Aurelia Microelettronica S.r.l.

Via Giuntini 13 - int. G
I-56023 Navacchio PI
Italy
Tel.: +39 050 754.260
Fax.: +39 050 754.261>
Mobile: +39 348 7909897
Contact Person: Mr. Massimiliano Porciani
E-Mail: massimiliano.porciani@aurelia-micro.it
WEB Address: http://www.aurelia-micro.it
 
Turn over of the company (1998) 550 KEURO
% Turn over Digital ASICs (1998) 55%
% Turn over Analog and Mixed Signal ASICs (1998) 45% 
Total number of personnel 9
Number of ASIC designers 6
Type of workstations Unix Workstations: HP, SUN
Design tools Cadence Environment (Complete Digital and Analog License):  
  • HDL (Verilog-VHDL) simulators (Leapfrog, VERILOG-XL)
  • HDL synthesizer (Synergy, Ambit Buildgates)
  • Schematic (Composer) and Layout (Virtuoso) entry
  • Analog and Mixed simulators (Analog-Artist with Spectre, Eldo, HSPICE)
  • Place&Route (SiliconDSM, Gate-Array)
  • Layout verification (DIVA DRC, LPE, LVS)
TestGen Synopsys Environment (ex-Sunrise):  
  • Design For Testability structures insertion
  • Automatic Test Pattern Generator
  • Fault Simulation
FPGA Design Synopsys Environment (ex-Viewlogic):  
  • Design Entry (ViewDraw,ViewSim)
  • VHDL simulator (Fusion/Speedwave)
  • VHDL synthesizer (FPGA Express)
  • ALTERA, XILINX
 
Experience (during the last 2 to 3 years)

Application domains

Experts in  
Number of ASIC designs per year : Typical examples of realised projects  
Other activities General description of the company

C.A.E.N. S.p.A. Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari was founded in 1980 in Viareggio by a group of experts previously at INFN, (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare).  C.A.E.N. designs and manufactures sophisticated electronic equipment for Nuclear Physics research and is today one of the world’s leading companies in the sector, certainly the most important in Europe.  It is therefore not unexpected that C.A.E.N. has matured the necessity to reach beyond the more commonly accessible frontiers and to create its own microelectronics department able to resolve the ever more complex requests made by the research world.  After three years of apprenticeship at the most important Italian Universities involved in microelectronic devices research and development and after taking up the numerous training opportunities offered by the European Economic Community, the department has begun to enjoy its first concrete successes both in the digital and in the analog/mixed fields.  This brought about C.A.E.N.‘s decision to offer out its skills and expertise and to form a microelectronics company.  C.A.E.N. Microelettronica e Sistemi Avanzati s.r.l. is therefore able to satisfy the ever increasing demands of small and medium-size industries.
C.A.E.N. Microelettronica can count on the experience of a consolidated Design Centre, which is able to meet industry requirements with its own software and personnel, with regard to the innovation of products through integration at all levels on Silicon: from FPGAs and Gate Arrays, to ASICs, as well as particular emphasis on the most sophisticated techniques of electronic devices packaging and assembly.  C.A.E.N. Microelettronica’s strength stems also from its synergy with C.A.E.N. S.p.A. which enables the Company to offer its customers not only the component, but also the complete system (ASIC plus housing board, plus  Control Software).
At the end of 1998, C.A.E.N. Microelettronica decided to expand its visibility and its potential market by founding Aurelia Microelettronica S.r.l. (C.A.E.N. is the majority shareholder with 80% of the capital), together with a consortium of banks and research centres (Aurelia S.p.A.).