Coware
Encyclopedia
CoWare, now part of Synopsys
, was a supplier of platform-driven electronic system level
(ESL) design software and services.
CoWare was headquartered in San Jose, California
, and had offices around the world, major R&D offices in Belgium
, Germany
and India
.
) in Belgium as an internal project in 1992.
In 1996, CoWare spun off as an independent company.
CoWare is one of the founding member of SystemC
language
In 2005, CoWare acquired the Signal Processing department from Cadence
.
On February 8, 2010, Synopsys
has announced an acquisition of CoWare.
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...
, was a supplier of platform-driven electronic system level
Electronic system level
Electronic system level design and verification is an emerging electronic design methodology that focuses on the higher abstraction level concerns first and foremost. The term Electronic System Level or ESL Design was first defined by Gartner Dataquest, a EDA-industry-analysis firm, on February...
(ESL) design software and services.
CoWare was headquartered in San Jose, California
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...
, and had offices around the world, major R&D offices in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
History
Original CoWare technology development was initiated by the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMECImec
Imec is a micro- and nanoelectronics research center headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, with offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Taiwan, USA, China and Japan. Its staff of about 1,900 people includes more than 500 industrial residents and guest researchers...
) in Belgium as an internal project in 1992.
In 1996, CoWare spun off as an independent company.
CoWare is one of the founding member of SystemC
SystemC
SystemC is a set of C++ classes and macros which provide an event-driven simulation kernel in C++ . These facilities enable a designer to simulate concurrent processes, each described using plain C++ syntax...
language
In 2005, CoWare acquired the Signal Processing department from Cadence
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems, Inc is an electronic design automation software and engineering services company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD, Inc...
.
On February 8, 2010, 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...
has announced an acquisition of CoWare.
Products
- Platform Architect
- Model Designer
- Model Library
- Processor Designer
- Signal Processing Designer
- Virtual Platform Designer
- This allow to generate and package customs Virtual Platform