Accellera Joins IEEE Standards Association; Corporate Membership Will Shape Direction of Technology and Marketplace Application.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NAPA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004 Accellera, the electronics industry organization focused on language-based electronic design standards Design standards Specifications of materials, physical measurements, processes, performance of products, and characteristics of services rendered. Design standards may be established by individual manufacturers, trade associations, and national or , today announced it has become a Corporate Member of the IEEE Standards Association The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) is a leading developer of global industry standards in a broad-range of industries, including:
Membership in the IEEE-SA strengthens the connection Accellera has with the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. and fosters growth and evolution in Accellera's (and its predecessors, VI and OVI's) relationship with the IEEE, which began when VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) A hardware description language (HDL) used to design electronic systems at the component, board and system level. VHDL allows models to be developed at a very high level of abstraction. first became an IEEE standard in 1987. Membership offers Accellera access to a vast network of counterparts from leading world organizations and gives it access to a wide range of technical areas where Accellera can make contacts, gather information and build consensus on best practices and solutions. "Accellera has a longstanding relationship with the IEEE and has supported the VHDL and Verilog HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. standards among others within the IEEE," noted Dennis Brophy, Chairman of Accellera. "As an IEEE Standards Association Corporate Member, we deepen our commitment to IEEE standards." "As a membership organization, the IEEE-SA thrives because of the technical diversity of its thousands of participants, consisting of technology leaders from corporations, organizations, universities and government agencies," said Edward Rashba, Manager of New Technical Programs. "We welcome Accellera as a Corporate Member where they join a community in which to voice their industry standards' needs." About Accellera Accellera provides design standards for quick availability and use in the electronics industry. The organization and its members cooperatively deliver much-needed 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. standards that lower the cost of designing integrated circuits and EDA products. As a result of Accellera's partnership with the IEEE, Accellera standards are provided to the IEEE standards body for formalization for·mal·ize tr.v. for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing, for·mal·iz·es 1. To give a definite form or shape to. 2. a. To make formal. b. and ongoing change control. For more information about joining Accellera, please visit www.accellera.org. Accellera is located at 1370 Trancas Street #163, Napa, CA 94558. Phone: (707) 251-9977, Fax: (707) 251-9877, info@accellera.org. Acronyms EDA Electronic Design Automation HDL Hardware Description Language IC Integrated Circuit IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE-SA IEEE Standards Association OVI Open Verilog International VHDL VHSIC (Very High-Speed IC) HDL VI VHDL International All trademarks and tradenames are the property of their respective holders. |
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