( ESNUG 525 Item 6 ) -------------------------------------------- [05/28/13]
Subject: Questions for Gary Smith of GSEDA
Cooley's DAC 2013 Troublemaker's Panel
Date/Time: Monday, June 3, 3:00-4:00 pm
Location: Ballroom G, Austin Convention Center
IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND THIS DAC PANEL, SIGN-UP HERE
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QUESTIONS FOR GARY SMITH
Since you're an analyst, for each of the EDA Big 3 plus Apache,
please say exactly what 1 to 3 things they're doing "right"
plus what 1 to 3 things they're doing wrong.
Be specific but concise.
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Gary:
How do you make accurate Market Trend reports since Synopsys
stopped reporting its detailed numbers to EDAC in 2011?
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To Gary and Jim:
Who's the worst customer a new EDA start-up can get?
Who's the best customer a new EDA start-up can get?
Be specific and explain why?
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Why did Cadence just purchase Evatronix ?
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Ask Gary, Joe, and Jim if they believe in Cadence's new IP strategy.
Does Cadence have a chance against Synopsys DesignWare offerings?
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Does Cadence Tempus have a chance against the Primetime monopoly?
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How do we incent the EDA vendors to make less buggy tools?
All we get are repeat empty promises to write better code.
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Is it true that Apache is dissolving into Ansys? That 2013 will
be its last DAC? What do you think Andrew Yang will do next?
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How do you see the transition from sophisticated high value ($$)
tools to larger volume of SW development tools as we supposedly
move into more HW/SW co-design?
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Question for Gary Smith:
How and where do you perceive true Cluster Computing being used
in EDA? We (silicon design world) are still treated as outsiders
in cluster computing -- in spite of how it could solove some
intense simulation and design problems.
Why don't EDA companies pursue HPC solutions today?
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Gary:
What do you think of C test generation (a la Breker) - worth it?
Time waster? Will this ever become mainstream?
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To Jim and Gary -
How has Magma being knocked out impacted EDA today?
Did SPICE and PNR tool prices go up as you two predicted?
How many different start-ups have you seen ex-LAVA employees
pop up in?
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Gary and Jim -
What do you think about the CDNS vs. BDA lawsuit? Is Lip-Bu
justified in your opinion?
What do you think about SNPS possibly suing Atoptech over
POCV licensing? Is Aart justified in your opinion?
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Gary:
What's the worst prediction you've ever made? How bad was it?
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Gary -- Is it true your son won't tell you when his baseball
games are for fear that you might shout from the stands?
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Ask Gary when he is going to retire.
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