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FILENUMBER: 1152 BEGIN_KEYWORDS Systems Design Initiative ECSI END_KEYWORDS DATE: December 2003 TITLE: European Electronic Chips & Systems Design Initiative (ECSI)
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TITLE: European Electronic Chips & Systems Design Initiative (ECSI)

ECSI was established in 1993 with support of European  Commission
via  the  ESPRIT  project  ECIP  and  sponsoring of participating
companies, and is open to all institutions or industries who wish
to support EDA standardization in Europe.

The organization is headquartered in Grenoble,  France,  and  its
website is http://www.ecsi.org/

ECSI Mission

-To  identify,  develop  and  promote   efficient   methods   for
electronic  systems  design, with particular regards to the needs
of the system-on-chip

-To provide ECSI members with a  competitive  advantage  in  this
domain for the benefit of the European industry

ECSI Strategy

-Identification and optimization of appropriate design  paradigms
applicable   to   System-Design  and  with  special  emphasis  on
efficient reuse

-Benefiting  from  the  synergy  among  members  while  combining
systems, EDA and IP business know-how with academic knowledge

-Professional involvement and education of the  member  companies
to increase their awareness and knowledge

-Exchange of knowledge  and  best  practices  with  academia  and
practicing communities

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