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Cadence in talks to release LEF spec Cadence Design Systems Inc. confirmed at the Design Automation Conference that it is negotiating with Silicon Integration Initiative to release its text version of LEF (the library exchange format) to Si2. Congress set to boost nano funding Congress is poised to double federal spending for nanotechnology research over the next three years. Web-based design tools are gaining momentum, as witnessed at the Design Automation Conference this week. Lucent Microelectronics said it plans to offer Web-based design software, with a project in the works to let users of Orca FPGAs configure their parts using software housed on a third-party server farm, and Cadence Design Systems tipped word of a beta program for Web-based verification. Keynoter calls for electronics Renaissance For system-on-a-chip designs to reach full potential requires the electronics industry to undergo a Renaissance that is led by a convergence of many innovations, said Synopsys Chief Executive Officer Aart De Geus to a packed crowd Thursday (6/24). Tek takes a page from HP, and splits in two Taking a cue from Hewlett-Packard Co., its longtime rival in the test and measurement industry, Tektronix Inc.'s board of directors approved a plan Thursday (June 24) to split the company into two separate entities. Two new public companies will be formed around Tek's Color Printing and Imaging unit, and its Measurement Business divisions. Hewlett-Packard underwent a similar split this past March. MEMS tools still have a long way to go Though CAD tools for microelectromechanical systems are making progress, the challenges inherent in MEMS construction will require even more CAD advancement as well as