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Code Dx, Inc. specializes in application security management solutions that streamline the identification, prioritization, and management of software vulnerabilities. The company offers an automated tool called Enterprise, which integrates and correlates vulnerability data from various sources, including software composition analysis, static application security testing, dynamic application security testing, and manual assessments. This tool maps vulnerability findings against industry standards and regulatory requirements, facilitates collaboration among security and development teams, and tracks remediation efforts. Additionally, Code Dx provides Code Pulse, aimed at application security testing for development, testing, and quality assurance teams. The company's solutions cater to executives, security professionals, engineers, and developers, and are distributed through resellers. Founded in 2010, Code Dx is headquartered in Northport, New York.

MorethanIP, founded in 2000 in Munich, Germany, is a privately owned design and intellectual property (IP) house specializing in advanced ASIC solutions for Ethernet networking technologies. The company focuses on high-speed communications and embedded system devices tailored for telecom, datacom, and industrial applications. MorethanIP develops customized IP for multi-gigabit high-speed applications, allowing clients to effectively balance their time-to-market and cost considerations. With a foundation built by experienced telecommunication engineers, MorethanIP has established itself as a profitable entity in the technology sector.

Established in 2005 Moortec provides compelling embedded subsystem IP solutions for Process, Voltage & Temperature (PVT) monitoring, targeting advanced node CMOS technologies from 40nm down to 7nm. Moortec’s in-chip sensing solutions support the semiconductor design community’s demands for increased device reliability and enhanced performance optimization, enabling schemes such as DVFS, AVS and power management control systems. Moortec provides excellent support for IP application, integration and device test during production. Moortec Semiconductor is a privately held company, headquartered in Plymouth, United Kingdom.

Terrain EDA (Electronic Design Automation) was founded in March 2016 by Gilad Tal (CEO) and Dror Brill (CTO) along with Eli Fruchter, formerly the founder and CEO of EZchip and LANOptics, as BOD Chairman. Their team consists of veterans of the semiconductors industry, with vast experience in both chip design and verification. Their mission is to revolutionize chip design & verification flow, making it substantially more autonomous and efficient. Terrain EDA is an Israeli based company. Its headquarters are located in Yokneam, in the Valley of Jezreel. The beta version of VerIDE, our first product, was first released in August 2016. VerIDE was officially launched in January 2019.

Tinfoil Security, Inc. provides security-as-a-service based Website security solutions. It crawls into Websites and looks for common vulnerabilities; and acts as external hackers, picks through various access points on the Website, tries to get in, records where and how the company did it, and reports back. The company searches for the most common vulnerabilities; secures the site from the OWASP top ten, a list of the most commonly infiltrated vulnerabilities; and builds up from there. Tinfoil Security was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Palo Alto, California. As of January 9, 2020, Tinfoil Security, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Synopsys, Inc.

QTronic engages in simulation, test tools, and services for automotive software and systems development. Our flagship products include Silver, a virtual ECU platform that transfers development tasks from road and test rigs to Microsoft Windows PC, and TestWeaver, an intelligent test automation solution with powerful test case generator, requiring minimal specification.

PhoeniX Software supports organisations worldwide to improve quality, reduce time to market and enhance research by offering unique and highly integrated software solutions, training and customer support.

Kilopass Technology develops an advanced embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) technology, manufactured in standard logic CMOS processes

Black Duck secures and manages open source software worldwide, eliminating open source security vulnerabilities and license compliance pain. With the rapid, widespread adoption of open-source software, Black Duck is a key component of Synopsys’ Software Integrity Platform, the most comprehensive solution for integrating security into the SDLC and software supply chain. Black Duck was established in 2002 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts, United States.

Leading developer of silicon-proven embedded NVM (non-volatile memory) intellectual property (IP). Sidense's patented one-time programmable OTP memory and logic NVM enables a wide range of electronic products.

QuantumWise A/S specializes in developing commercial software for atomic-scale modeling of nanostructures, catering to companies, government laboratories, and universities globally. The company's flagship products include the Atomistix ToolKit, which serves various applications in nanoscience, such as interface studies, graphene and nanotube research, and spintronics, as well as the Virtual NanoLab, a user-friendly graphical interface. QuantumWise, founded in 2003 and based in Copenhagen, Denmark, offers technical support and assistance services and distributes its products through various channels. It operates internationally, with a presence in Japan, Singapore, and the United States. In 2008, the company rebranded from Atomistix A/S to QuantumWise A/S and is currently a subsidiary of Synopsys, Inc.

