AUSTIN, TX - Perception Software has announced an agreement with Siemens PLM Software to integrate Perception's EDAConnect products with Siemens PLM Software's Teamcenter product lifecycle management (PLM) software products.

Perception Software will sell and support the new software product family, marketed as EDAConnect-Teamcenter. These software products will include: EDAConnect-PCB, used with systems design tools by Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics, Zuken, and others,  EDAConnect-SiP for integrating SiP package tools from Cadence, and EDAConnect-ADW for use with Cadence's Allegro Design Workbench.

"The welcome addition of Perception Software to our partnership program further expands the ability for our Teamcenter customers to select from a broad spectrum of high quality solutions," said Steve Bashada, VP of Teamcenter Applications, Siemens PLM software.

"We think high-tech electronics and semiconductor customers will be very pleased with the combination of EDAConnect and Teamcenter," said Joe Dalton, CEO of Perception Software.

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SANTA CLARA, CA - Emulation and Verification Engineering (EVE) has opened a direct sales office in Hinschu, Taiwan, and appointed Dick Tao, EDA sales executive, to manage the Taiwan office.

With the opening of this office, EVE now has sales offices in Taiwan, Japan, Korea and India.

Tao has more than 20 years experience marketing CAD and EDA tools. Most recently, Tao served as CoWare’s country manager for the Greater China Region, and has been country manager of Cadence Design Systems Taiwan and Mentor Graphics China.  Tao is a graduate of Tamkang University in Taiwan.

“Dick Tao is an accomplished sales executive, skilled at EDA solution selling and relationship building,” remarks Tsugumi Fujitani, EVE’s VP and GM for Asia Pacific and Japan. “His experience is unparalleled, having opened and run sales offices for the largest EDA firms. It’s clear that Dick knows the business and the market, and is well connected. We are delighted to welcome him to EVE.”

“Fast emulation is the only viable option for hardware and software integration and validation,” observes Dick Tao. “EVE is the only provider of very fast emulation systems in the world and I am thrilled to join such fast moving company.”

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