Note: The ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, spearheaded an industry joint development effort to develop a server certification protocol to close a loophole often exploited in software piracy schemes. Cadence Design Systems, Siemens EDA and Synopsys were members of the industry-standard SEMI Server Certification Protocol (SSCP) joint development committee. One of many SSCP supporters is Ted Miracco, a founder and executive vice president of AWR Corporation, now part of Cadence, and someone at the forefront of combatting software piracy. My blog post below, originally appearing on Semiconductor Engineering, is based on an interview I did recently with Ted.
Piracy is a growing concern for all software providers, especially those of us with complex and specialized software, such as chip design automation software that is expensive to develop and maintain.
That’s why the Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance), a SEMI Technology Community, spearheaded an industry joint development effort to develop a server certification protocol that would close a loophole often exploited in software piracy schemes. Cadence Design Systems, Siemens EDA and Synopsys were members of the industry-standard SEMI Server Certification Protocol (SSCP) joint development committee. SSCP is applicable to protecting any high-value software product(s) that use license management systems to control access to and use of software licenses. It is now available for licensing from SEMI.