Shanghai OXi Technology Co., Ltd. develops and markets biometric sensors in China. The company offers multiple sensors, including under-glass sensors, front-side sensors, and back-side sensors for consumer mobile phone, tablet, and notebook markets; and a range of sensors which can be applied from fingerprint locks, time attendance, access control, financial security, retailing, healthcare, national ID, law enforcement, and military markets. Its sensors use glass-based thin optical touch technology which makes fingerprint sensor modules thin and compact. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in China.

Forcheck B.V. provides Fortran source code analyzer and programming solution. It performs a static analysis of a Fortran program or separate Fortran program units; and detects anomalies in program. The company is based in Leiden, the Netherlands. As of January 10, 2017, Forcheck B.V. operates as a subsidiary of Synopsys, Inc.

Cigital, Inc. is a prominent consulting firm focused on software security, recognized for its expertise in assisting organizations in the design, development, and maintenance of secure software. With over two decades of experience and a proven track record of successful consulting engagements with both public and private entities globally, Cigital offers innovative technologies and training services. The firm distinguishes itself by going beyond conventional testing methods, fostering a comprehensive approach to integrating security throughout the software development lifecycle.

Codiscope, established in 2015 as a spin-off of Cigital, Inc., focuses on creating tools that enhance software security for developers. The company transforms the expertise of software security professionals into a suite of accessible tools designed for a wide range of developers, from those maintaining large-scale enterprise applications to individuals prototyping new projects. Codiscope offers a variety of security solutions, including software like Jack, SecureAssist, and eLearning, which facilitate secure coding practices throughout the development process. These tools not only assist in building and deploying secure code but also provide educational resources to help developers enhance their application security skills.

Gold Standard Simulations Ltd. specializes in providing variability simulation tools tailored for the semiconductor industry. The company offers a range of products designed to enhance Design Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO), including Enigma, which serves as an automation and productivity framework that integrates technology computer-aided design (TCAD) at the transistor level with circuit simulations. Other tools include Mystic, a statistical compact model extractor; RandomSpice, a statistical circuit simulator; GARAND, a statistical 3D TCAD simulator; and ConnecTCAD, a 3D interconnect simulator for analyzing resistances and capacitances in CMOS technologies. Additionally, Gold Standard Simulations provides educational courses on statistical nano-CMOS variability and reliability. Established in 2009 and based in Glasgow, United Kingdom, the company operates as a subsidiary of Synopsys Inc. as of 2016.

The Simpleware Product Group at Synopsys develops software for the conversion of 3D scan data into high-quality computer models used for engineering design and simulation. The Simpleware products address a wide range of product design and data analysis applications in the life sciences, consumer products, aerospace, automotive, defense, oil and gas industries.

WinterLogic is a technology leader specializing in fault simulation for automotive, safety, and security applications. The company develops electronic design automation software that assists semiconductor companies in the design and verification of advanced system on chips (SoCs) and integrated circuits. By focusing on fault simulation, WinterLogic plays a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and performance of complex electronic systems.

Goanna Software Pty Ltd., doing business as Red Lizard Software, provides integrated C/C++ source code analysis tools for mission-critical industries. It offers Goanna Studio, an IDE version product for developer focused static analysis that focuses on integrated error reporting, visual error traces, and check selections; and Goanna Central, a command line and server version product for integrated quality and security analysis of C/C++ projects that focuses on build processes, incremental analysis, dashboards, and warning management.

Protecode Incorporated is a software company specializing in open source licensing and vulnerability management solutions. Protecode offers its products and services throughout the world through a network of partners in the Americas, Europe, the Middle-East and Asia. Protecode solutions help with managed adoption of open source software, accelerating development, reducing development costs, improving software quality, identifying security vulnerabilities, and removing Intellectual Property uncertainties. Protecode products can detect and manage open source and other third party content in a software portfolio at any stage of the software development life cycle. Protecode products and services help organizations implement a structured open source software adoption and management process and have been adopted by hundreds of software organizations worldwide in industries as diverse as gaming, mobile apps, financial, embedded software, semiconductors, communications, avionics, military, software services and eHealth. Thanks to the highly scalable architecture and business model, Protecode products have been adopted by global tier one companies with over 100,000 employees, and by organizations with as few as ten people. Protecode delivers solutions that are fast, accurate, complete, affordable, and usable by stakeholders in an organization. Protecode products are easy to adopt, install, use and support.

Elliptic Technologies, founded in 2001, specializes in security software and semiconductor Internet Protocol engines. The company leverages extensive expertise in security design, derived from its history of developing System-on-Chip designs and related software. Elliptic Technologies offers embedded security services that cater to a range of applications, including wired and wireless networking, digital media, home entertainment systems, and Internet of Things (IoT) sensor networks. Its solutions are designed for vendors, device manufacturers, and service and content providers, positioning the company as a key player in the security technology sector.

