( ESNUG 425 Item 2 ) -------------------------------------------- [03/24/04]
Subject: ( ESNUG 423 #2 ) Aart on U.S. Jobs Going to India & China
> What's their position on the outsourcing of engineering jobs to foreign
> countries? Do they practice it now? If so, what is the percentage of
> staff that they have in foreign countries? If they don't, will they
> within the next year?
Globalization is here to stay. The point is to improve competitiveness
of the U.S. in a global environment.
Synopsys has been a global company from the beginning. We have had R&D
centers around the world since early on, and currently maintain them in
India, Taiwan, China, Germany, France, Ireland, Canada, Korea, and more.
Currently, we employ about 300 R&D engineers overseas and more than 1,000
in the U.S.
Obviously in the U.S. there is a lot of debate about the pros and cons
of globalization. Fundamentally, though it is all about being globally
competitive. One of the ways that the U.S. can increase its global
competitiveness is through education of the next generation of
technologists. Synopsys has taken a leading role in setting an example
for other U.S. companies to follow by creating the Synopsys Outreach
Foundation five years ago. This Foundation promotes hands-on,
project-based learning in science, math, and technology in grades K-12.
> Why EDA companies are dumped EDA tools cost to India and China at 10-30%
> of US, and Europe cost? How do design centers in U.S and Europe can
> survive with this double attack from both dumped EDA tools and
> Engineering cost is close to nothing?
Our discount policy is applied consistently throughout the world, in that
it is based on opportunity, not geography. In the early days of EDA, tools
were actually more expensive outside the U.S. to pay for the long-distance
support costs. Today, the EDA industry is strongly global, and many sales
cover broad geographies in a uniform way.
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