SAN JOSE, CA – The EDA Consortium (EDAC) has launched a multi-faceted investigation into EDA software piracy. 
 
The EDAC’s Anti-Piracy Committee is working with companies in the same field to investigate all aspects of EDA software theft, including: availability, detection and identification of unauthorized use, and vulnerabilities and lost revenue.
 
Advances in software and access to fabrication have brought an increase in concerns about software piracy. “Until recently, many EDA vendors considered the software too complex to use without significant technical support for piracy to be a major concern,” says Scott Baeder, chairman of the Anti-Piracy Committee and senior architect at Cadence Design Systems Inc. 
 
Interim results have already been presented to the EDAC board of directors. Final reports will be available to EDAC members once the investigation concludes.