I read the first sentence and went "wow!" -- I'm interested in any little gems like this that ya'll come across -- or any sites that detail them. again, edupage: SYNOPSYS MAKES SYSTEMS-ON-A-CHIP DESIGN EASIER Today's computer chips can have up to six miles of wiring etched on tiny slivers of silicon, and the trend toward more wiring is increasing as designers move toward systems-on-a-chip. Synopsys' Chip Architect Design Planner purports to revolutionize the chip design process by solving one of the problems that plagues designers: the Chip Architect software enables better coordination the timing of the electrical pulses that must travel along all those miles of wiring. The company's CEO says the Synopsys Architect product increases the efficiency of the chip, in the same way that it makes sense to have the dining room adjacent to the kitchen in a house. Companies that use the Chip Architect include Toshiba, STMicroelectronics NV, Matsushita and Siemens. The Semiconductor Industry Association predicts that by 2012, a single chip will house 1 billion transistors, up from an average of 10 million today. (Investor's Business Daily 11 Feb 99) > Kathy E. Gill > DCAC/MRM Methods Communication -- 425.965.6901 > Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our >potential. ~ Liane Cardes > Microsoft Exchange: the perfect name for its users' greatest desire! > ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The NEW Web Consultants Association FORUMS and CHAT: Register Today at: http://just4u.com/forums/ Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants Give the Gift of Life This Year... Just4U Stop Smoking Support forum - helping smokers for over three years-tell a friend: http://just4u.com/forums/ To get 500 Banner Ads for FREE go to http://www.linkbuddies.com/start.go?id=111261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
