EDA实验用课件精要.ppt

EDA概念简介 EDA是电子设计自动化（Electronic Design Automation）的缩写，这一概念于上世纪80年代初正式形成，是从早期提出的CAD（计算机辅助设计）、CAM（计算机辅助制造）、CAT（计算机辅助测试）和CAE（计算机辅助工程）概念发展而来的。 1981 marks the beginning of EDA as an industry. For many years, the larger electronic companies, such as Hewlett Packard, Tektronix, and Intel, had pursued EDA internally. In 1981, managers and developers spun out of these companies to concentrate on EDA as a business. Daisy Systems, Mentor Graphics, and Valid Logic Systems were all founded around this time, and collectively referred to as DMV. Within a few years there were many companies specializing in EDA