Coventor, Cadence to Offer MEMS Tools

CARY, N.C., Feb. 11 -- Coventor Inc., a supplier of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and microfluidics design software, has announced a multiyear alliance with Cadence Design Systems Inc. to offer design tools to develop next-generation MEMS products and systems.

The companies will offer a software toolset that integrates Coventor's MEMS design libraries and finite and boundary element analysis capabilities with mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) design software from Cadence. This will bring together Coventor's ARCHITECT, ANALYZER and INTEGRATOR with Virtuoso Composer, Spectre, Spectre RF, Analog Design Environment, DIVA DRC, and DIVA LVS from Cadence to offer MEMS developers and IC integrators three software product bundles for simulation, layout and verification.

Coventor will sell the bundles under the brand name CoventorWare for Cadence. The products are expected to be available later this year.

For more information, visit: www.coventor.com