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Orora's Arana Selected By STARC

Thu, 2012-02-02 09:22 — Gabe Moretti

STARC, the Japanese electronic design consortium, has selected Orora’s Arana as the post-layout mixed-signal design verification solution for Japanese semiconductor industry’s next-generation STARCAD-AMS Analog/Mixed Signal reference flow.

Kilopass Announces Record Revenue For the Third Straight Year

Wed, 2012-02-01 15:11 — Gabe Moretti

Kilopass Technology Inc. Has announced record revenue for the third straight year in 2011. Driving this growth was increasing demand from multimedia SoC developers in Japan, China, and Europe for Kilopass' NVM IP to provide tamper-resistant storage of digital rights management security keys and increasing adoption of Kilopass Gusto for embedded code storage for small form factor consumer products.

Newark element14 Shows Significant Growth

Tue, 2012-01-31 16:23 — Gabe Moretti

During DAC last year I met with Jeff Jussel Senior Director of GTlobal technical Marketing for a new initiative: element14, a collaborative global electronics community from component distributor Premier Farnell plc. At the time he did not have much to show as far as real products for distribution, but he had aggressive plans. A little more than six months later, element14 is showing remarkable progress in expanding the number of products in distribution and, more importantly, a significant level of integration between its activities and the activities of its parent organization.

Synopsys Acquires ExpertIO

Wed, 2012-01-25 11:56 — Gabe Moretti

Synopsys, Inc. has closed the acquisition of ExpertIO, Inc., a provider of verification IP (VIP) for industry standard protocols. The addition of ExpertIO's team of protocol experts and its strong portfolio of storage Verification IP (VIP) will accelerate Synopsys' delivery of a broad line-up of high-performance, easy-to-use, full-featured VIP that can help designers address their growing verification challenges. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Mentor Graphics Acquires the Flowmaster Group

Tue, 2012-01-10 16:28 — Gabe Moretti

Mentor Graphics has acquired the Flowmaster Group, a global leader in 1D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation software for system design. 1D CFD solutions allow for very rapid engineering design of complex fluid flow network systems like water-cooled electronic racks, automotive vehicle thermal management, and aerospace fuel systems. This acquisition consolidates the position of Mentor Graphics as the first EDA company to move into the adjacent Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) mechanical analysis space.

Kilopass and UMC Sign Long Term Technology Roadmap Agreement

Wed, 2011-11-30 12:51 — Gabe Moretti

Kilopass Technology Inc and United Microelectronics Corporation have expanded their existing manufacturing license agreement. In addition to the 40nm low-power process in the current agreement, the extension will cover UMC technology processes spanning from 55nm to 130nm. Future plans include UMC’s 28nm High-K metal gate (HKMG) and Poly/SiOn processes, based upon customer demand. This technology roadmap supports the companies’ mutual customers to achieve leading edge SoCs with Kilopass’ XPM, Gusto, and Itera NVM products for a wide range of UMC process nodes.

Dates Announced for the 5th Annual SoCIP Show

Wed, 2011-11-30 10:20 — Gabe Moretti

S2C, the organizer of the SoCIP show announced that the dates for the annual SoCIP show have been set for Shanghai, May 22, 2012 and Beijing, May 24, 2012. The annual SoCIP show has evolved into one of the leading SoC/ASIC design shows in China.

Mentor Graphics and JEOL to Develop Advanced IC Mask Writing Solutions

Wed, 2011-11-23 16:05 — Gabe Moretti

As I said a number of times, advanced process technology demands a close cooperation among all parties necessary to successfully transform a product idea into a profitable product. Thus at the tail end of the development process companies that offer mask making equipment and EDA vendors that provide the tools for producing the required patterns must work together to find an efficient compromise that lowers costs.

Mentor Had Good Third Quarter

Tue, 2011-11-22 15:03 — Gabe Moretti

Mentor reported third quarter revenues of $250.5 million, up 5%, including system & software revenues of $154.4 million as well as Service & support revenues of $96.1. The company had non-GAAP earnings of $0.25 a share, as compared with $0.22 a share a year-earlier. The non-GAAP operating margin was 14.4%.

EDA Week in Review: October 24 - 30, 2011

Mon, 2011-10-31 07:35 — Gabe Moretti

This has been a particularly busy week in EDA. What follows are the summations of the most important stories not covered by GABEonEDA in details.