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November 15th, 2009
Synopsys and King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) Sign Agreement to Promote Knowledge-Based Society in Saudi Arabia
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Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing and KACST, the King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, today signed an agreement to work together to promote a knowledge-based society in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The arrangement enables the two organizations to establish a Center of Excellence for Nanoelectronic Design at KACST in Riyadh, featuring a nanotechnology and nanoelectronics infrastructure, state-of-the-art computing environment, a Synopsys-based electronic design environment and nanoelectronics design flow, advanced training and experienced staff from Synopsys or trained by Synopsys.
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