( ESNUG 307 Item 6 ) --------------------------------------------- [12/16/98]
Subject: ( ESNUG 304 #10 ) Tcl & Synopsys Wants To Buy Your SoC Start-Up
> Dc_shell does suck and designers have complained about it for years (it
> always feels good to know that you're not the only one suffering).
> DC_shell was a hack that got the job done, and you have to give Synopsys
> credit for that (it got you 80% there very quickly). Dc_shell is only
> part of the problem - inconsistent command structure and arguments are
> another (forcing designers to play adventure).
>
> Next year Synopsys will incorporate Tcl/Tk into their tools (Synopsys was
> one of the investors in Professor Ousterhout's company that will take
> Tcl/Tk to the next level). Definitely Anonymous.
>
> - [ Tickle Me Elmo ]
From: Bob Dahlberg <bob@Synopsys.COM>
Hi John,
I have been at Synopsys for nearly 11 years; my current assignment is
managing the Synopsys investment portfolio. I'd like to correct an error
mentioned in ESNUG 304 Item 10 [11/12/98]: Synopsys does not have an
investment in Professor Ousterhout's company. We have made investments in
Artisan Components, CCT (now Cadence), Gambit, nVidia and Synchronicity.
Your readers may be interested in knowing that we have recently formalized
our investment strategy with the formation of the Synopsys "System on a Chip
Venture Fund". The purpose of the fund is to accelerate the realization of
the "system on a chip". We seek to invest in potential "Star IP" companies
(the next ARM, Rambus, etc.) and complementary tool and groupware companies,
and to play an active role in helping these companies be successful.
If you know of any small start-ups that show serious promise in these areas,
please have them forward their business plans to me directly. To paraphrase
Humphrey Bogart's closing line from Casablanca: "This could be the beginning
of a beautiful friendship."
- Bob Dahlberg, Vice President, Business Development
(aka "the new venture guy")
Synopsys Mountain View, CA
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