Whitepaper Introduction Extract

“What is now collectively referred to as “Cloud Computing” is the delivery on the vision of computing as a utility.  Already cloud computing has transformed the IT infrastructure of thousands of companies, both large and small, across all industries.

This whitepaper begins with a description of the specific and unique benefits of the cloud for EDA tool users and EDA tool vendors including the financial rewards. It then provides a description of cloud computing as defined and understood today including the unique challenges for EDA that must be addressed for it to go mainstream. Lastly, it describes a path and methodology to address those challenges in order to reap the benefits.”