Nimbic Explained

Nimbic
Type:	Private
Foundation:	Bellevue, Washington (2006)
Fate:	Acquired by Mentor Graphics, which was later acquired by Siemens
Location:	Mountain View, California, United States
Industry:	EDA Software

Nimbic, Inc. (formerly Physware) was a company that developed Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software. The company was founded in 2006 and was headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States.

Nimbic offered high speed 3D electromagnetic simulation ^[1] solutions for signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), integrity to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and Simultaneous Switching Noise/Simultaneous Switching Output (SSN/SSO) Integrity. They also offered secure Cloud Computing solutions for electronic design.

In May 2014 Nimbic was acquired by Mentor Graphics, which was in turn acquired in 2017 by Siemens and rebranded Siemens EDA.^[2]

Portfolio

Nimbic develops 3D broadband electromagnetic field extractors and simulators for signal integrity, power integrity, EMI Analysis and SSN/SSO Analysis.^[3] Their product range includes:

• nWave ^[4]
• nApex ^[5]
• nVolt ^[6]
• nCloud ^[7]

History

Nimbic (formerly Physware) was founded in December 2006 by Dr. Vikram Jandhyala.

In May 2010, Physware was named "2010 Cool Vendor in Semiconductors" by Gartner.^[8]

Nimbiic was acquired by Mentor Graphics in 2014.^{[9] [10]}

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Electromagnetic Simulation.
2. Web site: Hayes. Caroline. 2020-12-14. Mentor changes its name to Siemens EDA. 2021-12-12. Electronics Weekly. en.
3. Web site: Accelerated Method of Moments.
4. Web site: nWave.
5. Web site: nApex.
6. Web site: nVolt.
7. Web site: nCloud.
8. News: Gartner Names Physware as 2010 Cool Vendor in Semiconductors. Wireless News . 2010-05-30.
9. Mentor Graphics Acquires Nimbic, Inc.. Mentor Graphics. May 20, 2014. August 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20140524113242/http://www.mentor.com/company/news/mentor-acquires-nimbic. May 24, 2014.
10. Mentor Graphics Acquires Nimbic, Inc. . August 23, 2024 . . May 20, 2014.