Numerical Technologies
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Numerical Technologies, Inc. was a San Jose
, California
, USA based EDA
public (NASDAQ
: NMTC) company.
The company is primarily known for its IP portfolio, software tools and services covering alternating Phase Shift Mask (alt-PSM) Technology providing sub-wavelength design to manufacturing solutions. On March 3, 2003 it was acquired by Synopsys
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San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, California
California
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, USA based EDA
EDA
- Organizations :* Eating Disorders Association, a British medical charity organization, known as beat since February 2007* Economic Development Administration, US agency providing economic grants to communities* Ejército del Aire, Spanish Air Force...
public (NASDAQ
NASDAQ
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: NMTC) company.
The company is primarily known for its IP portfolio, software tools and services covering alternating Phase Shift Mask (alt-PSM) Technology providing sub-wavelength design to manufacturing solutions. On March 3, 2003 it was acquired by Synopsys
Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. is one of the largest companies in the Electronic Design Automation industry. Synopsys' first and best-known product is Design Compiler, a logic-synthesis tool. Synopsys offers a wide range of other products used in the design of an application-specific integrated circuit...
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Mergers and acquisitions
- January 10, 2000: acquired Transcription Enterprises, Inc. primarily known for its CATSCATS (software)CATS is an EDA software for mask data preparation in integrated circuit design and manufacturing.Originally it was developed by Transcription Enterprises, Ltd, acquired by Numerical Technologies, Inc. , in its turn acquired by Synopsys, Inc...
software for mask data preparationMask data preparationMask data preparation is the step that translates an intended set of polygons on an integrated circuit layout into a form that can be physically written by the photomask writer. Usually this involves fracturing complex polygons into simpler shapes, often rectangles and trapezoids, that can be...
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- October 27, 2000: acquired Cadabra Design Automation, Inc. (Cadabra), a provider of automated IC layout cell creation technology used to create the building blocks for standard cell, semi-custom and custom integrated circuits. Purchase price: $99 million