TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Donates $13 Million in EDA Software to Georgia Electronic Design Center.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : A) today announced an agreement to provide Agilent 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. software, support and training, totaling $13 million, to a new hub of the Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC GEDC Georgia Electronic Design Center (at the Georgia Institute of Technology) GEDC Global Engineering Development Center ) in Atlanta. The new Agilent EDA Simulation Center will facilitate RF and microwave-system and circuit-design instruction and research for students, and serve as a catalyst for start-up companies involved in wireless communications design. The venture, sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant among its facilities and programs are the Frank H. (Georgia Tech), is expected to be fully operational by year's end. "Agilent's EDA tools help us continue to advance wireless technology and support our students, as well as to encourage and support start-up companies," said Joy Laskar, director of GEDC. "We also want to contribute to the success of other academic and non-profit institutions through sharing our experience in this partnership. We are making plans to release large portions of work using the Agilent EEsof EDA platforms for academic use." The agreement demonstrates a significant expansion of the long-standing relationship between Georgia Tech and Agilent. This agreement is part of the newly created Agilent EEsof EDA University Alliance program, which includes a tailored, three-year custom license program to provide access to the complete line of Agilent EEsof EDA tools to start-up companies. Agilent also plans to offer customer training at the GEDC's Agilent EDA Simulation Center. "This is one of the largest academic donations of Agilent EEsof products to a single institution," said Jim McGillivary, vice president and general manager with Agilent's EEsof EDA division. "We realize that universities and start-up incubator programs play a crucial role in pushing the limits of EDA tools, and Agilent's EDA offering needs to be integrated and lead simulation technology in all areas. The energy, enthusiasm and drive within this program is really exciting for all of us." Academic uses of the Agilent EEsof Simulation Center at GEDC will focus on Agilent EEsof's Advanced Design System (ADS), the 3-D Electromagnetic Design System (EMDS EMDS Emergency Data System EMDS Enhanced Mass Data Storage EMDS Electrical Munitions Disposal System ) 3-D EM simulator and the AMDS AMDS Alaska Mining & Diving Supply, Inc. AMDS Aerospace Medicine Squadron AMDS Advanced Monitoring Display System AMDS Almost Maximum-Distance Separable AMDS Association of Military Dental Surgeons AMDS Amplitude Modulated Data Service simulator that incorporates antenna EM simulation technology recently acquired by Agilent. The center will also be the world's largest academic installation of Agilent's Golden Gate simulator in a parallel processor environment. Golden Gate offers the ability to simulate complex CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. RFIC RFIC Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit RFIC Radio Frequency Interface Chip designs, including complete network parasitic elements, in production scale SOC implementations. Initial plans include a 60 parallel core configuration. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the EDA Simulation Center at the GEDC in Atlanta is planned for Oct. 30 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The event will take place at the Technology Square Research Building, located at 85 5th Street, on the Georgia Tech campus. Additional information about Agilent's EDA software offerings is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof. About GEDC The Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC) supports world-class research, active and solution-oriented industry collaboration, intellectual property generation, and revenue-generating commercialization efforts. GEDC's research is broadly focused on fostering technology at the intersection of today's communications applications: wireless/RF, wired/copper and fiber channels. Additional information about Georgia Tech and GEDC is available at www.gatech.edu and www.gedcenter.org. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.0 billion in fiscal year 2006. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion