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Magma (R) Design Automation Incorporated, founded in 1997 and based in Santa Clara, California, provides semiconductor manufacturing firms with electronic design automation (EDA) systems that streamline the development of multimillion-gate integrated circuit (ICs). The company is known for its Blast Create (TM), Blast Plan (TM), Blast Fusion (R), Blast Noise (R), SiliconSmart, Quartz, and QuickCap products. An RTL-to-GDSII design flow provides users with planning, prototyping, synthesis, placement, routing, signal and power testing, and other features. The firm's programs handle a variety of data formats. Magma Design Automation systems support the development of programmable logic device (PLD) architectures. The company's EDA applications employ the patented FixedTiming methodology. The methodology predicts circuit speeds early in the IC design cycle, accelerating development processes. Magma Design Automation maintains sales and support offices across North America, Europe, Japan, India, and Asia. It employs 580 people worldwide. The firm was listed on NASDAQ in 2001. It is traded under the LAVA symbol. Magma Design Automation had fiscal year 2005 revenues of $145.9 million.
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