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News Release from: Synopsys | Subject: Pilot Design Environment
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 26 September 2007
Environment enables IC design in UAE
The Dubai Circuit Design Centre is now operational, and engineers are fully trained on the latest Synopsys tools and technologies.
The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) has chosen Synopsys' Professional Services and Synopsys' Pilot Design Environment to establish the Dubai Circuit Design (DCD) Centre This centre is the region's first chip design centre for physical implementation of advanced integrated circuits
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Synopsys supported DCD with guidance in hiring staff and by providing management and technical expertise.
With the help of Synopsys, the DCD office is now operational and engineers are fully trained on the latest Synopsys tools and technologies.
DCD customers are creating multi-million-gate, multiple-voltage designs in 90nm and below process technologies by using the Pilot Design Environment and Synopsys Professional Services.
DCD will focus on delivering physical design services for US, European and Asian customers with a worldwide sales force.
DCD aims to become the leading regional force in chip design innovation using state-of-the-art Synopsys tools, flows, and methodologies to implement complex silicon designs.
"Thanks to extensive assistance from Synopsys, this unique initiative has ramped up in less than three months", says Jihad Kiwan, DCD Managing Director and Technology and Investment Generation Executive Director at DSOA.
"Skilled and talented engineers have been recruited from different parts of the world to launch the operations of Dubai Circuit Design".
"DCD is an important part of DSOA's objective to create a pool of IC design talent in Dubai using expertise gained by working with Synopsys specialists in semiconductor and microelectronics design".
"Dubai Circuit Design is building a robust design capability for international companies looking to implement their chip designs", says Glenn Dukes, Vice President of Professional Services at Synopsys.
"Synopsys' EDA software, highly integrated design flow, and consulting services help DCD engineers to predictably implement the complex designs that their customers are demanding".
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