Synchronicity Signs CADvision To Distribute Design Management, Collaboration and Reuse Software in France.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARLBORO Marlboro or Marlborough (märl`bərō), city (1990 pop. 31,813), Middlesex co., E Mass.; settled on the site of a Native American village 1657, inc. as a city 1890. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2004 Synchronicity synchronicity (singˈ·kr , Inc. has signed CADvision to distribute their design reuse, collaboration and management software in France. CADvision sells and supports a variety of 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. and CAD products for ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. , FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. and PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. design, and they will now also provide local sales, support and training for Synchronicity's software. In France Synchronicity already has considerable success with large customers such Alcatel, Philips and STMicroelectronics but CADvision brings the necessary expertise and contacts to further penetrate the French market. Initially, the focus will be on CADvision's established French customer base and users of the Cadence Virtuoso design platform, but soon after CADvision will help extend Synchronicity to cover PCB development. CADvision has many significant customers in France, such as EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study , General Electric, Alstom, Alcatel, Renault, GIAT GIAT Give It A Try GIAT Geospatial Intelligence Advancement Testbed GIAT Government Installation Acceptance Test , and many other medium-size accounts. "CADvision has been successful representing Aldec, Zuken, Icinergy and Prover so they have the knowledge and acquaintances to be effective selling our software," said Fabrice Mekersi, Synchronicity's Southern Europe Manager. "France is strong in the development of electronic products and we are pleased to get the assistance of such a proven reseller." "Synchronicity is raising the productivity of the entire design chains at companies with large French engineering operations like ST, Philips and Alcatel," added Julien Markarian, CADvision Managing Director. "We look forward to helping Synchronicity connect efficient project teams at many other companies designing electronics in France." About CADvision CADvision, a subsidiary of French engineering group ING' EUROP, sells and supports in the French market a broad range of computer-aided design (CAD) software tools for the design of electronic systems, including integrated circuits (FPGA, ASIC) and printed circuits (PCB). See http://www.cadvision.fr/. About Synchronicity Synchronicity enables IC, embedded software and system developers to get from concept to product to revenue more quickly. Their Developer and Publisher Suites provide value by tracking project status, capturing design intent, managing engineering data and coordinating IP reuse, distribution and support. Over 120 development organizations, including 13 of the top 15 semiconductor companies, use Synchronicity software to connect and manage their design chain; boosting collaboration within project teams, across the enterprise and between businesses. Synchronicity is headquartered in Marlboro, MA and has offices worldwide. For more information visit www.synchronicity.com. Synchronicity and the Synchronicity Logo are registered trademarks of Synchronicity Software Inc. of Marlboro, MA. All other trademarks are acknowledged. |
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