Devadas Varma

Mentor Graphics Corp. provides electronic design automation systems-advanced computer software and emulation hardware systems, which are used to automate the design, analysis, and testing of electronic hardware and embedded systems software in electronic systems and components. It markets products and services primarily to large companies in the military/aerospace, communications, computer, consumer electronics, semiconductor, networking, multimedia, and transportation industries. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Japan, Pacific Rim, and Others. The company was founded on February 4, 1981 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, OR.

Viewlogic Systems, Inc. was a worldwide supplier of electronic design automation software. The company's design tools enabled electrical engineers to design state-of-the-art electronic products more efficiently, while reducing both development costs and time to market. The company offered software for both UNIX and Windows-based computing platforms, along with a broad range of support services.

Calypto Design Systems, Inc. provides power optimization and functional verification products. Its products include powerpro, catapult and SLEC. The firm also offers electronic system level hardware design. The company was founded by Devadas Varma, Gagan Hasteer, Venkat Krishnaswamy, Anmol Mathur and Sumit Roy in 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

AutoESL is the leading provider of high level synthesis for FPGAs and ASICs. AutoESL was founded in 2006 based on advanced proprietary technology that was nurtured, developed, and exclusively licensed from UCLA. AutoESL has now deployed this solution at many leading edge system and semiconductor companies. AutoESL provides the fastest path from algorithms to silicon. AutoESL provides a powerful high level synthesis solution that enables: Synthesis of complex algorithms in C, C++ or SystemC into ASICs or FPGAs. Software architects to accelerate software algorithms by implementing them in silicon. System architects to take software models into silicon without manually writing RTL. Hardware architects to explore and implement the right architecture in silicon.

Ambit Design Systems, Inc. developed critical design automation technology used in system-on-a-chip design. The company was headquartered in San Jose, CA.

ArcadiaOne, Inc. develops internet solutions that automate content exchanges between enterprises. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. ArcadiaOne, Inc. was acquired by iMediation, Inc. on January 21, 2002.