EDA Consortium

Founded: 1989

Board Members:

Chairman: Walden C. Rhines, Chairman & CEO, Mentor Graphics Corporation
Vice-Chairman: Aart de Geus, Chairman & CEO, Synopsys, Inc.
Vice-Chairman: Kathryn Kranen, President & CEO, Jasper Design Automation, Inc.
Director: John Bourgoin, CEO & President, MIPS Technologies, Inc.
Director: David Burow, President and CEO, Agility Design Solutions, Inc.
Director: John Kibarian, CEO & President, Co-Founder, PDF Solutions, Inc.
Director: Rajeev Madhavan, Chairman & CEO, Magma Design Automation, Inc.
Director: Chris Rowen, President & CEO, Tensilica, Inc.
Director: Sanjay Srivastava, President & CEO, Denali Software, Inc.

Mission: To promote the health of the EDA, IP and DFM industry, and to increase awareness of the crucial role this technology plays in today's global economy

Number of Members: See Web site for latest Membership List (www.edac.org/about_members.jsp)

Mix of Members: Commercial / Analyst / Association / Academic / Research Organizations / Consultants

Classification: Non-profit

Deliverables:

  • Publishes the Market Statistic Service (MSS) report, a quarterly revenue report covering EDA, IP and DFM (www.edac.org/stats_mss.jsp)
  • Influences industry initiatives such as anti-piracy, export control compliance, interoperability, and OS Roadmap measures through its various member committee efforts (www.edac.org/about_committees.jsp)
  • Holds regular executive networking events, forums and symposiums (www.edac.org/main_events.jsp)
  • Gives special member discounts on DAC and DATE exhibit space (www.edac.org/downloads/membership/MembershipForm.pdf)


Working Groups: See Web site for latest active Working Groups (www.edac.org/about_committees.jsp)

Funding: Membership Dues

Benefits of Membership: See Web site for membership benefits (www.edac.org/join.jsp)

Web Address: www.accellera.org

Tech Support Available: N/A

White Papers/Documentation Available: See Web site for recent press releases (www.edac.org/news_consortium.jsp)

Training: See Web site for educational events (www.edac.org)

Tech Focus: EDA, IP and DFM

Partnership/Collaborations: ACM, DAC, DATE, EDAA, EDAcentrum, EDSF, IEEE, ECSI, MPA, OCP-IP, and RAS