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Alliances Achieving first-pass silicon success at 130nm and below presents a host of unprecedented challenges. These issues can tax the resources and expertise of even the most capable design and manufacturing organizations. In short, no one company can do it alone. Our customers' success in the nanometer era hinges on collaboration among leading companies in the silicon design chain.
Due to the breadth of our solutions, Cadence enjoys relationships with all the electronics industry leaders. This gives us a unique view into the challenges faced by our customers. As a result, Cadence can not only provide complementary design and verification capabilities but also facilitate open interoperability and optimized handoffs throughout the entire silicon design chain. Our partnerships extend to other EDA companies, leading silicon foundries, IP providers, verification service providers.
Cadence selects, authorizes, and supports leading Channel Partners as value added resellers of certain Cadence technology into many locales around the world. Through this global network of Channel Partners we are able to extend our reach to our vast and highly valued customer base.
In addition, these relationships allow us to play a leadership role in a number of initiatives across the electronics industry. Cadence is actively involved in defining the standards that are necessary to ensure that tools, IP, and libraries interoperate seamlessly in our customers' design and manufacturing environments.
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