The company was established in 1996 by Don Soderman, Denis Coleman and Yuri Panchul.[1]
The first product was called C2Verilog.[2]
Originally called CompiLogic Corporation, its name was changed in December 1998.[3]
At its height, C Level employed 30 people. The company had about $3 million in accumulated revenue over several years.[6]
In June 2000, Altera announced an investment in the company.[7]
In March 2001, the company announced it would donate its CycleC technology to the Open SystemC Initiative.[8]
However, the transfer never took place; in November 2001, the company ceased operation. Synopsys acquired its assets and integrated CycleC simulation methodology into Synopsys' VCS Verilog simulator, and discontinued other C Level products.[6]
C Level's synthesis technology included at least one patent.[9][10]
References
^Richard Goering (January 26, 1998). "Startup offers alternative to behavioral synthesis at DesignCon". EE Times.
