
CONSULTANT DIRECTORY
This issue of Chip Design includes a special buyers’ guide of industry consultants who provide a variety of services. Browse the alphabetical company listings or refer to the index by specialty below.
Should you be listed in this directory? Contact Karen Murray to have your company added to the next issue: 415-255-0390 x19 or kmurray@extensionmedia.com.
Index by Specialty
The ASIC Group, Inc.
4943 Whitfield Ave.
Fremont, CA 94536
Telephone: 510.796.4863
Email: Sales@ASICGroup.com
Web: www.asicgroup.com/
Contact: James M. Lee, President
The ASIC Group, Inc. is uniquely positioned to serve the needs of Silicon Valley and beyond!
The ASIC Group team provides ASIC and SOC design, verification and training services using today's state of the art tools and techniques. From low-power bio-medical devices to imaging and wireless, The ASIC Group's broad expertise is the low risk solution to today's difficult design challenges. From pre-funded startups to Fortune 500 companies, we take the time to understand what's important to your business, not just the technology. James M. Lee, our founder and the author of "Verilog Quickstart" will treat your project as if it were his own.
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The Dini Group
1010 Pearl Street Suite #6
La Jolla, CA 92037-5165
Telephone: 858.454.3419
Fax: 858.454.1728
Email: info@dinigroup.com
Web: www.dinigroup.com
The Dini Group provides custom high-speed ASIC and FPGA design, using Verilog and VHDL. We offer embedded systems design, including in-house PCB design, drivers, firmware, and software. We also offer off-the-shelf multi-FPGA platforms ideal for DSP and ASIC emulation, using the largest and fastest FPGAs available with maximum interconnect. Visit www.dinigroup.com to find out more.
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eda2asic Consulting, Inc
Telephone: 650.960.8578
Email: herb@eda2asic.com
Web: www.eda2asic.com
Contact: Herb Reiter, President
eda2asic Consulting, Inc. accelerates market acceptance of innovative tools and methodologies for IC design. We quickly engage EDA firms with the large ASIC and ASSP vendors worldwide to rapidly grow their revenues. Call on us and utilize Herb Reiter's 25 years of semiconductor and EDA experience and his strong business development relationships!
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EL & Associates
5000 Pleasanton Ave, Suite 120
Pleasanton, CA, 94566-7052
Telephone: 925.249.2300
Fax: 925.249.2301
Email: info@ela.com
Web: www.ela.com
EL & Associates' turnkey Design-For-Test services combine leading edge embedded test technologies with specialized design services. We have completed over 650 ASIC design projects for clients of all sizes since 1989. EL & Associates manages test issues from concept to production release. We free your staff for core design efforts, minimizing risk and time to market. Our in-depth ASIC design expertise (over 100 years) minimizes the design and schedule impact of test on your projects.
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GDA Technologies Inc
1010 Rincon Circle
San Jose. CA 95131.
Telephone: 408.467.3501
Fax: 408.432.3091
email: ravi@gdatech.com
web: www.gdatech.com
Contact: Ravi Thummarukudy,VP& GM IC solutions
GDA Technologies, Inc. is a leading design services company specializing in embedded, networking and consumer electronic designs. GDA focused on designing Systems, Boards, SOCs, ASICs, FPGAs and IPs from concept to product. GDA has successfully developed products in areas of Networking, Digital Video, Internet Appliances and Hand Held Solutions. GDA is headquartered in San Jose, CA and has satellite design centers in Sacramento, Boston, Chennai and Bangalore. GDA's web site is at www.gdatech.com.
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Kaben Research Inc.
3356 Leroy Street
Osgoode, ON KOA 2WO Canada
Telephone: 819.684.3379
Email: seste.dellaera@kabenresearch.com
Web:www.kabenresearch.com
Contact: Seste Dell'Aera
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Nuvation Engineering
3590 North First St.
San Jose, CA 95134
Tel: 408.228.5580
Fax: 408.228.5590
Email: sales@nuvation.com
Web:www.nuvation.com
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SiliconMap, LLC
1970 Chalon Glen Court
Livermore, CA 94550-8206
Telephone: 925.606.5357
Fax: 707.516.0581
Email: info@siliconmap.net
Web: www.siliconmap.net
SiliconMap, LLC is a consulting services provider specializing in multi-vendor tool flows & tactical engineering support. The company leverages the expertise of its physical designers & methodology personnel who have been independent contracting since 1985. SiliconMap is partnered with over 12 EDA companies including Magma, Mentor, Cadence and Silvaco through its EDAIAP program.
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Spike Technologies, Inc.
698 Gibraltar Court
Milpitas, CA 95035
Telephone: 408.635.8700
Fax: 408.635.8727
Email: sales@spiketech.com
Web: www.spiketech.com
Spike Technologies, Inc. is an established global Chip Design Services company providing services to top semiconductor corporations, system houses, IDMs and fabless start-up companies. Spike offers complete chip design solutions including RTL design, verification, synthesis, DFT, place & route, physical verification and tape-out. Spike's engineering team has extensive experience in dealing with critical issues associated with deep sub-micron technologies and is currently working on complex multimillion gate ASICs at 90-nanometer technology.
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Tanner Research, Inc
2650 E Foothill Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107
Telephone: 626.792.3000 x5710
Fax: 626.792.3033
Email: ces@tanner.com
Web: www.tanner.com/ces
Contact: Jeet Asher,Consulting & Engineering Services
Tanner CES is a full-service IC design provider focusing on analog/mixed-signal designs and IP. We have developed various full custom blocks and ICs, including A-D D-A converters, PLLs, specialty IOs, CMOS imagers, precision analog blocks for medical electronics, low-power designs for battery powered and RF applications, and high-voltage designs.
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