Aerospace and defense (A&D) companies are increasingly looking for ways to gain competitive advantage through the enhanced management of supply chains and assets. ... more

The American National Standards Institute-American Society of Quality (ANSI-ASQ) National Accreditation Board (ANAB) granted BSI Management System Aerospace SAE AS9110 accreditation, giving BSI the capability to audit to the full suite of accredited aerospace standards - AS9100, AS9003, AS9110 and AS9120 - worldwide. ... more

In response to increasing client needs within the aerospace industry, NSF International Strategic Registrations Ltd. (NSF-ISR) received accreditation to SAE AS9110 from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-American Society for Quality (ASQ) National Accreditation Board (ANAB). ... more

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a revised acquisition of services policy that strengthens management at the strategic and tactical level and will be included in the next revision of DoD Instruction 5000.2. ... more

Coordination and integration of the supply chain flows within and across companies and is becoming critical to effective supply chain management (SCM).... more

Middle Eastern carriers are thriving in the aerospace market and are implementing ambitious fleet renewal and expansion programs. ... more

Persistent growth in air traffic between Eastern and Western Europe, growing world trade activities, air transport liberalization and an outsourcing trend led by a low-cost operator business model will underpin steady growth in the European commercial airframe and engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market, according to Frost & Sullivan. Recent analysis from Frost & Sullivan found that the European commercial airframe and engine MRO market earned revenues of $10.6B in 2005, with estimates to reach $15.2B by 2012. "A robust air traffic outlook, combined with the shifting of the airline business model... more

The Department of Defense (DoD) released details on major defense acquisition program cost, schedule and performance changes since the December 2005 reporting period.... more

The Department of Defense (DoD) released a revised version of Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition, Sixth Edition.... more

// Published as a news service by IHS To date, growth of enterprise management systems has been limited to the manufacturing sector. Now, according to Frost & Sullivan, several health care systems have begun to take an interest in these applications after struggling for years to find effective ways to accomplish system-wide integration of staffing and patient care processes.Backed by significant justification in using enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in the health care environment, vendors are actively offering administrative and logistical solutions for health care provider organizations. Recent analysis... more

More than 300 passive radio frequency identification (RFID) portals will be installed across the U.S. Defense Distribution Center (DDC) global logistics network. Odin Technologies, the company awarded the installation contract, is running test pallets by each of the newly installed portals to validate equipment readiness, antennae placement and network connectivity. The test pallet is passed through the portal 10 times as a nearby technician watches a laptop computer that shows which tags are read. Each of the 20 tags on the test pallet must be read successfully every time before the portal is accepted.Both generation one and... more

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) released its EPCglobal Inc. certified Generation 2 (Gen 2) ultra-high frequency (UHF) silicon. Offered in wafer and strap form factors, TI developed the Gen 2 silicon at 130 nanometers and with a built-in Schottky diode for conversion of radio frequency (RF) signal energy. The silicon chips have low power consumption and increased chip-to-reader sensitivity. Users can also write to TI's chips under low RF power conditions despite background electromagnetic interference (EMI). TI's chip delivers read range performance across standard and dense reader mode operations. The Gen 2 silicon comes... more

The radio frequency identification (RFID) market has witnessed higher interest levels compared to similar technologies for barcodes and wireless networks, according to Frost & Sullivan.However, the initial hype that surrounded the technology has declined in the last year, with industry participants adopting a more realistic perspective on the potential benefits of RFID. As a result, analysts said there is an increased focus on integrating RFID technology to work with existing business processes and applications. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan of the world RFID in retail and supply chain applications... more

The approaching 2006 deadline for the removal of lead from the electronic manufacturing process has helped bring about the revival of the mature surface mount technology (SMT) equipment market, according to Frost & Sullivan. As "green" manufacturing gains currency, notably in regions such as Eastern Europe and China, this market is likely to experience renewed growth in the future. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan of the world SMT cleaning equipment market found revenues of $34.3M in 2005, with estimates to reach $55.0M in 2012. "Lead-free manufacturing has caused process changes in the SMT line that have placed... more

