> rumor: The web site ICcompiler.com automatically aliases to Magma-DA.com.
>
>  fact: True.  I personally asked Rajeev about ICcompiler.com at DAC and
>        he said that Magma had wanted to call one of their own products
>        "IC Compiler" in 2005, but Synopsys beat him to the name.  Rajeev
>        said, with a big grin on his face, that he's willing to sell the
>        ICcompiler.com domain to Synopsys if the price is right.
>
>              - from http://www.deepchip.com/gadfly/gad083006.html


From: Steve Golson <sgolson=user domain=trilobyte spot con>

Hi, John,

Well, you may have talked to Rajeev.  But he's pulling your leg.

% whois iccompiler.com

    Domain Name: ICCOMPILER.COM

    Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:

       NO LAST NAME, NO FIRST NAME             hostmaster@magma-da.com
       Magma Design Automation
       5460 Bayfront Plaza
       Santa Clara, CA 95054
       US
       408-565-7500 fax: 408-565-7990

    Record expires on 25-Apr-2010.
    Record created on 25-Apr-2005.

Hmmm... let's see, Synopsys announced IC Compiler on March 14, 2005 at SNUG:

     http://www.synopsys.com/news/announce/press2005/iccompiler_pr.html

and Magma registered the domain on April 25, 2005.  Golly, John, you reckon
Rajeev didn't read that Synopsys press release for over a month, and that
he actually was getting the domain for a "Magma" product?  I don't think so.

But it's still pretty funny.

    - Steve Golson
      Trilobyte Systems                           Carlisle, MA