CISC Semiconductor - Our History

 2009

Results derived from reserch project TEODACS on FlexRay based automotive bus systems push CISC to 1st row in simulation of dependable automotive communication systems. 

Starting new R&D project e3car for development of hybrid and electrical vehicles with total volume of 44 Mio. EUR

 2008   

 

Winner of "Austrian State Award Consulting 2008 "  by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor of the Republic of Austria

CISC has been accepted by the steering board of the Association AENEAS as active member. AENEAS is the private partner of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking.

Research project "TEODACS " started on the Virtual Vehicle Competence Center

Winner of 'Austrian Export Award 2008 ' out of 33.000 competitors by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor of the Republic of Austria

CISC joins TheMathworks Connections Program

CISC's RFID Tag Emulator got short listed out of 1600 applications for the Innovation Prize 2008

 

Starting new joint European R&D project "SR2 – Short Range Radio" for next three years until the end of 2010

 2007


First tools from Business Unit Automotive called Automotive Bus System Lib and Automotive Core Lib are launched

SyAD® V2.0 and CISC RFID Tag Emulator are entering the market

Winner of the IKT prize for its project ‘ATPO Applied Tag Performance Optimizer’

CISC joins Open SystemC initiative

Launch of 4th product from Business Unit RFID+RFComm called MeETS

CISC is represented with its products on the continents Europe, Asia, America and Africa

CISC will be certified Alliance Partner of National Instrument

With January 2007 our new R&D branch office in Graz opened

 

 2006

 

Winner of a special economy prize on high innovative products by the Privatstiftung Kärntner Sparkasse, Austria for the CISC RFID Application and System Design Toolset

Launch of first tools from business unit RFID+RFComm called ASD Kit+Library and the RFID Field Recorder.

CISC starts providing expert training on European EPC Competence Center

 

  2005


Move to the new headquarter at Lakeside Science & Technology Park allowing a closer cooperation with the University of Klagenfurt and its founded industry trusts

CISC starts new joint European R&D project 'ROBIN' (‘Robust Design for Efficient Use of Nanometer Technologies’) for the next 4 years until the end of 2008

Joined European project ‘Witness’ (Wireless Technologies for small area Networks with Embedded Security & Safety) to apply UHF and LF system concepts to system design and evaluation of active LF and UHF systems
 

  2004

Launch of product SyAD® (System Architect Designer)

CISC becomes member of EPCglobal for participation in RFID standardization work and joins Hardware and Software Action Group

Winner of the Innovation & Research Prize Award – Province of Carinthia - for its product SyAD® (System Architect Designer)

Distinction into currently three business units Automotive (AT), RFID+RFComm (RF) and Tools+Methodology (TM)

First products of the new business unit 'RFID + RFComm' get already launched by the end of the 3rd quarter

 2003


Expanding technology and application focus to radio frequency identification (RFID) and radio frequency (RF) communication

CISC joins simulation research group at German Automotive Association (VDA) 
 

2002

Focus on simulation of heterogeneous embedded microelectronic systems

CISC is expanding its target clients from the semiconductor industry to the automotive and aerospace industry

Opening of a R&D center in Graz and closer collaboration with the Institute for Technical Informatics at Graz University of Technology

 2001


Start product development in the area of a web based application service interface to access standard Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for circuit simulation within 5th European Framework Program

CISC joins international R&D Project TechnoDaT ("Technology Driven Design and Test")

Move to bigger office location in the center of Klagenfurt
 

  2000

CISC joins international R&D project ‘High Quality Design in Deep Submicron Technology’ together with largest and three other major European Semiconductor companies

Winner out of 100 business plans in a business plan contest called "biz.plan" for its innovative business concept to establish a new enterprise in the area of simulation of microelectronic systems.

  1999


Foundation of CISC Semiconductor Design+Consulting GmbH by CEO Dr. Markus Pistauer as privately owned and R&D focused enterprise