Jasper Design

Verification is the name of the game in semiconductor design these days, and Jasper Design Automation specializes in it. The company's JasperGold tool verifies that IC design "blocks," preconceived chip elements, meet high-level requirements defined in their specifications, and pre-verifies semiconductor intellectual property blocks for use under all modes, without any testbench development. Customers have included Apple , NVIDIA, and Sun Microsystems. The company was founded in 1999 as Tempus Fugit and changed its name in 2003. It has received funding from firms including Accel Partners, Cambrian Ventures, Foundation Capital, InnKap, and Northzone Ventures.