Atrenta specializes in providing design efficiency solutions for the semiconductor and consumer electronics industries through its SpyGlass Predictive Analysis software platform. This patented technology offers early insights into the performance, power, and area requirements of complex system-on-chips (SoCs). By enabling design engineers and managers to identify the most efficient and cost-effective pathways for SoC implementation, SpyGlass significantly reduces risk and costs prior to the deployment of traditional electronic design automation (EDA) tools. Atrenta's solutions are trusted by over two hundred companies and thousands of design engineers globally, positioning the company as a key player in the electronic systems sector.

Codenomicon develops threat awareness and proactive security testing solutions. Its products include Defensics, a solution that discovers unknown vulnerabilities and flaws, AppCheck, a solution that catalogs, scans, and identifies various digital assets as well as identifies key vulnerabilities and outlines known corresponding fixes, and AbuseSA, a solution that provides governments, CERTs, and cyber authorities with threat intelligence. Codenomicon also offers testing and auditing services such as outsourced robustness testing, custom test development, security audit, vulnerability reporting, and advanced testing and auditing, training, and security and robustness verification services. It serves developers and security analysts in telecommunications, networking, manufacturing, financial services, and defense industries. Ari Takanen, Rauli Kaksonen, and Mikko Varpiola founded Codenomicon in 2001, with its headquarters in Oulu in Finland, with a branch in Saratoga in California in the United States. Codenomicon operates as a subsidiary of Synopsys as of June 29, 2015.

Coverity is a leading provider of development testing solutions focused on identifying defects and security vulnerabilities in source code. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in cities such as Boston, London, and Tokyo, the company has more than 240 employees and serves over 1,100 clients globally. Founded in 2003, Coverity originated from research at Stanford University and has since established itself as a trusted standard for organizations aiming to safeguard their products from software failures. Its flagship product, Coverity® Static Analysis, helps companies detect critical software defects that could lead to crashes or security breaches. Renowned brands across various industries, including aerospace, telecommunications, and software, rely on Coverity to enhance the quality, safety, and security of their offerings. With over five billion lines of source code under management, Coverity plays a crucial role in ensuring the reliability of products shipping to market.

Target Compiler Technologies, based in Leuven, Belgium, specializes in software tools for the design, programming, and verification of application-specific instruction-set processors (ASIPs). These processors enhance traditional processor architectures by allowing designers to create customized, software programmable engines tailored for compute-intensive digital signal and data plane processing. Target Compiler Technologies serves clients in the electronic systems and semiconductor industries, providing solutions that facilitate the development of specialized processing capabilities.

EVE is the leader in Hardware/Software Co-Verification. Nine of the top 10 semiconductor companies rely on ZeBu to verify their SOCs. With the best ROI on the market, ZeBu is also the choice of startups that need first-pass silicon success.

Synopsis is a software company that designs and develops silicon to software systems and solutions for its clients. It offers automotive, IoT, FinFET, and power-saving services to its clients. In addition, they offer verification, IP, prototyping, software integrity, methodology consulting, design flow deployment, SoC integration and verification, and physical prototyping services. Synopsis was founded in 2012 and is based in California.

Ciranova, Inc. operates as an electronic design automation company. It focuses on building interoperable tools for custom chip designers to create new and/or migrate legacy analog IP. It offers products, such as PyCell Studio, which helps designers reduce the time and cost of PCell and layout generator creation for deep submicron processes; and PCell Xtreme, which enables the migration of PCells created in proprietary languages into multi-vendor OpenAccess flows. It provides custom layout generator development, Python code development consulting, custom layout consulting, and analog and mixed signal design services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

RSoft Design Group, Inc. is a prominent provider of photonics design and simulation software, based in Ossining, New York. The company specializes in developing software solutions that facilitate component design, system simulation, and network modeling, serving the manufacturing and networking industries. RSoft's tools are essential for engineers and designers seeking to optimize photonic components and systems, thereby enhancing performance and efficiency in various applications.

ExpertIO offers Verification IP for industry standard protocols. With a extensive industry experience and a proven track record, you can expect the highest quality results.

Magma Design Automation, Inc. specializes in electronic design automation (EDA) software and related services aimed at enhancing the efficiency of chip design and production. The company's software solutions assist designers in reducing the time required to develop integrated circuits used across various sectors, including communications, computing, consumer electronics, networking, and semiconductors. Magma's primary offerings include the Talus family of products, which provides a comprehensive digital integrated solution for the entire chip development cycle, from initial design to physical implementation. Additionally, the Tekton static timing analyzer and QCP extractor, along with the Quartz family of sign-off and verification tools, facilitate a unified approach to chip design and verification by streamlining previously separate processes. The Titan platform further supports custom integrated chip design by offering a cohesive solution for mixed-signal designs, thereby enhancing design accuracy and efficiency.

