{"56999":{"#nid":"56999","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s GEDC Receives $40 Million in Agilent EDA Software","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC) at Georgia Tech has received $40 million in EDA software, support and training from California-based Agilent Technologies Inc. The gift was an unprecedented in-kind gift for the facility and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe multi-year commitment, which will begin in 2010 and continue through 2012, marks the second phase of Agilent\u0027s work with GEDC. The company made a similar in-kind gift in 2007 of EDA software and tools valued at $13 million.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe commitment reflects Agilent\u0027s continuing investment in the university community and the company\u2019s dedication to staying at the leading edge of the world of electronic design. The selection of Georgia Tech and the GEDC team, under the leadership of Dr. Joy Laskar, continues Agilent\u0027s alignment with one of the world\u0027s leading research centers in communication technology.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Access to Agilent technology has been invaluable to GEDC research and student training\u0022 said Laskar \u0022As GEDC strives to maintain its place as a world leader in communication research technology, the Agilent alliance is one of the strong foundations of that leadership position\u0022.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis new agreement further develops the relationship between Georgia Tech and Agilent and provides an outlet for smaller start-up companies to gain access to Agilent EDA software and technologies through GEDC. The Agilent EDA Simulation Center currently provides RF, microwave-system and circuit-design instruction and research for students and start-up companies.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EQualified start-ups can utilize the Agilent tools at GEDC at no cost for the first year of a company\u0027s launch and at a reduced rate for the following three years of incubation, helping to alleviate the financial burden for new electronic design companies.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech is a hotbed of great ideas that can be turned into commercial success,\u0022 said Stephen Fleming, vice provost of the Enterprise Innovation Institute at Georgia Tech. \u0022Within the area of semiconductor design, companies\u0027 access to design systems at low cost is essential to the development and prototyping process. Agilent\u0027s gift solves this problem for our companies. We are greatly indebted to them for their most generous donation.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe accessibility to Agilent products is already driving new enterprises to Atlanta and the resources at GEDC.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022When we decided to relocate our start-up company from California to Atlanta, there were several major reasons driving that decision,\u0022 said Jeff Galloway, co-founder of\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSilicon Creations. \u0022Access to Georgia Tech, quality of life, cost of living, etc. A major benefit to us has been the no-cost access to Agilent\u0027s suite of design tools via their Georgia Tech Design Simulation Design donation. We look forward to a long term association and partnership.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis second phase of the Georgia Tech-Agilent partnership will also introduce Agilent Student Liaisons, two graduate research assistants who will deliver software training as well as coordinate and supervise research projects that utilize Agilent software and tools.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are grateful for this latest in-kind commitment from Agilent, which is the largest that ECE has ever received and for the company\u0027s longstanding and generous support of our efforts,\u0022 said Gary S. May, Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. \u0022By using these specialized tools on a regular basis, students will have important technical concepts enhanced and reinforced that they learn in our electronics and electromagnetics courses and while they are on the job in our research labs. Upon graduation, they will immediately be valuable contributors to their employers in academia and industry.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECollaborations such as this are vital as Georgia Tech seeks to strengthen ties with both the business and technology community.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Throughout its history, much of the strength of Georgia Tech has come from successful partnerships with business and industry,\u0022 said Dr. G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson, Georgia Tech president.  \u0022Agilent has and continues to be a leader in the development of electronic, biomedical and nano electronics.  Strategically Agilent and Georgia Tech, with our new Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center, our ongoing work in the field of biomedical engineering and our growth in mixed-signal analysis, have a great deal in common and work together well.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Georgia Electronic Design Center Receives $40 Million in Agilent EDA Software\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s GEDC Receives $40 Million in Agilent EDA Softwar"}],"uid":"27168","created_gmt":"2010-01-27 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:09","author":"Rachel Ponder","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-01-27T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-01-27T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"5598","name":"Agilent"},{"id":"2435","name":"ECE"},{"id":"3192","name":"GEDC"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDon Fernandez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Communications and Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Don Fernandez\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}