Antrim Design Systems Expands Sales Operations With Antrim KK in Japan, Announces Board of Directors; Company Hires Industry Veteran to Head Office.Business Editors SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000 Antrim Design Systems, Inc., the mixed-signal company, has opened a direct sales and support office in Tokyo to address the needs of semiconductor companies in Japan. To uphold their commitment to the market, Antrim hired electronic design automation (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. ) veteran Michiaki Kudo ku·do n. pl. ku·dos Usage Problem A praising remark; an accolade or compliment: "Children's book author Virginia Hamilton added another kudo to her prize-laden career" to head Antrim KK. His team of sales and applications engineers will be responsible for selling and supporting Antrim's industry-leading mixed-signal design solutions, including Antrim-ACV, Antrim-MSS, Antrim-ACT and Antrim-AMS. The direct sales and support office in Japan allows Antrim to work more closely with semiconductor companies that are developing next-generation highly complex integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. under new processes. The explosive growth of analog and mixed-signal designs requires tools such as those offered by Antrim for accurate and efficient development. "Antrim provides a comprehensive mixed-signal design solution that relies on close cooperation with our customers for insight into future development needs, and Antrim KK allows us to work hand-in-hand with companies at the forefront of IC technology," said Roy McGuffin, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. at Antrim. "We are extremely pleased that Kudo joined the Antrim team. We respect his knowledge of both the technology and the market and are happy to have him on board." Kudo previously worked at Aisys Corporation, a high-tech consulting agency to American companies wishing to establish a presence in Japan. Antrim KK also named two new members to the board of directors. Vice chairman Morio Kurosaki is president of IT-Farm, a venture capital company that works closely with the Japanese government to fund Japanese startups, and president/founder of Aisys. Morio Kizawa is president of Conexant Systems and former president of Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. Japan. Antrim KK is located at Shinjuku Park Tower The Shinjuku Park Tower (新宿パークタワー 30th Floor 3-7-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1030. About Antrim Antrim Design Systems, Inc. has delivered the world's first complete mixed-signal system incorporating design software, intellectual property and expert design services. Targeting the communications, multimedia and consumer electronics markets, Antrim leverages the knowledge of mixed-signal designers in a system that maximizes optimization, reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. and retargetability. Based in Scotts Valley, California Scotts Valley is a small city located in eastern Santa Cruz County, California, United States, about ten miles (16 km) south of San Jose and six miles (10 km) north of the beach in the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 11,385. , the company is privately held. On the web at http://www.antrim.com |
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