PCI Express Architecture and Applications for FPGAs by Kiran Puranik

PCI Express

This is a PuneChips event, a forum for Pune people interested in semiconductors design/apps/EDA

What: A Talk on PCI Express Architecture and Applications for FPGAs by Kiran Puranik
When: July 30, 2011 from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon
Where: Venture Center, NCL Innovation Park, Pashan Road

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FPGA Virtual Summit is here again

This year’s virtual summit will be held on June 23, 2011. I like virtual summits as they allow participants from all over the globe participate in discussions rather than limit them to a few local attendees. Granted, the timing is odd for India but people are known to work late nights to satisfy their bosses in the Valley. So, attending this is not too far fetched. For those interested, please visit for information. Click here for registration.

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Cadence Acquires Taray

FPGA I/O Connections

FPGA as the PCB's Grand Central Station

Earlier this week, Cadence Design Systems acquired an EDA startup, Taray, Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed.

This is important because it is an Indian EDA product company story.  While Taray, Inc. is a California corporation, the entire 7Circuits business plan, strategy, product definition and development was conceived in Hyderabad; even their CEO was in Hyderabad till he decided to move to the Silicon Valley to push the sales and marketing process. On top of it, this was a bootstrapped operation with no venture money involved. While Western companies have purchased Indian product companies in the past, majority of the deals haven been in the IT services, BPO, KPO or web 2.0 fields. An Indian EDA product company getting acquired has to be a watershed event.

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