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- ↑ EE Times: 'EDA vendor Solido raises additional $6.5 million'
- ↑ "EE Times (April 6, 2017): 'Machine Learning comes to chip design'".
- ↑ "EE Times (November 20, 2017): 'Siemens acquires Solido Design Automation'".
- ↑ "The StarPhoenix (November 20, 2017): 'Massive European conglomerate acquires Saskatoon-based computer chip developer'".
- ↑ "Deloitte Technology Fast 500 2017 North America Ranking" (PDF).
- EE Times (February 2, 2009):'Solido named to EE Times list of top 60 emerging startups'
- EDN (February 1, 2008):'Solido named finalist for EDN Innovation Award'
- EDN (December 14, 2007):'Solido named EDN Hot 100 Products of 2007'
- IC Design and Verification Journal (March 17, 2009):'Showing your true corners'
- Electronicstalk (January 28, 2009):'System solves process variation design problems'
- EDN (February 17, 2009):'Solido design attacks variations in transistor-level analog design'
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- EETimes (January 23, 2009):'Solido launches process variation solution'
- SCD Source (September 2, 2008):'Improving statistical design for analog/custom circuits'