VEDA IIT Newest In-Sequence Partner: Tech Institute to Collaborate on Low-Power Research

Santa Clara, California, United States, Saturday, January 05, 2008 -- (Business Wire India)

Sequence Design today announced that VEDA IIT has joined its In-Sequence Technology Partner Program, promoting EDA interoperability and advanced design methodologies.

VEDA IIT, located in the high-tech hub of Hyderabad, India is an industry driven state-of-the-art training institute of excellence in the field of VLSI Design and Development. VEDA IIT, a teaching professional industry, conducts an MS Program in VLSI Engineering, which is a collaborative program of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India and a Consortium of VLSI Design Houses. For more information: www.vedaiit.com.

Sequence has delivered licenses of its flagship RTL power analysis tool, Power Theater, to the school where VEDA IIT students and faculty will receive advanced PowerTheater training from Sequence, as well as collaborate on a variety of R&D projects.

“We are pleased to have VEDA join our In-Sequence program,” said Dr. Robert Mathews, Vice President of Extraction Products and Chairman of the In-Sequence Program. “With power becoming the most critical issue facing the semiconductor industry, it is essential to establish collaborations with leading institutes to spread low- power design knowledge and to foster innovations addressing this major issue.”

“We welcome the opportunity to further strengthen our ties with the EDA community by working with low-power pioneer, Sequence Design,” said Professor K. Subbarangaiah, Director, VEDA IIT Pvt. Ltd. “Working with latest design technology helps prepare our students for the VLSI challenges awaiting them in the high-tech workforce.”

VEDA IIT is the latest in a series of In-Sequence partnerships, joining a variety of EDA vendors, foundries, IP providers, design services providers, platform vendors and universities. For more information on the In-Sequence program: http://www.sequencedesign.com/partners/overview.php.

About Sequence Design

Sequence Design accelerates the ability of SoC designers to bring high-performance, power-aware ICs quickly to market. Sequence Design-For-Power solutions give customers the competitive advantage necessary to excel in aggressive technology markets. For more information: http://www.sequencedesign.com.