Aldec, Inc. is offering certified Educational Facilities access to an EDU Editions and Student Edition of its professional Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software tools. The University Program makes available Aldec's Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO tools based on a limited set of features and performance in the newly released EDU Edition.

These product configurations are only available for class room use and require letter of certification stating the purpose of use on letterhead from the respective University.

University and Educational customers seeking to purchase Active-HDL or Riviera-PRO standard products for research applications must do so outside of the Educational program, by contacting their local sales representatives.
 

Pricing and Availability

Educational Editions of Active-HDL and Riviera-PRO are sold directly from Aldec and are one year time-based licenses. All configurations are mixed language and support mixed simulation of VHDL and Verilog.

Ordering

To request a quote or place an order for educational only product, please contact university@aldec.com.
 

Upgrades

For Educational customers seeking unrestricted performance or additional functionality not offered in the EDU Edition of Active-HDL or Riviera-PRO we offer a substantial discount off of list price for all time based versions of Aldec commercially available configurations. Please contact your local authorized distributor.
 

Research Projects

Authorization

Aldec, Inc. will not accept orders for its EDU Editions or commercial products at educational prices, unless the following criteria are met:

1. Letter from the Dean or Head of Department stating that the use of Aldec’s products is for Educational Purposes only and will not be used either directly or together with other products outside of the class for any purpose other then teaching.
2. Credit Card orders must be from the educational facilities credit card only, otherwise all Purchase Orders must come from the University exclusively.
3. Only after Aldec’s review and authorization will the order be accepted.  

Textbook Publishing Partners

Aldec, Inc. is also bundling its Student Edition of Active-HDL with textbook publishers Pearson Prentice Hall and McGraw-Hill. The quickest approach to gaining access to the product is to download the product from Aldec website.