Michel Telera

Avant! Corporation develops, supports integrated circuit {IC} design automation software solutions for the rapid design of multimillion gate products including system on chip {SoC}. Avant! Is a provider of physical foundation IP libraries for IC design and provides a full suite of software for integrated circuit design, process simulation, device modeling, and mask synthesis.

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.

Verisity Ltd. provides software services. The firm provides technology and software products to verify designs of electronic systems and complex integrated circuits used for communications and other high growth segments of the electronics industry. It offers services to companies such as Alcatel, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Hewlett Packard, and Texas Instruments. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.