Extreme DA, Corp. is an electronic design automation company based in Santa Clara, California, established in 2003. The company specializes in variation-aware parametric yield analysis, optimization, and specification sign-off of integrated circuit designs prior to their transfer to manufacturing. Its product offerings include GoldTime, a tool for static analysis and timing sign-off that conducts variation-aware timing analysis, and the ROAD Suite, which facilitates statistical analysis and optimization across digital, analog/RF, memory, and mixed-signal circuits. Additionally, Extreme DA provides Variability solutions that deliver variation data related to transistor and interconnect geometry parameters, and E-test data. The company's tools are essential for ensuring that integrated circuit designs meet performance standards before manufacturing.

nSys offers the World's Largest portfolio of Verification IPs for standard interfaces/ protocols such as PCIe Gen3/ Gen2/ Gen1, PCI-X, PCI, SR-IOV, Ethernet (100/ 40/ 10/ 1G), Interlaken, USB 3.0/2.0, SATA 3.0, SAS 3.0, ATAPI, AXI, APB, AHB, DDR3/2… Each nVS consists of BFM, Monitors, Assertion-based Checkers and Test Suites for Compliance Testing & Functional Coverage. All nVS are available in native SystemVerilog (OVM/ VMM) & Verilog, with option of Source Code. The nVS family of VIPs is integrated to work with popular languages, like ‘e', SystemC, OpenVera and VHDL on all commonly used simulators and platforms. nSys also offers Verification Services like Independent Verification Services, SystemVerilog Migration and Verification Consulting.

Optical Research Associates (ORA) is a privately held company that specializes in optical design software and engineering services. The company develops software used to design and optimize optical applications that require precise control and manipulation of light. ORA's software enables engineers to create and refine optical components, such as lenses, prisms, and mirrors, as well as comprehensive optical systems. These tools are essential for a variety of products, including cameras, telescopes, semiconductor lithography equipment, projectors, laptop displays, and automotive and solid-state lighting systems. By facilitating the design and analysis of imaging and illumination systems, ORA supports advancements in various industries reliant on optical technology.

Ciranova, Inc. operates as an electronic design automation company. It focuses on building interoperable tools for custom chip designers to create new and/or migrate legacy analog IP. It offers products, such as PyCell Studio, which helps designers reduce the time and cost of PCell and layout generator creation for deep submicron processes; and PCell Xtreme, which enables the migration of PCells created in proprietary languages into multi-vendor OpenAccess flows. It provides custom layout generator development, Python code development consulting, custom layout consulting, and analog and mixed signal design services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Nusym Technology, Inc. specializes in developing advanced functional verification solutions for electronic products. The company focuses on an innovative approach that enhances verification closure while requiring minimal changes to existing methodologies. By utilizing a deep understanding of design, Nusym distinguishes itself from traditional methods that often treat designs as "black boxes." Instead, it leverages testbenches and reference models to facilitate targeted test generation, thereby improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the verification process. This capability positions Nusym as a valuable partner for companies in the electronic products manufacturing sector seeking to optimize their verification efforts.

Synfora, Inc. specializes in developing program-in chip-out (PICO) technology, which includes a suite of tools and intellectual property aimed at creating application engines from sequential untimed C algorithms. This technology is particularly applicable in fields such as audio, video, imaging, wireless, and security. The company offers software tools and services that facilitate the design of systems-on-chips and field-programmable gate arrays. Key products include PICO Express, which assesses parallelism to meet throughput requirements and generates the necessary hardware for algorithm execution, and PICO Express FPGA, which synthesizes algorithms into hardware application engines while ensuring seamless integration with existing systems. Founded in 2003, Synfora is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in Japan, South Korea, France, India, and Taiwan.

Virage Logic is a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits. The company's highly differentiated product portfolio includes processor solutions, interface IP solutions, embedded SRAMs and NVMs, embedded test and yield optimization solutions, logic libraries, and memory development software. As the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner, more than 400 foundry, IDM and fabless customers rely on Virage Logic to achieve higher performance, lower power, higher density and optimal yield, as well as shorten time-to-market and time-to-volume.

CoWare, Inc. specializes in providing platform-driven electronic system-level design software and consulting services tailored for IP, semiconductor, and electronics companies. The company offers a range of products and services that facilitate platform architecture design, verification, application sub-system design, processor design, and digital signal processing (DSP) algorithm development. Key offerings include Platform Architect, a graphical environment for platform analysis; Model Designer for verifying IP blocks; and Virtual Platform, which supports simulation for software development teams. Additionally, CoWare provides a Model Library containing various processor and peripheral models, as well as Processor Designer for creating custom processors and programmable hardware accelerators. Their Signal Processing Designer aids in the design and analysis of signal processing algorithms, while the Virtual Platform product family encompasses tools for constructing and utilizing virtual hardware platforms for device software development and validation.