The Building Radio frequency IDentification solutions for the Global Environment (BRIDGE) project lunched a three-year initiative dedicated to research, development, training and demonstration in the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) based on EPCglobal standards. The project is supported by the European Union (EU) Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP6) with €7.5 million funding. The BRIDGE project will focus on: Business-based research. Provision of information services and hardware including sensors and tags. Software development. This... more

The European electronic manufacturing industry is witnessing increasing demand for printed circuit board (PCB) automatic test equipment (ATE) to identify defects in electronic assemblies and improve product quality. According to Frost & Sullivan, new testing technologies, strategies and rising demand for comprehensive and complete testing solutions are expected to contribute to the growth of the PCB ATE market. Recent analysis from Frost & Sullivan found that the European PCB ATE markets earned revenues of $216.4M in 2005, with estimates to reach... more

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released ISO 10014:2006 - Quality management - Guidelines for realizing financial and economic benefits, which is based on a "bottom line" that unites top management and the quality manager, and provides guidelines on how to achieve greater profits from this cooperation. Because the new ISO 10014 standard gives clear guidelines on achieving financial and economic benefits via ISO 9001:2000-based quality management systems, it could become a valuable tool for both top managers and quality professionals. According to ISO, a lack of appreciation for each other's... more

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published improved editions of its life cycle assessment (LCA) standards, designed to highlight environmental problems and areas for improvement in the production and use of products: ISO 14040:2006 - Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework, provides a clear overview of the practice, applications and limitations of LCA to a broad range of potential users and stakeholders, including those with a limited knowledge of LCA. ISO 14044:2006 - Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements... more

EPCglobal Inc.'s ultra high frequency (UHF) Generation 2 (Gen 2) air interface protocol was incorporated into the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 18000-6 Amendment 1 as Type C on UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) by ISO."The publication of this amendment to ISO/IEC 18000-6 gives the EPCglobal UHF Gen 2 specification global approval and makes it available to an even wider range of applications," said Steve Halliday, chairman of the ISO sub-group responsible for the standard. The EPCglobal Gen 2 standard describes the core capabilities... more

SkyeTek Inc. unveiled security technology for protecting the integrity and privacy of broad radio frequency identification (RFID) implementations in high frequency (HF) and ultra high frequency (UHF). SkyeTek's multi-frequency Advanced Universal Reader Architecture (AURA) implements the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for privacy protection. DES and Triple-DES are supported for legacy applications already employing forms of the Digital Encryption Standard (DES).AURA also encompasses the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) and MD5 to provide industrial strength hashing to protect against tag tampering and counterfeiting. These security... more

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Symbol Technologies Inc. was selected by Odin Technologies to support its recent contract win with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Symbol's XR400 series of fixed readers and AN400 antennas were chosen by Odin as part of an ultra high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) solution that will automatically indicate receipt of incoming RFID-tagged shipments from select Department of Defense (DoD) suppliers.Odin's $14.2M indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract calls for the deployment of passive UHF RFID equipment throughout 26 Defense Distribution Centers by the end of 2007."With... more

Tagsys was awarded a library radio frequency identification (RFID) project at the Shenzhen Library in China and teamed with Integrated Technology Group (ITG) to donate an item-level RFID infrastructure to the Alvar branch of the New Orleans Public Library.Nearly two million Tagsys RFID tags will be integrated and installed on books, compact discs (CDs), VHS tapes, patron cards and other library materials by Tagsys' local integration partner, Shenzhen Seaever Enterprise Co. Ltd. The RFID system is the second largest in the world - second only to the system developed by Tagsys for the Seattle Public Library. It includes... more

Three-phase DIN-rail power supplies are riding a crest in the industrial automation market due to their specific design benefits. According to Frost & Sullivan, this advantage is augmented by increasing requirements for reliable, easy-to-service power systems among power-intensive applications, such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), microcontrollers and embedded integrated circuits (ICs). New analysis from Frost & Sullivan of the world DIN-rail power supply market found that the market was worth $203.8M in 2005 and should almost double by 2012. While single-phase power supply units are compact, robust and... more

