Press Releases

MEMS Design Tool Continues To Evolve

By David Maliniak
Electronic Design

Driven largely by the consumer market, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are proliferating like wildfire in electronic systems. Nintendo’s Wii game platform has brought millions of them literally into the hands of consumers, and so has Apple’s iPhone, of which coming iterations will contain multiple MEMS devices.

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CoventorWare 2012 Software Increases 3D Simulation Capacity and Accuracy to Ease Verifcation of Complex MEMS Devices

Latest release focuses on solving the bigger, more complex challenges of verifying the next-generation of integrated MEMS devices with more accuracy and greater efficiency

CARY, North Carolina – January 30, 2012 – At the IEEE MEMS 2012 Conference today, Coventor®, Inc., the leading supplier of software for developing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), introduced the 2012 release of its best-in-class CoventorWare® solution for MEMS design verification and optimization. CoventorWare 2012 capitalizes on increased computing power and software algorithm advancements to enable more complete and accurate verification of state-of-the-art MEMS designs.

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Industry Panel to Explore the Future of MEMS Sensor Fusion and Sensor Networks at MEMS Executive Congress 2011

Industry leaders from across MEMS supply chain to provide insight on critical issues, enabling technologies and market demand for more intelligent sensor and control applications 

CARY, North Carolina – October 18, 2011Coventor®, Inc., the leading supplier of software for developing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), to participate in industry panel on “MEMS Sensor Fusion/Sensor Networks” at MEMS Executive Congress 2011, an annual executive forum promoting the commercialization of MEMS to be held November 2nd and 3rd in Monterey, California. read more…

Coventor Announces Global Expansion with New Office in Southern Europe and Distribution Agreement in China

Strong growth in MEMS fuels demand for company’s robust design platform

CARY, North Carolina – March 30, 2011 – Coventor®, Inc., the leading supplier of software for developing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), today announced it has expanded its reach in two key geographies with the opening of a new office in Italy, and a new distribution agreement in China. The expansion positions Coventor to leverage the continued growth of the MEMS market and meet the need for more sophisticated design solutions to address the challenges of developing MEMS-enabled products. read more…

Coventor SEMulator3D Software Reduces Cost and Development Cycles for Semiconductor and MEMS Processes

IBM and IMEC among industry leaders realizing benefits of SEMulator3D virtual fabrication for 22nm semiconductor and integrated MEMS+CMOS process applications

CARY, North Carolina – March 7, 2011 – Coventor®, Inc., the leading supplier of software for developing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), today announced availability of SEMulator3D® 2011, the latest version of its virtual fabrication software for semiconductor and MEMS process development organizations. SEMulator3D is already in use by the world’s largest semiconductor companies, MEMS integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) and MEMS foundries for tasks ranging from process integration and documentation of advanced logic and memory process nodes to MEMS design verification, and has provided rapid ROI by reducing time-consuming, costly build-and-test cycles. read more…

Imec and Coventor combine leading expertise in IC and MEMS design and manufacturing

Bringing MEMS to the mainstream through more efficient design techniques and manufacturing processes

CoventorLogo 300Leuven, Belgium – February 1, 2011 – Coventor (www.coventor.com), the leading supplier of design technology for micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and the nanoelectronics research center imec (www.imec.be), today announced a strategic partnership to improve and expand the use of advanced design and manufacturing techniques for the development of CMOS integrated MEMS. The partnership includes strategic alignment on R&D roadmaps and collaboration on advanced research topics.Teams of imec and Coventor will collaborate on expanding imec’s use of Coventor’s software tools suite for MEMS + IC design. They will jointly develop process design kits (PDKs) for imec’s SiGe MEMS-above-IC process. read more…