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--- services:cmcstc [2019/07/29 10:07] – seela
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 ====== CMC STC ======
 CMC Microsystems provides a server for us which includes:
   * a collection of CMC managed and supported software components used for CAD and EDA
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   * CADconnect license key middleware
   * local license server
 **Anyone using any of the STC components and infrastructure is required to have a current CMC subscription. Information about the CMC subscriptions can be found [[http://www.cmc.ca/WhatWeOffer/Subscription.aspx|here]].**
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 To see which design tools, kits, and methodologies are available from CMC, click [[http://www.cmc.ca/WhatWeOffer/Design.aspx|here]].
-=====July 19th 2019:Important change to CMC tool use for education(Jas )=====
-<code>
-Ulya,(msg also cced to Sebastian)
-There is a very important change to CMC tool use for education that was recently made.
-If you look at the subscription types on this page:
-</code>https://www.cmc.ca/en/WhatWeOffer/Subscription.aspx
-<code>
-There are three new subscription types.  These replace the existing subscriptions.
-  When faculty renew their existing subscriptions with CMC, they will be forced
-to choose one of the three new subscriptions.
-The "Professor Research" subscription which is $1000/year includes:
-    Unlimited use of Cadence, Mentor, Synopsys and Xilinx for research use.
-    Other tools capped at five concurrent use instances per tool from the
-    subscriber’s research team. E.g., 5 concurrent use instances of ANSYS;
-    or 2 concurrent use instances of COMSOL + 1 Tanner + 5 ANSYS are both
-     valid use cases.
-    Additional access to CAD for research use can be purchased - $1000 for
-    five additional concurrent user instances per tool.
-    *** DOES NOT INCLUDE EDUCATION USE OF ANY TOOLS <-- VERY IMPORTANT ***
-Next is the "Institution/Department" license.  This costs $5000/yr + $1000 per
-professor to be included/year.  This includes unlimited use of ALL CAD tools +
-education use.  Like before, education use is permitted.  It is limited to the
-following: Unlimited education course use of ANSYS, Cadence, Keysight ADS, Mentor
-Graphics, and Synopsys. Licenses provided based on student enrollment per course.
- Unlimited number of courses within Subscription period.
-Finally, you have the "Education" subscription which is $2000/yr for JUST
-education use.  This clearly doesn't make much sense.
-It makes sense for the Department to buy into the Institution/Department
-license ($5000/year), then faculty can pay their $1000 to be included.
- Faculty may save money depending on how many tools they were previously using.
- $1000 for access to as many tools as they like sounds pretty good.  However,
-it's not clear who would pay the $5000.  There are other faculty in Lassonde
-who are CMC subscribers as well.    Would it make sense for Lassonde to pay
-the $5000 fee?   I want to avoid both Lassonde *and* the Department paying
-the $5000 fee simply because people don't talk.
-Anyway, I'm pointing this out well in advance of the beginning of the school year.
-  I don't want there to be surprises when a faculty member states that they want
- to use the tools in their course, but they don't have the proper subscription.
-  It would be good to sign up for the Institution/Department license, then, as
- faculty subscriptions expire, they pay their $1000 and get moved to the new license.
-Jason.
-</code>
+** IMPORTANT NOTE: ** CMC subscriptions and education usage rules have substantially changed in 2019. Before you renew any existing CMC subscription, please speak to Ulya.
 ===== General Notes =====