Daisy Systems Corporation incorporated in 1981 in Mountain View, California, was a Computer-aided engineering company, a pioneer in the Electronic design automation (EDA) industry. It was a manufacturer of computer hardware and software for EDA, including schematic capture, logic simulation, parameter extraction and other tools for Printed circuit board design and semiconductor chip layout. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the community near Martinez, California, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. ... Computer-aided Engineering analysis (often referred to as CAE) is the application of computer software in engineering to analyze the robustness and performance of components and assemblies. ... PCB Layout Program Electronic design automation (EDA) is the category of tools for designing and producing electronic systems ranging from printed circuit boards (PCBs) to integrated circuits. ... A BlueGene supercomputer cabinet. ... Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... Schematic capture or schematic entry is a step in the design cycle of electronic design automation at which the electronic diagram, or schematic of the designed electronic circuit is created by a designer. ... Close-up photo of one side of a motherboard PCB, showing conductive traces, vias and solder points for through-hole components on the opposite side. ...

After a merger with Cadnetix Corp of Boulder, CO in 1988 (and then known as Daisy/Cadnetix, Inc.and DAZIX), it filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1990 and was acquired by Intergraph in late 1990. Intergraph incorporated DAZIX into its EDA business unit, which was later spun off as an independent subsidiary named VeriBest, Inc. VeriBest was ultimately acquired by Mentor Graphics in late 1999. Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code governs the process of reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... This article is about the year. ... Intergraph was founded in 1969 as M&S Computing, Inc. ... Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Founders: Aryeh Finegold and David Stamm. Original investors: Fred Adler and Oak Investment Partners. Many notable people in the EDA industry used to work in Daisy Systems, including Harvey Jones, who later co-founded Synopsys, and Vinod Khosla, who later co-founded Sun Microsystems. Areyeh Finegold went on to co-found Mercury Interactive and Dave Stamm went on to found Clarify. Synopsys, Inc. ... Vinod Khosla Vinod Khosla is an Indian American venture capitalist who is considered one of the most successful and influential personalities in Silicon Valley. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ...