Sam Appleton

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Apache Design Solutions, Inc. provides power analysis and optimization software solutions. Its solutions include software tools and methodologies that enable design engineers to reduce power consumption, ensure delivery of power to ICs and electronic system components, and mitigate power-induced signal interference. The company was founded by Andrew T. Yang, Norman Chang and Shen Lin in January 2001 and it is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Solido Design Automation, Inc. provides variation analysis and design software solutions for custom ICs. The firm makes variation designer the world’s top CAD software for semiconductor variation analysis and debugging and is used to improve chip yield, improve performance, reduce die area, and reduce power consumption. The company was founded by Amit K. Gupta and Trent Lorne McConaghy in 2005 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

Tuscany Design Automation, Inc. develops and markets structured placement and visualization solutions for integrated circuits. It offers web-enabled collaboration and what-if analysis for CPU/DSP. The company was founded by Paula Lisette Beaty, Matthew Michels, and David Fletcher in 2005 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, CO.

Part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Silicon Perspective Corp develops, markets, and supports electronic design automation software products. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company was founded by Wei-Jin Dai. Silicon Perspective was acquired by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on December 20, 2001.