Cadence Donates $2.1 Million to Fund Stanford Laboratory; Cadence Furthers the Future of Electronic Design Through Endowment of Directorship and Graduate Fellowships.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2000 Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. ), the world's leading supplier of electronic design products and services, today announced a donation of $1.5 million to support a directorship for Stanford Computer System Laboratory (CSL (Computerese as a Second Language) Said of people who love to speak high-tech words even though they often use them erroneously. See TLA. 1. CSL - Computer Structure Language. A computer hardware description language, written in BCPL. ) and $600,000 to fund two Stanford Graduate Fellowships. The directorship will be known as the 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. (R) Design Systems director of the Computer Systems Laboratory and the fellowships will be known as the Cadence Design Systems Fellowships. "This is an important investment for Cadence and the future of electronic design," said Ray Bingham, president and chief executive officer of Cadence. "Cadence has a long tradition of supporting world-class research institutions like Stanford. This contribution to the CSL will provide great benefit not only to Cadence, but the entire electronic design industry." Occupying over one-half of the Gates Computer Science Building at Stanford, the CSL is a joint research and teaching laboratory sponsored by the Departments of Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. and Computer Science at Stanford University's School of Engineering. "We are delighted by the endowment from Cadence in support of the CSL and graduate students studying computer systems," said James D. Plummer, dean of the Stanford School of Engineering. "It is a mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" relationship for higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. and industry." The endowment will underwrite the director position at the laboratory and laboratory expenses. "This collaboration has been extraordinarily successful, leading to key research innovations in areas ranging from integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for design techniques, to computer and network system design and large-scale information management," said Mark Horowitz Mark Horowitz is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford University. He received his BS and MS in electrical engineering from MIT in 1978 and he completed his Ph.D in electrical engineering from Stanford University under the direction of Prof. , the Cadence Design Systems director of the Computer Systems Laboratory. "The gift is further proof of Cadence's generosity and their willingness to invest in the future of electronic design." The graduate fellowships and the CSL will make it possible for graduate students to use the latest Cadence products and to have the opportunity to build upon existing and emerging Cadence technology. This research and training partnership will benefit the entire electronics marketplace by providing highly skilled engineers and design expertise to companies here in Silicon Valley and worldwide. The Stanford Graduate Fellowships The Stanford Graduate Fellowships in Science and Engineering is a program that seeks funding for graduate studies and research. The goal is to raise $200 million in endowments that will support a three-year period of study for 300 graduate students each year. Students receiving these fellowships are free to choose their research projects and are not dependent on federal funding of a project or on faculty research assistance. For more information about Stanford Graduate Fellowships, visit http://www.stanford.edu/dept/DoR/Fellows/. About the Stanford Computer Systems Laboratory Established in 1968, the Computer Systems Laboratory is a research and teaching laboratory operating under the auspices of the Departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Its 25 faculty members are drawn from both departments. This unique interdisciplinary position enables CSL to be in the forefront of research in computer systems. Research in CSL spans all areas of computer systems, from programming language theory  Programming language theory (commonly known as PLT and verification to integrated circuit design, networking, graphics, and computer architecture. Over 300 faculty and staff members and students contribute to the teaching and research efforts of CSL. For more information on CSL, visit http://csl.stanford.edu/. About Cadence Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design automation products, methodology services, and design services used to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based products. With approximately 5,000 employees and 1999 annual sales of $1.1 billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world. The Company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. More information about the company, its products and services may be obtained from the World Wide Web at http://www.cadence.com. Cadence and the Cadence logo are registered trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All others are properties of their holders. |
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