VaST Systems Technology Corporation specializes in providing tools and models for embedded systems design automation. The company offers a range of products, including CoMET, a system engineering tool for creating software simulation-based virtual prototypes of system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs, and METeor, a development environment for embedded systems. Additionally, VaST provides Metrix, which analyzes the behavior and performance of hardware and software components in virtual prototypes, as well as a peripheral device builder for modeling peripheral devices. Its services encompass architecture and systems engineering, embedded software development, and solutions for wireless, telecom, consumer, and automotive applications. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, VaST Systems Technology also maintains sales and support offices in various locations, including Austin, Munich, Paris, NSW, and Tokyo. The company has been operating as a subsidiary of Synopsys Inc. since 2010.

Zerosoft Inc. is a privately held company provides concurrent simulations of a hardware design.

Arteris IP is a leading developer of on-chip interconnect fabric technology, specializing in Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnect intellectual property (IP) for various advanced applications, including autonomous driving, 5G, and artificial intelligence systems. Founded in 2003, Arteris pioneered the commercialization of NoC technology, establishing itself as the largest provider in this field. Its products, such as the FlexNoC Interconnect IP and Ncore Cache Coherent Interconnect IP, facilitate the development of complex systems-on-chip (SoCs) by optimizing on-chip data flow and connectivity. The company also offers innovative solutions tailored for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, including the AI Package and CodaCache Last Level Cache. Additionally, Arteris provides Resilience Packages to ensure functional safety in multibillion-transistor chips and the PIANO Timing Closure Package to address design challenges associated with chip complexity. With a strong presence in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Arteris derives significant revenue from the Asia Pacific region, offering comprehensive support services to enhance SoC integration and deployment.

Gemini Design Technology, LLC designs and markets electronic design automation software for verifying analog and mixed-signal designs.

Chipidea Microelectrónica offers analog and mixed semiconductor solutions to wireless communications, digital media, and consumer electronics market segments. It provides analog subsystems for wireless and wire line communications, device-to-device connectivity, multimedia, and power management in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company offers analog and mixed Internet protocol products in various categories, including analog to digital converters, analog filters, analog front end, analog standard cells, audio and voice, clock management, digital modules, over sampling modulators, power management, radio frequency, USB link controllers, and USB physical interfaces for blue chip customers.

Pro Design Electronic - CHIPit is a provider of high-speed ASIC and System-on-Chip.

Arteris IP is a leading developer of on-chip interconnect fabric technology, specializing in Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnect intellectual property (IP) for various advanced applications, including autonomous driving, 5G, and artificial intelligence systems. Founded in 2003, Arteris pioneered the commercialization of NoC technology, establishing itself as the largest provider in this field. Its products, such as the FlexNoC Interconnect IP and Ncore Cache Coherent Interconnect IP, facilitate the development of complex systems-on-chip (SoCs) by optimizing on-chip data flow and connectivity. The company also offers innovative solutions tailored for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, including the AI Package and CodaCache Last Level Cache. Additionally, Arteris provides Resilience Packages to ensure functional safety in multibillion-transistor chips and the PIANO Timing Closure Package to address design challenges associated with chip complexity. With a strong presence in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Arteris derives significant revenue from the Asia Pacific region, offering comprehensive support services to enhance SoC integration and deployment.

Prover is a company that specializes in developing proof engines and rail control software aimed at supporting safety-critical systems. Its proof engines enable engineers to achieve exhaustive verification coverage, ensuring the reliability and safety of complex systems. The company's rail control software focuses on enhancing traffic capacity and reliability within modern railway interlocking systems, providing automation services that adhere to strict safety requirements. Prover's client base includes prominent organizations such as Airbus, GE, New York City Transit, Ericsson, and Mathworks, highlighting its commitment to delivering effective solutions in the transportation and engineering sectors.

Ciranova, Inc. operates as an electronic design automation company. It focuses on building interoperable tools for custom chip designers to create new and/or migrate legacy analog IP. It offers products, such as PyCell Studio, which helps designers reduce the time and cost of PCell and layout generator creation for deep submicron processes; and PCell Xtreme, which enables the migration of PCells created in proprietary languages into multi-vendor OpenAccess flows. It provides custom layout generator development, Python code development consulting, custom layout consulting, and analog and mixed signal design services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Syncplicity, Inc. is a cloud-based file sharing and collaboration solution that caters to both businesses and individuals. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Syncplicity allows users to access, share, and manage documents and files securely. Its offerings include real-time document protection, large file sharing, and the replacement of traditional FTP services, all backed by robust security measures. The platform also features Syncplicity Panorama, which provides unified mobile access to content from various enterprise sources, such as file shares and SharePoint. Targeting sectors like healthcare, financial services, and education, Syncplicity enables organizations to streamline their file management and collaboration processes. As of 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of Axway Software SA.

