PARIS — Danish EDA startup Teklatech, provider of floorplanning and clock distribution network solutions, announced it has appointed sales and support channels in Europe and the United States.

Teklatech (Copenhagen, Denmark) said it has concluded agreements with OptIn Strategies, in the United States, and Leading Edge, in Italy, to promote and support both Teklatech's advanced floorplanning software tool, FloorDirector, and the company's power analysis services.

"With the continued growth of the sub-90nm semiconductor market, it is imperative for us to expand our global presence to increase our sales opportunities," stated Dr. Tobias Bjerregaard, CEO of Teklatech. "OptIn and Leading Edge have the network, experience and knowledge that will enable us to effectively service these important markets."

Teklatech claimed its FloorDirector floorplanning and clock distribution tool achieves timing robustness and control over dynamic power peaks in System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. According to Teklatech, FloorDirector "enables a modular, highly scalable and variability-robust approach to system-level clock distribution, and thus tracks well into nanometer geometries."

The FloorDirector tool, added the Danish startup, reduces dynamic IR drop and supply noise by flattening power peaks, thus improving signal and power integrity. FloorDirector was introduced at the Design Automation Conference (DATE) in March 2008 in Munich, Germany

Teklatech was founded in 2006, as a spin-off from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). In May 2007, the startup raised $1.5 million in funding. Main investors are Ulrik Danneskiold-Samsoe Holding and founding investor, SEED Capital Denmark.