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. Nimbic was acquired by Mentor Graphics, which was in turn acquired 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]

It 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.com. May 20, 2014. 2015-02-07.
10. Web site: Corp. Mentor Graphics. Mentor Graphics Acquires Nimbic, Inc.. 2021-04-01. www.prnewswire.com. en.