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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.

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.

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.