Industrial customers increased the implementation of electronic equipment including power supplies, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), computer numeric controls (CNCs), sensors, adjustable-speed drives and variable-frequency drives, to boost both productivity levels and cost efficiencies. According to Frost & Sullivan, this move toward automation will likely continue to increase demand for transient voltage surge suppressors (TVSS) equipment, given their capacity to ensure surge protection on the individual and facility levels and guarantee that power disturbances don't result in productivity or revenue losses.... more

An online public consultation on how the European Commission (EC) can help ensure that the growing use of radio frequency identification devices (RFID) boosts the competitiveness of Europe's economy was launched on the European Union (EU) web site "Your Voice in Europe." This consultation also seeks to ensure RFID use will improve the quality of life for EU citizens while safeguarding their basic rights - and in particular their privacy. "We need to build a society-wide consensus on the future of RFID. We need to ensure that RFID technology delivers on its economic potential and to create the right opportunities for its use for the wider public... more

The Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) released the AIIM Recommended Practice, Analysis, Selection, and Implementation Guidelines Associated with Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS). This third version of the report presents a set of procedures and activities which should be considered and/or performed during aspects of analyzing, selecting and implementing electronic document management systems. The AIIM recommended practice was drafted by AIIM's Implementation Guidelines committee that includes representatives from federal, state and local government agencies, as well as end-users... more

ASTM International Committee E 53 on Property Management Systems approved standard ASTM E 2499 - Standard Practice for Classification of Equipment Physical Location Information. ... more

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) selected Alien Technology Corp. radio frequency identification (RFID) products and services to supply the Alaska Center for Supply Chain Integration (ACSI) contract with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). This effort supports the DLA, military service and combatant command sites providing business process reengineering and technical services related to the analysis, design, implementation and support of RFID-enabled supply chain management processes.Alien's ALR-9800 series of multi-protocol readers and dock door portals combined with services delivered from Alien's... more

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Fourteen new organizations joined the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum as members. Launched last year, the NFC Forum includes 80 member organizations. Earlier this month it unveiled its technology architecture which will serve as the foundation for interoperable NFC products and services.Organizations that joined the forum include new associate-level members: Alps Electric Co. Ltd. ARM. Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. E-Group (Hungary). KDDI Corp. MobileLime. Omnikey. Oberthur Card Systems. Sprint. SFR.... more

Members of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) international standards consortium are developing a standard for invoking biometrics-based identity assurance using web services and service oriented architectures (SOA). The new OASIS Biometric Identity Assurance Services (BIAS) Integration Technical Committee will complement the efforts of the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS). Where INCITS is working to define the taxonomy of functions that form a framework for deploying identity assurance in the biometrics and security industries,... more

The growing enterprise-wide adoption of analytics as a valuable decision-making tool to assess business performance and map future growth is compelling vendors to redefine their position in a highly competitive market. According to Frost & Sullivan, "verticalization," compliance requirements and developing a more comprehensive portfolio of solutions are key dynamics in the analytics market. Recent analysis from Frost & Sullivan found that the North America enterprise analytics markets earned revenues of $2.22B in 2005, with estimates to reach $4.54B by 2012, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.8%... more

Robotics in materials handling should realize significant potential from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and consumer markets, such as food and beverage and pharmaceuticals. According to Frost & Sullivan, these traditionally conservative industries anticipate that robots will reduce labor costs and manage both product line changes and fluctuating volumes. Recent analysis from Frost & Sullivan found that European robotics for materials handling markets earned revenues of $762.3M in 2004, with estimates to reach $1.28B by 2012. In respect to consumer markets, the booming packaging industry offers immense... more

