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Nicolas Williams of Mentor Graphics Joins Si2 Standards-Setting Group
/in Committee Member, Frontpage, OpenAccess, Si2 Member /by Phillip IsenhartNicolas Williams of Mentor Graphics has been elected to the Si2 Extensions Steering Group. The ESG determines which Si2 OpenAccess Coalition extensions become OAC working groups and move forward for possible industry standardization. At Mentor, Nicolas is responsible for specifying and leading product direction of Tanner tools for analog, RF and MEMS devices. He also leads PDK conversions efforts for Tanner tools and works closely with customers to develop application specific EDA solutions.
Si2 is a research and development joint venture that provides collaborative research and development leading to accelerated interoperability solutions and standards for integrated circuit design.
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Matt Wheaton Joins Si2 for OpenAccess Support
/in Frontpage, OpenAccess /by Phillip IsenhartMatthew Wheaton, a software engineering professional whose experience includes more than 12 years at IBM, has joined Si2 as a senior programmer. His first responsibility is to take the lead on system builds and membership support of the Si2 OpenAccess database and scripting extensions, including oaScript.
While at IBM, Wheaton specialized in build, test, and delivery of EDA tools before moving into Front End tool development and management of the primitives library.
He has already built and configured a number of Linux hosts to compile oaScript and oaxPop, which were used to deliver the latest oaScript update (v.3.3).
A native of New England, Wheaton has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Western Connecticut State University.
Design Agility: The Solution to EDA Commoditization
/in Frontpage, OpenAccess /by Phillip IsenhartWhy has IC physical design become commoditized? As time scales shrink and complexity increases, physical design cycles rely more on verification. A comprehensive set of rules need time to develop, and the technology changes occur simultaneously with the design. What’s needed is agility to repeat the design cycle quickly as new rules are invented.