Links

EUROPRACTICE

• EUROPRACTICE Coordination Office
• IC Manufacturing Service (IMEC)
• Software Support Service (RAL)
• Microsystems (RAL)

Chip Manufacturers

• AMS
• Atmel (ES2)
• Alcatel (Mietec)

CAD Software Vendors

• Altera Corporation
• Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
• Mentor Graphics Corporation
• Synopsys, Inc.
• Tanner Research, Inc.
• Veridian, Inc.
• Xilinx, Inc.
• Hewlett-Packard Company

CAD Software Newsgroups

• comp.cad.cadence
• comp.sys.mentor

Technology Transfer Nodes and Related Organisations

• Zentrum für Mikroelektronik Aargau
• FSRM Swiss Foundation for Research in Microtechnology
  Organisation of 23 short, application oriented training courses in microsystems technology all over Europe. Administrative and logistic support for scientific and technological co-operation projects.

European Union Related Sites

• EUROPA - European Commission
• CORDIS - Community Research and Development Information Service

Consultancy

• Bennetts Associates

Bennetts Associates is a UK-based consulting firm specialising in design-for-test (DFT), covering the design and application of Scan, BIST and Boundary Scan to electronics devices and system. The principal partner is Dr R G 'Ben' Bennetts.

 

Other

• DTI's Electronics Design Programme
  The "Electronics Design" Programme has been created by DTI to help British companies take advantage of the opportunities offered by recent advances in methods of electronics design.

• Applied Microengineering Ltd

AML work in partnership with industry and provide design and manufacturing services for sensors and microsystems, either at the component level or complete solution.

• University of Glasgow, Dept. of Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Develop Analogue and Mixed-Mode Design Software within the University of Glasgow.

• IMAPS

The UK arm of the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society which organises conferences, seminars and exhibitions around the world. IMAPS works with industry and academia to ensure that its members are kept up to date with the latest developments and
innovations in microelectronics and provides a forum for the industry to meet and shape its future.