"Tanner EDA Tools enabled the design and layout of the chip set in Microsoft's Smart Watches with MSN Direct through an innovative and cutting edge process. This very low power, multi-function integrated circuit has RF, analog and digital circuits integrated into a single 2.7x2.7 millimeter die using TSMC 0.18um process."

Jim Turner
RF Design Engineer
Microsoft Corporation

"The flexibility and ease of use of Tanner EDA Tools enabled NeuriCam to design all the key blocks in the complex VISoc Vision System on Chip architecture in a very short time. Optical sensors, video analog blocks, RISC and neural processors were integrated in a very compact chip that was fully operational after the first silicon run."

Alvise Sartori
CEO
NeuriCam

"At Luminescent, we encounter many types of layout from semiconductor companies around the globe. L-Edit is fast, flexible, and easy to use regardless of design style."

Andrew Moore, Ph.D.
Vice President
Luminescent

"Analog Bits is the world's leading supplier of sophisticated clocking macro intellectual property (IP). We are pleased to include Tanner EDA's L-Edit Pro schematic and layout platform as part of our suite of state-of-the-art tools. Using L-Edit Pro, we can design and deliver the high quality IP to our customers."

Mahesh Tirupattur
Vice President
Analog Bits, Inc.

"Tanner's PC based tool set is well established in the industry. The integration of foundry rules for layout is straightforward and compatible with all Tier 1 foundries. Tanner's customer service is top notch. Andigilog appreciates and comes to expect regular version updates and support from Tanner to stay current. And with the introduction of new functionality like Interactive DRC and HiPer Verify, using Tanner Tools is a no brainer."

Craig Aykroyd
Senior Analog Design Engineer
Andigilog

"With most other tools, there's often quite a bit to do when you bring up a design tool. For instance, you usually need someone to do extensive set up and configuration. That's often a full-time job for someone. The beauty of Tanner EDA is that it's a self-contained package. It contains everything you need. You buy it, put it on your computer, and within two hours, you're in business."

Mark Wadsworth, Ph.D.
President
Tangent Technologies

"Tanner Tools provide a complete, easy-to-use, solution for ASIC and MEMS designers at a reasonable price. The Windows-based system enables interactive web-based design reviews that are trivial to set up. The GUI enables any EE to use it without formal instruction, and the design kit allows for rapid realization of mixed-signal ASICs. This first time user was able to pick up the tool, design a mixed-signal circuit of about 4000 transistors, and tape it out in five months. Since the chip worked exactly as simulated—and desired—on the first try, I obviously think very highly of Tanner and its tools."

Mark Zdeblick, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer
Proteus Biomedical

"Calient Optical uses Tanner EDA exclusively for layout of all its product designs. It provides a good balance of performance and ease of use, while continuing improvements in its software constantly adds value to its line of products. One of the most critical aspect of its capabilities is its ability to handle large, complex projects, as Calient Optical's designs can include more than 30 layers and millions of objects."

John M. Chong
Director of Engineering
Calient Optical Components

"With Tanner EDA we get EDA tools capable of what we need to do at a reasonable price. The integration of the Layout Editor, Extraction, LVS, Place & Route, and Analog Simulation tools works well and saves time since we don't have to convert between different vendor's formats.

We've used Tanner Tools Pro on every project we've worked on. Tanner Tools Pro has enabled us to create standard cell libraries for our Ultra Low Power 0.5V process, and for our ULP, Radiation Tolerant Cool-Rad™ process. We've also used Tanner Tools to create full-custom layouts of a ram-based FPGA core, and included that core into a 32-bit processor architecture. PicoDyne has also created a 0.5V DSP using the cells created in Tanner, and used Tanner Tools for post-layout verification of the DSP.

Our customers for these projects include the Office of Naval Research, the Missile Defense Agency, Air Force Research Labs, the National Reconnaissance Laboratory, NASA Langley Research Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and TRW."

Brian Smith
President
PicoDyne

"We use Tanner tools for all of our design layouts. The Tanner tools are very easy to use and the price can't be beat. One of the things that's been extremely useful is the expandability the Tanner tools offer through use of their UPI interface. We are able to program in complex tasks, which saves us design time. Tanner EDA is very supportive of our efforts and their customer support is terrific. They are receptive to suggestions of features to implement in future editions and we eagerly look forward to each new edition."

Paul Moody
Chief Analog Designer
IntelliServ

"The most powerful part of the Tanner Tools is that it can evaluate the designs to see if they meet the foundry rules as you are working on the device. Often, the components we're working on are quite large, and there are a lot of places where design-rule violations could occur. The Tanner DRC tools do the foundry design rule review in real-time as you are doing the layout and once the error is recognized, it can be changed immediately on screen."

Richard Bredthauer
President
Semiconductor Technology Associates Inc.

"The main problem we faced was how to increase productivity. Layout is the most time-consuming part of the process. With the Tanner Tools, project engineers can address layout issues immediately rather than pass it over to another mask designer. We can more quickly verify designs, explore new designs, and bring products to market faster."

Shashi Sakhuja
Director of Product Development
Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc.

"We like the usability performance and extendibility of the Tanner Tools. The industry perception is that PC based tools are not suitable for 'real' chip development.100 Million CSR Bluetooth chips later, we disagree."

Paul Egan
Physical Design Group Leader
CSR plc

"Tanner EDA brings together an efficient set of capabilities that allow us to rapidly realize our sensor design goals."

James Brunsch Jr.
President
MEMSense

"Tanner has improved its products over the last two years to the point where we went from needing 24 hours to run a design rule check to today's version of the software that checks the design in five minutes."

Jim Groves
ASIC Design Manager
Kionix, Inc.

"Tanner EDA provides excellent VLSI design functionality at a very affordable price. The performance to price ratio enables us to provide a more competitive solution for our customers without sacrificing quality."

Stephen Stratz
Vice President
asicNorth, Inc.

"Tanner EDA's L-Edit is a MEMS industry standard tool and a critical part of our design flow at Microfabrica. The Tanner Tools can create the kind of complex geometric features necessary for MEMS design, and its hierarchical cell structure makes it easy to create complex layouts with thousands or millions of features. Finally, L-Edit provides us a seamless and reliable interface for photomask generation with its GDSII output."

Chris Bang
Vice President, Design and Applications Engineering
Microfabrica, Inc.

"Tanner EDA helps us to be fast and accurate. The DRC and LVS design verification tools let us turn around new designs quickly and make sure they work the first time. Faster time-to-market has helped us maintain our position as the leader in practical spintronics."

Joan Lange
Layout Technician
NVE