The company behind ProMOST
Who is ChipDesignWorks?
A Dutch EDA company founded in 2001 by two experienced analog circuit designers, working from the belief that EDA tools written by circuit designers serve circuit designers best.
Founders
Built by designers, for designers
ChipDesignWorks was founded in 2001 by two researchers and educators with long backgrounds in analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design. They share the view that the right EDA tools substantially improve both designer productivity and circuit quality.
Anne-Johan Annema
University of Twente ↗
Analog and mixed-signal circuit designer with experience spanning research, circuit development and education. Co-founder of ChipDesignWorks and driving force behind ProMOST.
Bram Nauta
University of Twente ↗
Researcher and educator in analog integrated circuit design. Co-founder of ChipDesignWorks, bringing decades of industry and academic experience to the development of practical EDA tools.
Our approach
Philosophy
The ChipDesignWorks philosophy is visible throughout ProMOST: a tool must be intuitive and still provide all the functionality that is required, plus a little more.
It is extremely important to really make EDA tools designed by circuit designers for circuit designers.
ChipDesignWorks founding philosophy
2001
Year founded
25+
Years of development
NL
Based in the Netherlands
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Current version