Axcess International Inc. and Tyco Fire & Security announced a partnership that integrates Axcess ActiveTag radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions into the Tyco Fire & Security suite of Software House and Kantech access control solutions. The partnership provides capabilities of tracking, protecting and monitoring personnel, assets and vehicles using Axcess' semi-active, on-demand RFID system's control-point architecture, which allows RFID tag reads to act as triggers for automated alerts. These alerts can be displayed on the command console in real-time and tied to video recording for verification of... more

Axcess International Inc. released a white paper that details implementations of its ActiveTag long-range, battery-powered radio frequency identification (RFID) solution for economically and automatically managing and protecting IT assets. An Automated RFID Solution for Physical IT Asset Management and Protection outlines the solution applicable to data centers, record departments and enterprise operations where computer assets must be accounted for and protected to be in compliance with federal and state laws, which require notification to individuals if personal privacy data may have been compromised.Two customer case... more

GS1 announced a global sunrise date of Jan. 1, 2010 for a new bar code called Reduced Space Symbology (RSS). This marks the first time since the European Article Number (EAN)/Universal Product Code (UPC) bar code was adopted that GS1 endorsed a bar code for global, open (unrestricted) trade item identification. The announcement follows a business case review by a global task force comprising retailers, consumer goods manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, GS1 member organizations (MOs) and trade associations. While EAN/UPC will remain useful for product identification, RSS enables expanded bar code implementation by meeting... more

Tagsys RFID developed a Wi-Fi enabled handheld, item-level radio frequency identification (RFID) reader designed to improve inventory tracking and management for libraries. The new reader enables secure tracking of books, periodicals, DVDs, compact discs (CDs), documents and other media.The handheld RFID reader simultaneously interrogates multiple items - between 15 and 20 items per second. Data is transmitted via Wi-Fi to the library's host personal computer (PC) or to a personal digital assistant (PDA), avoiding cables and providing freedom of movement. Featuring a lightweight, ergonomic design, the reader can... more

Several new companies signed on to support Kontron's Computer-on-Module Standard ETX 3.0. The newest members of the ETX Industrial Group supporting ETX 3.0 are Arbor Technology Corp., Axiomtek Co. and Blue Chip Technology. ETX 3.0 introduces 2x serial advanced technology attachment (ATA) without changing any ETX pins, making new modules 100% pin-to-pin backward compatible with previous versions and ensuring support for embedded application solutions based on integrated COMs. Applications based on ETX COMs include automation, medical, gaming, entertainment, military and aerospace. 100% pin backward compatible ETX 3.0 modules ensure that existing... more

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Six international companies worked together to demonstrate interoperability of version 2.0 of the Service Provisioning Mark-up Language (SPML) at the Burton Catalyst 06 conference. SPML is an Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) standard that lets companies manage the provisioning and allocation of identity information and system resources within and between organizations. It was developed by the OASIS Provisioning Services Technical Committee. The companies that participated included: BMC Software. Computer Associates. Citrix. Oracle.... more

EPCglobal U.S. announced three new industry-specific electronic product code (EPC) value models for the chemical, aerospace and retail pharmacy industries. Developed with universities and companies in each industry, the EPC value models, along with those introduced last year for the fast moving consumer goods and healthcare industries, help companies and industries determine the financial impact of implementing EPC/radio frequency identification (RFID) in their supply chains. The value models provide detailed qualitative analysis of the primary industry specific business drivers for adopting EPC/RFID,... more

Electrical circuits may act differently in Arizona than they do in Alaska, with varying climates and temperatures potentially affecting the performance of computers and other electronics, but a new technique from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can now identify and quantify an important cause of this temperature sensitivity. Researchers at NIST and DuPont Electronic Technologies demonstrated a nondestructive method for measuring how temperature affects the electrical properties of three common circuit board materials - ceramic, polymer and glass. The work provides manufacturers with an... more

Fedex Corp. launched Fedex Critical Inventory Logistics, a supply chain service that will enable customers to manage high value and time critical inventory. The service will focus on customers in telecommunication, semiconductor, biomedical and other high technology industries. "Customers realize that this service will significantly lower their costs by reducing inventory while providing more efficient network planning and the ability to choose shipping options based on timing and cost," said Tom Schmitt, president and chief executive officer of Fedex Global Supply Chain Services.The Fedex networks will be used for this service,... more

