Date: 04/02/2010

Agilent partners with CMC Microsystems to provide EDA tools to Canadian academia

Agilent has partnered with CMC Microsystems to provide electronic design automation (EDA) tools for the students, teachers and researchers at universities and colleges across canada, at preferred rates from CMC Microsystems.

Agilent's EEsof EDA software is suitable for microwave, RF, high-frequency, high-speed, RF system, electronic system level (ESL), circuit, 3-D electromagnetic, signal integrity, physical design and device-modeling applications.

"CMC Microsystems provides microsystems' researchers, teachers and students with industry-caliber design resources, access to prototyping technologies, tools for test, and support services," said Lynda Moore, director of Supply and Services, CMC Microsystems. "Delivering cost-effective access to the Agilent EEsof suite of software tools is yet another step in fulfilling that mission. By continually stimulating innovation in microsystems' research, we are fostering the development of highly qualified people who create new products, companies and jobs all of which are vital to fueling all sectors of the economy."

"We realize the critical role universities and colleges play in pushing the limits of modern EDA tools, and we are committed to supporting the needs of universities and colleges," says P.K. Lam, account manager with Agilent Technologies. "Our collaboration with CMC Microsystems enables us to make a significant contribution to the future of microelectronics and gives universities and colleges across Canada access to our EDA resources, empowering further scientific success in academia."

For more details visit www.agilent.com, www.cmc.ca