Sandwork Design, Inc., a privately held, Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of analog and mixed-signal (AMS) verification solutions. Sandwork's approach to verification enables engineers to efficiently analyze and debug complex AMS systems-on-chips (SoCs). Sandwork's products, combined with Synopsys' industry-leading Discovery™ AMS solution, deliver a comprehensive environment for verification and debug. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed.

ArchPro Design Automation provides EDA products to meet low-power and multi-voltage power management challenges. Its products include multi-voltage simulator, which verifies power-managed designs, and supports ARM intelligent energy manager technology; multi-volt rule checker that analyzes design in various states to enable multi-voltage equivalence checking; and multi-volt synthesis, which automates the implementation of multiple voltages.

Conversant Intellectual Property Management involves in licensing patented semiconductor and wireless/wireline communications Internet protocol, as well as developing semiconductor memory technology.

Arteris IP is a leading developer of on-chip interconnect fabric technology, specializing in Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnect intellectual property (IP) for various advanced applications, including autonomous driving, 5G, and artificial intelligence systems. Founded in 2003, Arteris pioneered the commercialization of NoC technology, establishing itself as the largest provider in this field. Its products, such as the FlexNoC Interconnect IP and Ncore Cache Coherent Interconnect IP, facilitate the development of complex systems-on-chip (SoCs) by optimizing on-chip data flow and connectivity. The company also offers innovative solutions tailored for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, including the AI Package and CodaCache Last Level Cache. Additionally, Arteris provides Resilience Packages to ensure functional safety in multibillion-transistor chips and the PIANO Timing Closure Package to address design challenges associated with chip complexity. With a strong presence in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Arteris derives significant revenue from the Asia Pacific region, offering comprehensive support services to enhance SoC integration and deployment.

SIGMA-C(TM) Software AG (SIGMA-C), a Munich-based company providing simulation software that allows semiconductor manufacturers and their suppliers to develop and optimize process sequences for optical lithography, e-beam lithography and next-generation lithography (NGL) technologies.

Virtio is a virtualization standard for network and disk device drivers where just the guest's device driver knows it is running in a virtual environment, and cooperates with the hypervisor. This enables guests to get high performance network and disk operations, and gives most of the performance benefits of paravirtualization.

AWR Corporation specializes in developing high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA) software that accelerates the design process for various high-tech products, including cell phones and satellite systems. Its primary offerings include Microwave Office, which assists in designing radio frequency and microwave circuits; Visual System Simulator, designed for communication system architecture; and Analog Office, which integrates tools for RFIC and analog design verification. The company's software is utilized for a wide range of applications, from amplifiers and antennas to filters and radar systems, enabling engineers to create innovative wireless products efficiently. AWR's unique technology, built on extensive industry expertise, allows for design automation across different vendor tools, enhancing productivity. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

HPL Technologies, Inc. is a provider of yield optimization solutions forthe semiconductor and flat panel display industries. HPL offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services including: silicon-proven intellectual property (IP), highly flexible data analysis platforms, factory floor systems and professional services. HPL solutions have enabled companies to significantly improve yield by accelerating the process by which they identify, characterize and eliminate sources of failure throughout the entire product lifecycle. This is why a majority of the world's top twenty-five semiconductor and flat-panel manufacturers use HPL yield optimization solutions.

TriCN Associates is a privately held company provides an Interface specific I/Os and SerDes IP.

Nassda is a leading provider of full-chip circuit simulation and analysis software for the design and verification of complex semiconductors. They believe that our initial product, HSIM, is the industry's first hierarchical simulator that meets the circuit verification challenges of memory, analog, mixed-signal and system-on-a-chip, or SoC, designs. Their software is designed to provide high capacity and accuracy that allows designers to perform full-chip simulation of complex semiconductors with feature sizes of 0.18 microns or less, or complex nanometer-scale semiconductors.

LEDA Systems Inc., founded in 1995, is a leader in the field of mixed-signal and analog silicon intellectual property (IP) design and development. LEDA is a single, comprehensive source for silicon-proven mixed-signal IP. It has licensed its technology to more than 50 customers for the development, manufacture and sales of high-performance integrated circuits (ICs).

Cascade Semiconductor Solutions, Inc. is a privately held company based in Beaverton, OR, USA. It primarily sold IP cores for PCI Express.

Monterey Design Systems provides electronic design automation (EDA) software that enables integrated circuit designers to take their circuits from completed logic design to manufacturing ready output.

