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Bangalore,
India - Axiom Design Automation, a leading semiconductor design
solutions company announced expansion of its Indian operations
with inauguration of a new facility in Bangalore. Axiom now
has two R&D facilities in India, one in Mangalore set
up last month making it the first semiconductor design company
to do so. The company announced investments in excess of US$3
million in India and that its headcount will exceed 150 by
end 2008. The two facilities will enable Axiom to better support
the rapidly
evolving Indian market and tap into the world-class engineering
talent available here.
“Axiom
is focused on building a complete verification flow to customers
and are expanding our portfolio constantly for performance,
productivity and verification closure,” said Badru Agarwala,
President & CEO, Axiom Inc. adding, “Significant
investments in R&D become a natural evolution as India
continues to have a major impact in our overall business and
the company heads to record a 100% growth this year.”
“Verification
challenges are increasing exponentially with linear increase
in design complexity. Talent engagement thus becomes critical
to adopt new tools and methodologies for on time delivery.
The new facilities in Bangalore and Mangalore enhance our
ability to attract an increasing number of the talented engineers
in India who will play a key role in ensuring customers’
success,” said Avtar Saini, Chairman, Axiom Inc.
“The
silicon design ecosystem is witnessing great progress in India
and we need to expand the talent pool further in vertical
domains. AXIOM is adopting novel strategies to build talent
and apply them in project situations. With strong presence
in tools, methodologies and high end design services space,
we are in a unique position to address our customers’
challenges in ASIC/SoC verification,” said Ravi Shankar,
Managing Director, Axiom India.
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SAYANTIKA CHAKRABORTY
M/s. PRHUB Integrated Marketing Communications Pvt. Ltd.,
Bangalore, India
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