EMA Design Automation Acquires DesignAdvance

By DE Editors

EMA Design Automation, a provider of electronic design automation (EDA) solutions, has acquired DesignAdvance and all of its intellectual property.

“This acquisition builds on our EDA portfolio and strengthens our PCB solutions focus,” said Manny Marcano, president and CEO of EMA Design Automation. “This patented technology jointly developed by DesignAdvance and Carnegie Mellon University offers significant productivity enhancements for our PCB design customers.”

As part of the acquisition, EMA has hired the key people responsible for creating and enhancing the DesignAdvance products, including Chandan Aladahalli, lead scientist and cofounder of DesignAdvance. This will allow EMA to continue the development of the three DesignAdvance products CircuitSpace, CircuitProbe, and CircuitPlan.

CircuitSpace implements a hierarchical approach to printed circuit board design through enhanced Autoclustering and replication technologies. CircuitProbe offers cross-probing between the Cadence Allegro PCB editor or viewer and a PDF schematic. CircuitPlan offers planning, feasibility, and design collaboration from concept level planning through physical design and test.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.