Xerox Corp. achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrical Commission (IEC) 27001 certification for its document imaging and hosted repository operations. ISO/IEC 27001validates service organizations that maintain a sound and secure information management system. Introduced in Oct. 2005, the standard is an upgrade to the British Standards Institution (BSI) BS7799-2 certification, which Xerox previously held. Xerox received ISO/IEC 27001 certification for three facilities: The Xerox Imaging Services Center in Hot Springs, Ark., which processes about 1.2 million document... more

National Instruments (NI) announced the release of several products that comply with the NI Hazardous Substances Reduction initiative. This NI initiative is a voluntary program modeled after the European Union (EU) Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, which restricts the use of harmful substances such as lead, mercury and cadmium in new equipment. A newly compliant instrument control system and a data acquisition system are the first RoHS-compliant NI products released this year. The products include: PCI-GPIB high-performance plug-and-play IEEE 488 interface. GPIB-ENET/100... more

Intermec Inc. announced support for Microsoft BizTalk radio frequency identification (RFID). Intermec's RFID team worked with Microsoft to test Microsoft BizTalk RFID, which has been designed to allow users to incorporate RFID information and data into a variety of applications and end-to-end business processes. The plug and play functionality in Microsoft BizTalk RFID makes it possible for RFID devices to become compatible with the Microsoft platform and to integrate with third-party applications and processes. "Through our ongoing work with Intermec, BizTalk RFID will help make the development and management of RFID-based... more

Alien Technology Corp. was awarded the EPCglobal Certification Mark for its new ultra high frequency (UHF) Generation 2 RFID integrated circuit. The certification mark signifies that hardware products were tested and should operate according to the EPCglobal UHF Generation 2 Air Interface Protocol standard.This air interface is in the process of being approved as International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specification 18000-6C.Alien received first production wafers from its foundry partner, Tower Semiconductor, and plans to complete the transition to the new Gen 2 chip with Alien's Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA)-based... more

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) must present the business vision, not just the view of technology, to be successful. That's according to Capgemini which, after contributing the first business-centered SOA methodology to the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) in 2005, continued its campaign in 2006 for SOA to be recognized not as a series of new technologies, but as a change in the way that businesses manage and deliver their information technology (IT) systems. "Capgemini's approach to SOA has always been about aligning IT to the business," said Andy Mulholland, Capgemini's global chief... more

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to include additional commodities and DoD locations that require package marking with passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. The rule requires contractors to affix passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags at the case and palletized unit load levels when shipping the following items to specified DoD locations: Packaged petroleum. Lubricants. Oils. Preservatives. Chemicals. Additives Construction... more

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Code of Practice was the reference document for testing of the reading performance of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems in warehouse conditions. In May, specialists conducted the second round of tests on reading performance of RFID systems at ultra high frequency (UHF) ranges. A reading performance of 98.5% was achieved compared to a best effort performance of 91-96% dependent on pallet speed in January's tests under identical conditions. "Equipment now exists that is able to operate satisfactorily in Europe, but there is a way to go as end users call... more

The Defense Distribution Center (DDC) awarded a contract valued at $14.6M to Odin Technologies for the installation of passive radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment throughout DDC's global distribution network. The 12-month base period of the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has an estimated value of $7M with two one-year options estimated at $3.8M. The contract includes the purchase and installation of passive RFID tag readers and other supporting equipment as well as printers able to produce labels with embedded passive RFID tags. The Department of Defense (DoD) policy for the use... more

Advancements in fieldbus-controlled valve automation have been driven by the need to reduce costs, operator intervention and footprint on the field. According to Frost & Sullivan, the ability to control and manage processes has increased to a great extent where field devices can execute process control loops. In comparison to the analog transmission system, analysts said the fieldbus system involves reduced cabling and higher data transmission rates resulting in more information transmitted over the network. The adoption of fieldbus networks for the enhancement of plant control and operation by process industries... more

