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Sentinel IC Technologies Expands Operations to Europe
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. & DELEMONT, Switzerland --(Business Wire)--
Sentinel
IC Technologies, leading provider of innovative, robust design
enablement platforms proven to optimize and shorten the analog,
mixed-signal, RF, and power semiconductor
design process, today announced its first expansion outside the U.S.
with the opening of a European Technology Center in Delemont,
Switzerland, just outside of Basel.
While retaining its headquarters in Orange (News - Alert) County, California, the new
location allows Sentinel IC to better serve its European customer base
and take advantage of growing European business opportunities. Located
in the heart of Europe, Delemont is in immediate proximity to all
centers of European high tech.
The European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) reported that
semiconductor sales in Europe showed an increase on a three month
rolling average, and were up over 34 percent in July 2010 versus the
same month one year ago. This is the highest level since 2007, according
to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS).1
ESIA also reported that the semiconductor industry is Europe's second
most R&D intensive sector, over six times that of the EU industry
average. Semiconductors rank alongside other sectors such as
biotechnology or pharmaceuticals as a "high R&D intensity sector," with
semiconductor R&D investment hitting the 4 billion EURO mark for 2008
amongst the surveyed companies.2
"We've successfully established a strong portfolio of innovative design
solutions and tools and look forward to extending the deployment to the
European foundry, integrated device manufacturer (IDM), and fabless
semiconductor market. Our advanced analog design enablement technology
portfolio aligns closely with Europe's analog-centric core technology
solutions," said James Victory, Ph.D., president and chief executive
officer, Sentinel IC.
The expansion coincides with the two-year anniversary of the company's
founding, during which time Sentinel IC has established significant
development partnerships with leading foundries, IDMs, and fabless
semiconductor companies from around the world. Sentinel IC has delivered
innovative, cutting edge design enablement tools including the Magneto
integrated Electromagnetic platform and the VirtuaLOT simulation system.
Coinciding with this announcement, Sentinel IC will be presenting its
yield maximization platforms at the IEEE®
SISPAD 2010 conference in Bologna, Italy. In addition to today's
SISPAD workshop, Sentinel IC has delivered invited workshop
presentations at multiple conferences including the GSA® sponsored
MOS-AK and IEEE (News - Alert)® RFIC Symposium.
About Sentinel IC Technologies
Sentinel IC Technologies is a privately owned and independent company
incorporated in June 2008 with the mission of addressing the growing
design enablement needs of the RF/analog semiconductor design community.
The company delivers state-of-the-art design enablement solutions that
empower design of high performance, high-yield, cost effective ICs while
significantly reducing development cycles and time to market. Sentinel
IC products and services leverage extensive experience across the
RF/analog mixed-signal technology spectrum including nano-scale CMOS,
SiGe BiCMOS, and BCD/high power technologies. For more information,
visit http://www.sentinel-ic.com.
1 "Latest Semiconductor sales data, for immediate release,"
30 August, 2010
http://www.eeca.eu/index.php/esia_press/en/
2 "Europe's semiconductor industry ranks second in EU R&D
intensity scoreboard even in turbulent times, as EU sets itself to
discuss how to boost innovation and key enabling technologies," 3
February, 2010
http://www.eeca.eu/data/File/100127-ESIA-Press-Release-RD-intensity-final.pdf
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