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SAN JOSE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 25, 2011 — The Executive Committee of the Design Automation Conference (DAC) and the EDA Consortium (EDAC) will host their annual Kick-Off Reception at this year’s conference in San Diego, California. The reception will be held at the Omni Hotel at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, 2011, and will be sponsored by IBM.

International Business Machines (IBM), a global leader in information technology, turns 100 years old this June, and in this celebratory year IBM is commemorating other companies and organizations that have also made great strides in innovation. “The electronic design automation (EDA) industry has enjoyed a long history of collaboration with IBM as we continue to bring leadership silicon technology to the industry,” said Jaga Jagannathan, Director, Microelectronics Marketing & Strategy, IBM. “It is for this partnered ingenuity that we celebrate our EDA colleagues at this year’s DAC Kick-Off Reception.”

Kathryn Kranen, vice-chairperson of the EDA Consortium shared, “As a representative for the EDA community, I cannot emphasize enough the crucial role EDA plays in aiding the development of the semiconductor industry and the global future of technology. It’s an honor to celebrate our accomplishments in innovation with our colleagues at IBM during this monumental year for them.”

“The Executive Committee is greatly honored to see the Design Automation Conference and the EDA community recognized by IBM as an innovative force at this year’s Kick-Off Reception event,” said Leon Stok, General Chair of the 48^th DAC. “We thank them for supporting this opening event at DAC which brings customers and EDA vendors together with the goal of continued innovation.”

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