WhereNet Corp. announced that Ford Motor Co. of Canada is deploying the WhereNet active radio frequency identification (RFID), real-time locating system (RTLS) technology at Ford's Oakville Assembly Complex (OAC). The WhereNet implementation covers the 5.4 million square foot OAC facility, where Ford minivans are built. This fall, the plant will begin production of the 2007 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossover utility vehicles. The WhereNet Fast Gate system puts a wireless cloud over the Oakville complex, with active RFID WhereTag transmitters permanently fixed to trailers belonging to Ford's dedicated suppliers and... more

Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute (SEMI) published eight new technical standards applicable to the semiconductor, flat panel display (FPD) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing industries. The standards include: Safety guidelines for hydrogen peroxide storage and handling systems. Specifications for critical dimension (CD) measurement information data for photomask manufacturing. Test methods for measurement of the resistivity of resin black matrix for liquid crystal display (LCD) color filters. The new standards are: SEMI D44 - Specification for Reference... more

Semiconductor manufacturers and their suppliers are following the chip industry's roadmap for extending current lithography technologies and introducing new ones, according to information from a Sematech-sponsored Litho Forum.A survey of attendees showed that chip makers and equipment suppliers foresee the introduction of 45 nm half-pitch manufacturing in 2009 and the beginning of 32 nm half-pitch production in 2012."The surveys indicated an aggressive adherence to the half-pitch targets identified by the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)," said Michael Lercel, Sematech Lithography director and conference... more

Metro Group is using Intermec Inc. Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in its Cash & Carry wholesale stores in Germany. In April, Metro suppliers were able to ship tagged pallets with Gen 2 RFID technology. Metro Cash & Carry is using a new Gen 2 RFID infrastructure that includes the Intermec Gen 2 IF5 ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID reader coupled with IBM middleware. The Intermec RFID Gen 2 technology helps build interoperable RFID products and systems that will track and trace pallets to help with inventory management, according to Intermec. Intermec's IF5 RFID reader/writer was chosen because it can track... more

The Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA) Data & Configuration Management Committee (G-33) released GEIA Handbook 859 - Implementation Guide for Data Management, a companion handbook to aid in the implementation of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/GEIA 859 Standard for Data Management. The handbook provides implementation guidelines for techniques and examples that may be selected for application to programs with context-based solutions to address specific situations and programs. It is intended for experienced and new configuration managers and data managers. The handbook will assist... more

Printed electronics have the potential to transform the radio frequency identification (RFID) industry, if and when they gain sufficient market acceptance and find appropriate applications. But, contrary to some expectations, analysts said their impact will not be significant for some years to come. That's according to a recent ABI Research study which examined the technologies, applications and timeframes for introduction of printed electronics in the RFID tag industry. "Printed electronics - antennas, transistors and batteries - could eventually change the dynamics of the RFID industry," said industry analyst Sara... more

GS1 announced the publication of the GS1 Data Quality Framework which includes a best practice protocol for data quality management systems. The GS1 Data Quality Framework incorporates a data quality management system to validate the existence and effectiveness of key data management business processes. It also offers several options to show compliance by offering rules for self-declaration and an inspection procedure to physically validate product attributes. By improving the quality of data, trading partners reduce costs, improve productivity and accelerate the speed to market for new products, according to GS1. GS1 and Global Commerce Initiative... more

The electronic design automation (EDA) industry tracks trends in the semiconductor industry, which is constantly evolving to cater to the 130, 90, 65 and even 45 nanometer (nm) silicon geometries. According to Frost & Sullivan, the whole electronics industry depends on the efficiency of these EDA tools, which would ensure smaller, faster, cheaper and more intelligent next-generation electronic products. The EDA tools industry faces a high degree of technical change as it follows the technologically advanced semiconductor industry - EDA tool vendors need to meet the design requirements of the semiconductor industry.... more