ADVISORY/Virtual Silicon Executive to Participate on Panel At DATE 2003; Vice President to Address Critical Issues Surrounding the SIP Industry.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Design Automation and Test in Europe Design Automation and Test in Europe, or DATE is a yearly conference on the topic of electronic design automation. It is typically held in March or April of each year, alternating between France and Germany. (DATE) Conference Hall C1 ADVISORY...for Tuesday (March 4) MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 John Ford, vice president worldwide marketing and European sales for Virtual Silicon Technology Inc., will participate as a panel member on Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at the Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) conference in Munich, Germany. The panel, titled "The Coming of Age of the IP Industry" is part of the DATE Exhibition Theatre Program. Panel members will review the evidence of the birth of this new industry and discuss the issues -- including business models, security, interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. , testability, collaboration infrastructure and characterization -- that must be resolved to ensure its growth to prominence in electronic design. The business of semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) is no longer a small part of the EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. industry. With reported revenue of $890 million in 2001 and a growth rate of 25 percent annually, the SIP industry will surpass EDA in size and scope by the end of this decade. Other panel members include: Nic Mokhoff, Editor, EE Times (moderator); Dr. John Goodenough, Global Design Methodology Manager, ARM; Dr. Carl Das, Chairman, Europractice IC Services, IMEC; Tim Barnes, VP of Corporate Strategy & IC Solutions Marketing, Cadence cadence, in music, the ending of a phrase or composition. In singing the voice may be raised or lowered, or the singer may execute elaborate variations within the key. ; Ian McIntosh Ian McIntosh is a South African rugby union coach. He served as head coach for the side during the early 90s. He grew up in the bushveld of Bulawayo. McIntosh never played for his country as a player, however, his first taste of his trade in the 1970s under the , Executive Director, OCP-IP; and Andreas Bertl, Director, Development Centres, Infineon. The tutorial will be held in Hall C1 at 4:00pm. To register for DATE, please go to http://www.date-conference.com. About Virtual Silicon Technology Virtual Silicon is a leading supplier of semiconductor intellectual property and process technology to manufacturers and designers of complex systems-on-chip (SoC). Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, the company provides process-specific embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. components that serve the wireless, networking, graphics, communication and computing markets. Customers include leading fabless semiconductor companies A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. , integrated semiconductor manufacturers, foundries, and SoC developers who demand leading edge technology for their semiconductor innovations. For more information, call 408/548-2700 or visit Virtual Silicon online at www.virtual-silicon.com. Note to Editors: The Heart of Great Silicon, Silicon Ready and Virtual Silicon are trademarks of Virtual Silicon Technology, Inc. |
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