CMOS based transceivers for serial backplane communication and future broadband infrastructure semiconductor solutions. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Accelerant delivers high-speed backplane transceivers specifically for network equipment manufacturers. The company's semiconductor solutions are targeted specifically at increasing speed, distance and reliability of line card to line card communication inside network equipment. A

MoSys, Inc. is a semiconductor company headquartered in San Jose, California, that develops and sells integrated circuits (ICs) for various high-speed applications, including cloud networking, communications, data centers, and security appliances. Established in 1991, MoSys offers memory-dominated IC products under the Bandwidth Engine and Programmable HyperSpeed Engine names, designed to address data throughput and access bottlenecks in advanced networking equipment. The company's solutions are crucial for enabling high aggregate data rates exceeding 100 Gigabits per second, thereby enhancing performance while minimizing power consumption and system complexity. MoSys serves original equipment manufacturers and various subsystem vendors through direct sales and distribution channels. Its products, particularly the Bandwidth Engine family, integrate proprietary high-density embedded memory and efficient serial interfaces, ensuring carrier-grade reliability and meeting the increasing demands for data processing in modern applications like video-on-demand and cloud computing.

Inovys, a Pleasanton, Calif. company that makes software and hardware for structural testing of semiconductors, was founded in 1999.

ADA made tools for large-scale optimization of analog integrated circuits. It was founded in 1999 in Saskatoon, Canada by 6 engineers from the University of Saskatchewan. In May 1999, ADA received a $100,000 R&D grant from the National Research Council. In July 1999, ADA raised $500,000 in a seed round from Jim Hutch, John Montgomery, Ravi Maithel, Joe Vidal, Jerome Konecsni, and Mark Lemmerick. In Nov. 2000, ADA received $8 million in Series A funding from High Street Partners, Intel Capital, Royal Bank Capital Partners, and Synopsys. The Business Development Bank of Canada led ADA's Jan. 2003 Series B round, which also pulled in $8 million. The round included previous investors Royal Bank Capital Partners, Synopsys, High Street Partners, and Intel Capital. http://www.insidechips.com/public/4260print.cfm It was acquired by Synopsys Inc in 2004. http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1217489

Integrated Systems Engineering is a privately held company provides range of TCAD tools.

Progressant Technologies develops regative differential resistance transistor technology.

Tharas Systems specializes in providing solutions to the performance bottlenecks faced by designers in System-on-Chip simulations. The company focuses on accelerating Hardware Description Language (HDL) simulation through innovative approaches that emphasize ease of use, compatibility with existing tools, and cost-effectiveness. Their flagship product, Hammer, delivers hardware-accelerated performance akin to emulation while maintaining the debugging capabilities typically associated with software. By developing verification appliances, Tharas Systems aims to shorten the verification cycle for integrated circuits and electronic systems, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the design process.

InnoLogic Systems is a privately held company specializing in symbolic simulation services for equivalence checking in electronic design. The company develops advanced equivalence checking technology that allows users to specify variables as inputs, enabling the simulator to propagate Boolean expressions instead of binary values. This approach provides enhanced coverage compared to traditional binary simulation methods. By offering functional verification solutions tailored for full custom silicon implementations, InnoLogic Systems helps electronic designers improve the quality of their designs while reducing verification costs.

Pixim is a hardware company specializing in the development of advanced chipsets for video cameras, utilizing its innovative Digital Pixel System® technology. This technology enhances image capture by allowing individual pixels to self-adjust to varying lighting conditions, thereby improving the overall image quality. Pixim's chipsets include digital image sensors, processors, and associated software, which are applicable across a range of industries such as security, video surveillance, machine vision, and automotive systems. By enabling cameras to capture clear, high-resolution images under diverse lighting scenarios, Pixim's solutions provide users with accurate, actionable information while minimizing visual noise such as glare and reflections.

Numerical Technologies, Inc. develops and markets proprietary technologies and software products that enable the design and manufacture of semiconductors, including semiconductors with subwavelength feature sizes.

Co-Design Automation is a privately held company supplies an advanced languages and tools to target electronic design and verification productivity.

inSilicon Corp. is a private held company provides connectivity semiconductor intellectual property used by semiconductor and systems.

Silicon Access Networks is a provider of an ultra-high performance chipsets for terabit routers and communication silicon to the networking and telecommunications market.

Avant! Corporation specializes in the development, marketing, and support of integrated circuit (IC) design automation software solutions. Their offerings encompass the entire design process, from system definition to mask synthesis, facilitating the rapid creation of complex products, including system on chip (SoC) designs. These integrated circuits are essential components in various sectors, such as consumer electronics, internet infrastructure, wireless communications, telecommunications, and automotive applications. Avant! Corporation is recognized as a leading provider of physical foundation intellectual property libraries for IC design and offers a comprehensive suite of software tools for integrated circuit design, process simulation, device modeling, and mask synthesis.

