SYNOPSYS ARMENIA TO INCREASE NUMBER OF EXPERTS TO 2,000
25-09-2006 19:30:00 | Armenia | Economy
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN . During the opening
ceremony of the first Armenian Microelectronics Olympiad Finals,
Director General of Viasphere Technopark Aram Vardanian handed
the symbolic key of Synopsys Armenia's new building located in
the techopark's area to Chi-Fun Chan, Chairman of Synopsys
company, a world leader in the automated design of
microlectronic devices.
Hovik Musaelian, Director General of Synopsys Armenia, told
NT correspondent that the repairs and furnishing of the new
building will be completed in October-November 2006. The
building is envisaged for 550 designer-engineers and 230
students. According to him, Synopsys plans to increase the staff
of its Armenian subsidieary to 2,000: in the future, these
employees will work in the currently unoccupied area in
Viasphere Technopark.
According to H. Musaelian, Synopsys Armenia is second among
the subsidiaries of Synopsys (after the US subsidiary) in terms
of design volumes. Synopsys currently employs 5 thousand
experts, with 10% of them working at Synopsys Armenia.