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Ciranova in the News 2007

11/5/2007 SCDSource: OpenAccess expands to new horizons
10/26/2007 EDN: Upstart analog EDA PCell coalition IPL makes progress
7/19/2007 Electronic Design Magazine: Analog/Full-Custom Flows Move Toward Interoperability
7/5/2007 Chip Design Magazine: Building a PCell-based Standard Cell Library
6/27/2007 EETimes: Ciranova plans persistent p-cell donation
5/17/2007 EETimes: New Hope for Analog Layout Automation
4/26/2007 EETimes: Open Analog Constraint Standard Urged
4/3/2007 EDN: Effort Launches to Develop Open PCell Library
4/3/2007 EETimes: Interoperable PCell Library Launched
3/12/2007 EETimes: Ciranova Places PCell Software in Escrow
1/24/2007 Chip Design Magazine: Interoperable PCell Libraries or Bust!

Ciranova in the News 2006

12/15/2006 EDN: Ciranova's PCell Xtreme™ Named Hot 100 Product of 2006 by EDN Magazine
12/2006 Chip Design Magazine: Escape from Analog Alcatraz
11/20/2006 EETimes: Standards open up EDA arena (pdf)
11/13/2006 EETimes: Startup Ciranova rolls reuse scheme for p-cells (pdf)
11/13/2006 EDN: Ciranova tool finds way around Cadence SKILL® for analog design
11/13/2006 SoC Central: Ciranova Unveils Complete and Open PCell Solution for Extreme EDA Tool Interoperability
11/13/2006 EDA Cafe: PyCell Studio™ and PCell Xtreme provide new level of productivity and efficiency for today's analog and custom chip designers
11/2006 Chip Design Magazine: Prisoner PCell Block A
10/02/2006 EETimes: Startup's Open Pcells Poised to Roil Analog EDA (pdf)

Ciranova Press Releases 2008

10/2/2008 LFoundry Announces Interoperable PyCell Library
6/9/2008 Ciranova Named to Three Influential "Top-Ten" And "Must-See" Lists
6/2/2008 Ciranova Releases Industry's First Automated Analog Layout Solution Delivering Production-Quality Results
5/30/2008 TSMC Joins the IPL Alliance as First Foundry Member
5/27/2008 IPL Alliance Announces Lunch Workshop at Design Automation Conference
3/24/2008 Synopsys and Mentor Graphics Invest in Ciranova
2/27/2008 Magma Titan Platform Supports IPL Standards and Ciranova PyCell Libraries
2/21/2008 New Online Demo Shows Interoperable PCell Library Support by Five EDA Vendors

Ciranova Press Releases 2007

9/19/2007 Ciranova Appoints Eric Filseth as CEO
6/29/2007 Ciranova Releases PyCell Studio on Microsoft Windows
5/28/2007 Ciranova to Demonstrate Breakthrough Analog/Custom Layout Technology at Design Automation Conference
4/23/2007 Ciranova and AWR Sign Distribution Agreement for PyCell Studio
4/3/2007 Five Leading EDA Vendors Announce Agreement to Develop
Interoperable PCell Library for Analog and Mixed Signal Design
3/12/2007 Ciranova Places PyCell Studio Source Code into Escrow
with Si2 as Beneficiary
1/22/2007 Ciranova Releases PyCell Studio Version 4.0
1/11/2007 Ciranova's PCell Xtreme Named Hot 100 Product of 2006 by EDN Magazine

Ciranova Press Releases 2006

12/05/2006 Ciranova and Mentor Graphics Demonstrate Interoperability Benefits of OpenAccess-Based PCell Solutions
11/13/2006 Ciranova Unveils Industry's Only Complete and Open PCell Solution for Extreme EDA Tool Interoperability
11/13/2006 Silicon Canvas Validates Ciranova's OpenAccess-Based Pcell Solution to Provide Interoperability with Leading Layout Editor
11/13/2006 Silicon Navigator and Ciranova Demonstrate Interoperability of Ciranova's Openaccess-Based Pcell Solutions with RDE Framework
10/24/2006 Ciranova raises $4 million in latest round led by new investor Asiatech Management
10/24/2006 Ciranova strengthens management team with addition of Michael Ma as VP Business Development and promotion of Ed Petrus to COO
(Ma Photo) (Petrus Photo)

 

XPyCell
Universal OpenAccess PCells, created using Ciranova's PyCell Studio software. PyCells are authored using the popular Python programming language, hence the name.
XAMS
Analog/Mixed Signal
XPyros Layout Viewer
A component of Ciranova's PyCell Studio software. The Pyros Layout Viewer can open any OpenAccess block, select layout objects for examination, and manipulate PyCell parameters. Pyros also includes a built-in design rule checker that allows users to check the layout interactively.