The Glue that Binds EDA Together
It’s been widely reported that for every $1 spent on EDA tools that the users end up spending another $3 to make the flow of tools work together. This means job security for CAD groups…
Staying Employed in EDA
The good financial news at Mentor was a profit for the quarter. The bad news was that layoffs are coming caused by a decrease in both revenues and profits. Here are some tips to Mentor…
Will Mentor Pass Cadence in 2009 to the #2 Spot in EDA?
Today Cadence announced massive revenue declines for the 4th quarter of 2008, http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/090204/0471345.html At this rate of revenue decline it’s quite possible that Mentor will pass Cadence in 2009 as the new #2 EDA supplier.…
23 Days Left to Vote for EDN Innovation Awards
I love winners and now you can vote for your favorite EDA tools of the year at the EDN Innovation Awards web site: http://www.edn.com/info/CA6630810.html?industryid=48661 Online voting is open until February 27th, 2009. Winners will get…
The Strong get Stronger
Mentor wisely purchased the C synthesis tools from Agility Design Solutions (Celoxica). I call it wise because Mentor is growing their Catapult synthesis tool in the algorithmic space and adding more to the installed base…
Merry Mergers
In 2009 I expect that EDA companies will continue to merge in order to stay financially viable. Here are a few rules and questions that companies should consider following for a successful merger: Friendliness –…
Cadence adds Parallel SPICE to Spectre
The need for speed is ever present to transistor-level circuit design engineers and now Cadence offers them some instant relief with APS – Accelerated Parallel Simulator. In the press release we read from actual customers…
Massively Parallel Processor Array
When you hear the phrase, “Massively Parallel Processor Array” what company name comes to mind? Did you think, Ambric? No, neither did I, which maybe explains why this Oregon-based start-up closed down recently. Looking at…
Cadence crash followed by an ambulance chaser
What a way to crash the former #1 EDA company: Start a hostile bid for another company amidst an uproar of opposition Fail in your hostile bid, blame the smaller company Miss your quarterly sales…
A More Efficient SPICE Simulator
Last month we saw Infinisim announce a new SPICE simulator and this month it’s a company called Gemini. What’s new with Gemini is that they exploit multi-thread and multi-core to a greater extent. For understandable…