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Reports on the views of some analysts regarding the future of Avanti Corp. after some of its employees received maximum sentence for stealing source code of Cadence Design Systems Incorporated. Avanti restitution to Cadence including interest; Alternative companies for Avanti customers who are avoiding Avanti after the court ruling; One major Avanti customer that will keep using the company's tools, according to a spokesman.

Reports that the chairman and former employees of electronic design automation firm Avanti Corp. pleaded no contest to charges of stealing Cadence Design Systems Inc. source code. Two obsolete Avanti products that were found to contain Cadence Design Systems source code; Fines imposed to Avanti; Other charges against Avanti.

Reports on the settlement of Cadence Design Systems Inc.'s six-year-old lawsuit against Avanti Corp. and the company that acquired it, Synopsys Inc. Amount of the settlement; Origination of the dispute from Avanti's theft in the early 1990s of Cadence's place-and-route and database source code; Competitive threat posed by the Avanti-Synopsis merger to Cadence's position in the electronic design automation industry.

Discusses the settlement of the civil action filed by Cadence Design Systems Inc. against Avanti Corp. and its acquiring company, Synopsys Inc. Allegation that Avanti stole Cadence's place-and-route and database source code; Dissatisfaction of former Cadence president and chief executive officer Joe Costello with the way the case ended.

Reveals why Avanti Corp. co-founder Stephen Wuu had stolen a database from his then-employer, Cadence Design Systems Inc. during a restitution hearing in the Avanti code theft case in California. Reaction of the Deputy District Attorney Julius Finkelstein to Wuu's explanation; Basis for issuance of maximum penalties for each of the defendants; Recommendation of Judge Conrad Rushing to state correction officials regarding Wuu.

Offers suggestions to Avanti Corp. after being found guilty of stealing database code from Cadence Design Systems Inc. and building a company on it. Management style of the company's chairman of the board, Gerald Hsu; Small but significant step that the company has to take to validate the principles of fair play; Suggestion to shareholders suing Avanti.

Reveals the amount that California's Santa Clara County Superior Court Justice Conrad Rushing ordered Avanti Corp. to pay rival Cadence Design Systems Inc. plus interest for stealing place and route software code in 1991. Comments from Deputy District Attorney Julius Finkelstein about the ruling; Option Avanti is considering; Real question about Avanti, according to analyst John Barr.

Reports that the value of code stolen by Avanti Corp. Executive Stephen Wuu from Cadence Design Systems Inc. was questioned by Avanti witnesses. What Avanti is trying to convince Judge Conrad Rushing; What the testimony of Chi-Ping Hsu of Avanti featured; What motivates a company to steal.

Comments on the legal case filed by Cadence Design Systems Inc. against Avanti Corp. executives who pleaded no contest to trade secret theft, conspiracy, securities fraud and concealing stolen property. Criticism on the legal system in the United States; Opinion on the personal and repugnant public attacks orchestrated by Avanti against Joe Costello, Cadence former chief executive; Questions to ponder about the case.

Presents news briefs related to the electronic industries in the United States as of September 1999. Appointment of Gary Larsen as chief executive officer of Circuit Semantics Inc.; Court ruling to reduce Cadence Design Systems' ability to claim punitive damages from Avanti Corp.; Factors that may lead to a delay in the transition to digital television.