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Cadence and China's Ministry of Education Sign Landmark MOU to Build IC Design Talent Base in China
China National IC Design Talent Incubation Program to Provide
Training to Design Today's Complex Chips
BEIJING—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Nov. 26, 2003—
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN) signed a landmark
memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Education (MOE)
to develop China's first national IC design training program. The
historic MOU sets the framework for the China National IC Design
Talent Incubation Project. The program will initially focus on nine of
China's top universities. Cadence(R) will provide wide-ranging support
for the initiative, from IC design and EDA courses to jointly
developed design projects.
"We are extremely proud that the Chinese government has chosen
Cadence to help China build a strong foundation as it becomes a global
leader in IC design," said Ray Bingham, president and chief executive
officer of Cadence. "We are also particularly honored that the
government has chosen Cadence as its sole partner to provide EDA
technology and training. At Cadence, we share the same vision as the
Ministry of Education -- to nurture IC design talent in China -- which
will ultimately help grow our presence and leadership position in
China."
The following universities have been selected by the MOE to
participate in the program: Peking University and Tsinghua University,
Beijing; Fudan University, Jiaotong University and Southeast
University, Jiangsu; Zhejiang University and Huazhong University of
Science & Technology, Hubei; Xidian University, Shanxi; and Chengdu
Electronic Science & Technology University, Sichuan. Cadence will work
directly with each university to determine the details of the program.
The government's target is to train 300 students per year, per
university at the master's and doctorate levels.
"In terms of scale and complexity, this is the first IC design
program of its kind in China," said Lei Chaozi, vice general director
of the Science and Technology department at the Ministry of Education.
"It will bring both academic and practical training to approximately
3,000 students every year -- and this is just the beginning.
We have a long-term commitment to support and train China's IC
design talent, which means that we intend to both intensify our
endeavors and extend the program to other universities in the future.
This is a winning combination -- for the students and professors, for
Cadence and, above all, for China's electronics industry, which will
benefit from a constant stream of engineering talent."
In addition to providing input to the development of the
universities' curricula, Cadence will provide advanced IC design and
EDA courses plus practical laboratory sessions to cover the complete
IC design cycle, from the initial concept to the realization of
complete, automated electronic design solutions.
Specific courses will be offered in functional verification,
digital IC design, customer IC design, design for manufacturing and
silicon-package-board co-design. Teaching tools and aids, including
course books, laboratory reference materials and related statistics,
will be included.
Cadence will also provide Train the Trainer sessions, both in
China and overseas, to enable university professors to develop and
teach advanced curricula and to take up overseas internship
opportunities.
The MOU represents the latest investment Cadence is making into
educational programs in China. In October, Cadence and Beijing
Zhongguancun Software Education Investment Co Ltd, a consortium of
Beijing-based investment companies and the Beijing government,
formally opened the pioneering US$30 million Zhongguancun Cadence
Institute of Software Technology (ZCIST). In 2002, Cadence opened its
High Speed Technology Center in Shanghai.
In March 2003, representatives from China's Ministry of Education
and fourteen Chinese software engineering universities visited Cadence
headquarters in San Jose, Calif., to gain a better understanding of
current and future skill-sets needed by the semiconductor industry.
About Cadence
Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design technologies,
methodology services, and design services. Cadence solutions are used
to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors, computer
systems, networking and telecommunications equipment, consumer
electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based products. With
approximately 5,000 employees and 2002 revenues of approximately $1.3
billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research
facilities around the world. The company is headquartered in San Jose,
Calif., and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
CDN. More information about the company, its products and services is
available at www.cadence.com.
Cadence and the Cadence logo are registered trademarks of Cadence
Design Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other marks
are properties of their respective holders.
Contact:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Catherine Hatch, 408-894-2961 (U.S. Press)
chatch@cadence.com
Chris Ho, +852-2377-7166
(Asia Pacific and China Press)
chrisho@cadence.com
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