Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Electronic design automation |
Predecessor | CompiLogic |
Founded | 1996 |
Founder | Don Soderman Denis Coleman Yuri Panchul |
Defunct | November 12, 2001 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | Synopsys |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Products | C2Verilog CycleC |
Number of employees | 30 (2001) |
Website |
www |
C Level Design was a computer software company based in San Jose, California. It developed a tools to translate from the C programming language to hardware description languages.
The company was established in 1996 by Don Soderman, Denis Coleman and Yuri Panchul. [1] The first product was called C2Verilog. [2] Originally called CompiLogic Corporation, its name was changed in December 1998. [3]
Networking and telecom companies including Nortel, Alcatel, Sony, Boeing, Compaq and Fujitsu used C Level's System Compiler design environment. Using a C2Verilog tool, Hitachi developed a rough concept of five-stage, 8-bit microcontroller in about three weeks. [4] C2Verilog was used by the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. [5]
At its height, C Level employed 30 people. The company had about $3 million in accumulated revenue over several years. [6]
In June 2000, Altera announced an investment in the company. [7] In March 2001, the company announced it would donate its CycleC technology to the Open SystemC Initiative. [8] However, the transfer never took place; in November 2001, the company ceased operation. Synopsys acquired its assets and integrated CycleC simulation methodology into Synopsys' VCS Verilog simulator, and discontinued other C Level products. [6] C Level's synthesis technology included at least one patent. [9] [10]
Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Electronic design automation |
Predecessor | CompiLogic |
Founded | 1996 |
Founder | Don Soderman Denis Coleman Yuri Panchul |
Defunct | November 12, 2001 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | Synopsys |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Products | C2Verilog CycleC |
Number of employees | 30 (2001) |
Website |
www |
C Level Design was a computer software company based in San Jose, California. It developed a tools to translate from the C programming language to hardware description languages.
The company was established in 1996 by Don Soderman, Denis Coleman and Yuri Panchul. [1] The first product was called C2Verilog. [2] Originally called CompiLogic Corporation, its name was changed in December 1998. [3]
Networking and telecom companies including Nortel, Alcatel, Sony, Boeing, Compaq and Fujitsu used C Level's System Compiler design environment. Using a C2Verilog tool, Hitachi developed a rough concept of five-stage, 8-bit microcontroller in about three weeks. [4] C2Verilog was used by the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. [5]
At its height, C Level employed 30 people. The company had about $3 million in accumulated revenue over several years. [6]
In June 2000, Altera announced an investment in the company. [7] In March 2001, the company announced it would donate its CycleC technology to the Open SystemC Initiative. [8] However, the transfer never took place; in November 2001, the company ceased operation. Synopsys acquired its assets and integrated CycleC simulation methodology into Synopsys' VCS Verilog simulator, and discontinued other C Level products. [6] C Level's synthesis technology included at least one patent. [9] [10]