HIREC Renews Silvaco's TCAD and EDA Tool Licenses for Designing High-Reliability LSIs
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HIREC Renews Silvaco's TCAD and EDA Tool Licenses for Designing High-Reliability LSIs

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN -- (Marketwired) -- Aug 26, 2014 -- Silvaco Japan Co., Ltd (Silvaco) has announced that High-Reliability Engineering & Components Corporation (HIREC) has renewed licenses of Silvaco's TCAD (Technology Computer Aided Design) and EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools.

HIREC is a leading provider of aerospace semiconductor devices, with 14 years of experience and leading-edge technology for the development of high-reliability components that are integrated into the national flagship launch vehicle, the satellites and the International Space Station. HIREC has been involved in the development and design of aerospace LSIs with their proven technology contributing to the advancement of Japanese aerospace technology.

HIREC's engineers considered the challenging requirements of high accuracy simulation and decided that Silvaco's tools were an ideal fit. Furthermore Silvaco has proven its ability to rapidly deliver enhancements needed for the design of high-reliability aerospace devices and HIREC has shown confidence in future support by renewing its licenses.

Silvaco has focused on the specific challenges of aerospace design for a long time and Silvaco's tools have been used by many aerospace companies primarily in the U.S.

David Halliday, CEO of Silvaco said, "It is our great pleasure that HIREC, a leading provider of aerospace devices in Japan, has decided to continue using Silvaco tools. Silvaco has focused on the design of aerospace products for several years, and as a result our products have been selected by many customers. Customer requirements continue to drive our improvements in our tools for radiation hardened design."

About High-Reliability Engineering & Components Corporation

High-Reliability Engineering & Components Corporation (HIREC) was established in 1988 on a mission to ensure the stable supply of high-reliability components used in the national flagship launch vehicle, the satellites, and the International Space Station. HIREC's primary contributions are in "components technology" and "reliability and quality assurance technology." HIREC has expanded its technology and business to include spacecraft system (satellite development, system reliability and quality assurance), satellite utilization (satellite communications) and ground applications. HIREC provides support to its clients based on proven technologies in these fields to ensure the success of client projects. HIREC provides development and design for high-reliability MPUs and ASICs. HIREC also conducts screening, reliability and quality assurance, and radiation hardness assurance testing.
www.hirec.co.jp/index.html

About Silvaco, Inc.

Silvaco, Inc. is a leading provider of TCAD, circuit simulation, and IC CAD software tools. Silvaco's tools are used by fabs for developing semiconductor processes, and design houses for developing analog, mixed-signal, and RF integrated circuits. The company provides a complete PDK-based design flow with interfaces to third-party design platforms. Silvaco has a worldwide presence with local offices in all key industrial regions in the world.
www.silvaco.com

About Silvaco Japan Co., Ltd.

Silvaco Japan was first established as a Japanese branch of Silvaco, Inc. in 1989 and incorporated as a Japanese corporation in 1995. Silvaco Japan's corporate mission is to be the leading provider of TCAD and EDA software products in the Japanese market. To achieve and maintain its leadership objective, Silvaco Japan is focused on building and growing a strong sales, product support and R&D work force. Silvaco Japan is headquartered in Yokohama, and maintains an additional office in Kyoto.
www.silvaco.co.jp

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