Monterey Design Systems

Monterey Design Systems is privately held and backed by leading venture and industrial investors to provide physical-design solutions that increase the design productivity of the semiconductor industry. The company develops and markets physical-design software products to help its customers achieve production quality designs with faster time-to-silicon.

The company's products are based on its patented Global Design Technology and are available as part of an e-service model that enables worldwide collaborative design efforts.

The company merged with Aristo Technology in 2001.