Nova has been providing EDA design services since 1998 and started licensing its EDA toolset, Chipmason, since 2002. Chipmason has been used by several leading semiconductor companies to design multi million gate chips utilizing 130nm/90nm technologies. It is used for detailed floorplanning, time budgeting, timing closure, chip-package co-design. Chipmason allows for hierarchical design approach enabling layout re-use within the same chip or between multiple chips improving schedule and productivity.