Standard gives fabs a green start

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The ISO 14000 standard hopes to prevent environmental accidents through a process that determines what types of accidents might occur in a specific environment. Included in ISO 14000 is the 14001 standard, which marks a significant change in corporate response to environmental problems. The standard may become a prerequisite for working with the Defense Department and some foreign governments, and electronics companies may find compliance with ISO 14001 to be a response to environmentalist concerns. ISO 14001 follows up ISO 9000, and employs a similar documentation system. Although 14001 does not guarantee better environmental performance, its goal is to enable companies to manage their environmental responsibilities more efficiently. Certification requires compliance with applicable laws and regulations, a commitment to continual improvement of the management system, and to design new products and processes with an emphasis on reducing pollution.

Standards, Technology overview, Electronics industry, Environmental protection, Environmental issue

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EDA takes Detroit for a ride

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US car makers are actively attempting to abbreviate product development cycles by as much as a year, turning to electronic design automation (EDA) techniques to reduce costs. Automobiles are becoming increasingly complex, incorporating more computer and electronic components than ever before, and a host of EDA software firms have developed product lines specifically for the automobile industry. Automobile executives claim that the need for adequate electronic control systems in the design process is the most imperative need throughout the industry. Many software companies that once sold exclusively to the aerospace industry now concentrate on the automotive development market, in response to shrinking DOD expenditures. Traditional companies such as HP are also developing EDA solutions for the automobile industry, both in the US and abroad.

Usage, Software, Product development, Forecasts and trends, Industry trend, Electronic design automation, Automobile industry, Market trend/market analysis, Computer-aided design, Computer aided design, CAD software

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Tiny Chrysalis copies Synopsys's business model

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Chrysalis Symbolic Design Inc is a leading company in the formal verification market. To garner market acceptance, the company has adopted a strategy similar to the one Synopsys used to dominate the EDA market segment. The company's software, Design Verifyer 2, is a $95,000 platform that aims to introduce powerful new features without altering the design process. The program is targeted at engineers who design circuits that have more than 100,000 gates, though it works with up to 600,000 gates. Since Design Verifyer 2 does not require any retraining, Chrysalis has been able to garner 70% of the formal verification market. Its symbolic logic approach combines a single data representation for both sequential and combinational logic by using a powerful logic manipulation algorithm.

Management, Computer software industry, Software industry, Growth, Company analysis, Company growth, Chrysalis Symbolic Design Inc.

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