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Magma Design Automation was a software company in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. The company was founded in 1997 and maintained headquarters in San Jose, California, with facilities throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Magma software products were used in major elements of chip development, including: synthesis, placement, routing, power management, circuit simulation, verification and analog/mixed-signal design. Magma was acquired by Synopsys in a merger finalized February 22, 2012 at a cash value of about $523 million, or $7.35 per Magma share.〔"Synopsys Completes Acquisition of Magma Design Automation,” February 22, 2012 ()〕 ==History== Magma was founded in 1997 by a team including Rajeev Madhavan, who served as chairman, CEO and president from the company's inception.〔Securities and Exchange Commission Form S-1, Amendment No. 7, November 19, 2001, (page 49) ()〕 The company initially competed primarily with Cadence and Avanti Corporation in physical design but eventually broadened its product portfolio and competed with all three of the largest established EDA companies: Cadence, Mentor Graphics and Synopsys.〔EDA Confidential, July 14, 2005()〕 Magma had a particularly strong presence in the convergence device segment through key customers such as Qualcomm, Broadcom and Texas Instruments.〔“EDA Industry Update,” March 24, 2009()〕 In 2001 Roy Jewell joined Magma as chief operating officer and later that year added the title of president.〔Securities and Exchange Commission Form S-1, Amendment No. 7, November 19, 2001, (page 49) ()〕 Magma completed an initial public offering on Nasdaq, under the ticker symbol LAVA, on November 20, 2001〔“Magma IPO up 46%”, CNN Money, November 20, 2001 ()〕 — the last EDA company to go public〔"The First EDA IPO in a Decade," Seeking Alpha, May 16, 2011()〕 — and achieved its peak annual revenue of $214.4 million in its 2008 fiscal year.〔“Magma Reports Revenue of $214.4 million for Fiscal 2008, 20.4 Percent above Prior Year,” May 1, 2008 at SEC archive ()〕 Magma was the fourth largest EDA company by revenue.〔Based on Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission〕 In 2002 Magma was named to the Red Herring 100 for innovation and business strategy.〔“Magma Named to the Red Herring 100; Recognized by Red Herring Editors for Innovation and Business Strategy,” May 13, 2002 ()〕 In 2005 Forbes ranked Magma No. 2 on its list of fastest-growing technology companies.〔“Technology’s Growth Champs,” Forbes, February 14, 2005 ()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Magma Design Automation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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