Nascentric, chip design and analysis co., raises $7.2M from Intel Capital, others

Nascentric, a San Jose, Calif., chip design company focused on providing “Fast-SPICE” analysis tools, said it has raised a $7.2 million third round of financing.

SPICE stands for “Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis” and is used to verify whether an integrated circuit will function correctly before fabrication.  Each IC fabrication attempt can be expensive, and it often takes multiple attempts to get it right, so companies use SPICE as much as possible.

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