Pixim is a hardware company specializing in the development of advanced chipsets for video cameras, utilizing its innovative Digital Pixel System® technology. This technology enhances image capture by allowing individual pixels to self-adjust to varying lighting conditions, thereby improving the overall image quality. Pixim's chipsets include digital image sensors, processors, and associated software, which are applicable across a range of industries such as security, video surveillance, machine vision, and automotive systems. By enabling cameras to capture clear, high-resolution images under diverse lighting scenarios, Pixim's solutions provide users with accurate, actionable information while minimizing visual noise such as glare and reflections.

Blackstone Technology Group provides software and services that create high throughput computing environments. Blackstone helps customers speed time-to-market by designing and optimizing infrastructures for high user productivity, low administrative burden, and low ownership cost. Blackstone accomplishes these goals with Consultants who have expertise in the applications and process methodologies, as well as in the design and optimization of large-scale, high-throughput computing environments; and Software products that simplify usage and administration of the environment, as well as maximize computing throughput and architecture scalability.

Chameleon Systems is a privately held fabless semiconductor company that designs, markets and sells programmable system-on-a-chip solutions for the communications electronics markets. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company has developed the industry´s first reconfigurable communications processor (RCP)--an ideal solution for data-intensive Internet, DSP, wireless basestations, voice compression, software-defined radio, and other high-performance embedded telecom and datacom applications. The Chameleon RCP solution allows data and telecom equipment vendors to create customized communications signal processors to increase performance and channel count, more quickly adapt to new requirements and standards, reduce time-to-market, lower development costs and reduce risk.

Silicon Access Networks is a provider of an ultra-high performance chipsets for terabit routers and communication silicon to the networking and telecommunications market.

LightSpeed Semiconductor provides time-to-market, yield, manufacturability, and development expense advantages over cell implementation.

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LEDA offers design rule checkers for VHDL and Verilog -- the hardware design languages -- but these are offered by many firms, so it probably would have been easier for Synopsys to grow in-house.

Silicon Access Networks is a provider of an ultra-high performance chipsets for terabit routers and communication silicon to the networking and telecommunications market.

Adaptive Silicon licenses Programmable Logic Cores for the purpose of adding programmability to system-on-chip devices. This programmability permits multiple designs to be built on a single silicon die and enables products to be re-programmed after they are built and in service.

Interactive Silicon is a technology-based, intellectual property company that is turning LOTS of heads with its breakthrough memory technology.

Chameleon Systems is a privately held fabless semiconductor company that designs, markets and sells programmable system-on-a-chip solutions for the communications electronics markets. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company has developed the industry´s first reconfigurable communications processor (RCP)--an ideal solution for data-intensive Internet, DSP, wireless basestations, voice compression, software-defined radio, and other high-performance embedded telecom and datacom applications. The Chameleon RCP solution allows data and telecom equipment vendors to create customized communications signal processors to increase performance and channel count, more quickly adapt to new requirements and standards, reduce time-to-market, lower development costs and reduce risk.

Stanza Systems is a privately held company provides custom IC layout tools for DSM.

Gambit (San Jose, Calif.) has had little success marketing Grandmaster, its gate-array layout system, but has had more success offering design services that use Grandmaster. The company employs a number of Russian engineers.

Silicon Architects is a privately held company develops structured ASIC Methodology is ideal for complex integrated circuits with multiple memories, data paths and random logic.

Smartech Oy (Tampere), an independent provider of system-on-a-chip (SOC) designservices.

Everest Design Automation is a privately held shape-based, top-level-routing technology targeted at handling the complexities of SOC.

Systems Science is a privately held company that provides advanced tools for electronic design verification and test.

Radiant Design Tools, Inc. (RDT) is a privately held company supplies technology that optimizes designs for simulation performance.

EPIC Design Technology, Inc. provides a family of simulation and analysis tools to help designers manage the timing, power characteristics and reliability of a broad range of deep submicron and nanometer ICs. EPIC tools analyzed power, timing, and reliability problems in ASIC, structured, and full-custom ICs.

Viewlogic Systems develops and markets integrated e-products, design software, and services for advanced electronic systems. It is based in Marlboro, Massachusetts, with offices in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. Viewlogic Systems is the Developer of Internet Protocol (IP) service-measurement software. The company develops service assurance software for IP networks designed to monitor the services delivered by Internet service providers to their customers.

Advanced Test Technology, Inc. is a privately held comapny provides an ATPG products.

Logic Modeling Corporation is a provider of high-level design automation software. The company provides software simulation models and hardware modeling systems for electronic systems design.

Arcad SA is a privately held company specializes in VHDL models for telecommunications standards.