“The open-source Linux operating system will receive by far its
biggest EDA endorsement next week, when Synopsys Inc. announces
that it is porting its Verilog VCS simulator to Red Hat Linux. The
popularity of VCS, which is the number-two Verilog simulator,
pushes Linux much deeper into the EDA mainstream than it has
ventured before.
“Linux is also entering the pc-board CAD market. Dansk Data
Electronik (DDE) announced at last week’s PCB Design Conference
West that it has ported its Supermax E-CAD layout system to Red Hat
Linux.”