corp.. The lack of a conclusion from such an illustrious panel was a testament to the challenges that beset the manufacturers and system-level developers at the leading edge of... (EETimes)

    Synplicity fields ASIC DSP synthesis  Apr 18, 2007
    These include ASIC-based timing estimation for the DSP synthesis engine, special memory handling features like automatic extraction to support third-party tools, and integration with logic synthesis flows from Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems. For ASIC designers using compiled memories, the new offering automatically extracts and manages the in a separate level of hierarchy. (EETimes)

    Intel tips more details on Itanium roadmap  Apr 18, 2007
    Although both Intel's Itanium and Xeon server CPUs ultimately will use the CSI interconnect, OEMs will not be able to design systems, at least initially, that could accommodate either CPU due to other differences in the architectures. "Long term that plug and play capability would be great to have," said Fister. (EETimes)

    Mentor, EVE take fresh look at hardware-assisted verification  Apr 17, 2007
    Both companies will be competing with Cadence Design Systems Inc., which led the acceleration and emulation market in the most recent Gartner Dataquest surveys. Cadence's Xtreme III accelerator and emulator, introduced last fall, supports up to 72 million gates in one chassis and lets designers run transaction-based acceleration using the current SCE-MI 1. (EETimes)

    Power standard marketing wars begin  Apr 17, 2007
    Also today, ARC International announced that it's based on CPF, originated by Cadence Design Systems and currently maintained by the Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2). Last week Calypto Design announced that its PowerPro optimization tool According to Cadence, CPF support has been announced or is upcoming from TSMC, UMC, Atrenta, ArchPro, and Virage Logic. (EETimes)

    Cadence lawsuit denies damage to AmmoCore  Apr 17, 2007
    Founders of AmmoCore, a bankrupt EDA startup, have publicly accused Cadence Design Systems of responsibility for the startup's demise. Cadence responded Monday (April 16) by filing a motion for declaratory judgment against two AmmoCore founders who have been attempting to revive the company. (EETimes)

    FSA UND IET VERANSTALTEN GEMEINSAM DAS IET & FSA INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR FORUM  Apr 11, 2007
    Jan Willis, Senior Vice President of Industry Alliances, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.. John Yu, COO, Chipnuts. (BusinessWire)

    Calypto power optimizer supports CPF  Apr 11, 2007
    The current EDA industry division over low power standards hasn't stopped Calypto Design Systems from announcing support for the Common Power Format (CPF) developed by Cadence Design Systems. But Calypto hasn't ruled out support for the rival Accellera Unified Power (UPF), company representatives say. (EETimes)

    U.S. steps up car stability rules  Apr 6, 2007
    Some want automakers to design systems that can handle any type of oversize tires, wheels or lift kits. Nason says those products won't be allowed if they disable ESC.. (USA Today -- Money)

    Synopsys boosts CCS with library tools  Apr 5, 2007
    There are, however, two competing current source formats Synopsys' CCS, and the supported by Cadence Design Systems and Magma Design Automation. Hoogenstryd noted that Library Compiler can generate ECSM models from CCS models. (EETimes)

    CodeGear Names New CEO  Apr 4, 2007
    Before joining ReShape, Douglas was vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for Tality, a design-services company that was launched as a spin-off of Cadence Design Systems. Douglas' experience also includes eight years at Cadence in various senior management roles, including vice president of product marketing, with global responsibility for Cadence's segment-leading, $950-million software business. (eWeek)

    Interoperable p-cell library launched  Apr 4, 2007
    As of now, most p-cells have been created in Cadence Design Systems' Skill programming language, and are thus restricted to Cadence IC layout tools. Moving to ensure its availability in case of an acquisition or bankruptcy, Ciranova recently placed for PyCell Studio through the Silicon Integration Initiative. (EETimes)

    AWR Announces Tenth Consecutive Year of Record Growth and Financial Performance  Apr 2, 2007
    " In conjunction with the announcement of AWR s ongoing financial success and growth, AWR also announced that Dane Collins, former executive vice president, is taking over as CEO effective immediately. Collins, who has been with the company since 1998, replaces James Spoto, who is leaving the company in order to travel and spend more time with his family. The change is being made as part of an overall strategic plan that maps to the long-term goals of the company. James departure is part of a... (BusinessWire)

    Synopsys implements UPF  Mar 30, 2007
    It's similar to a recent low-power announcement by Cadence Design Systems but it's a different low-power description format. EDA vendors have been locked in a between the Common Power Format (CPF), developed by and now managed by the and UPF, backed by Synopsys, Mentor Graphics, and Magma Design Automation. (EETimes)

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