EUROPRACTICE Software Service
EUROPRACTICE is a European Commission initiative, funded by the EU Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7). The aim is to improve the competitiveness of European industry by the adoption of advanced electronics technologies.
EUROPRACTICE aims at stimulating the wider exploitation of state-of-the-art microelectronics technologies by European industry. The ultimate goal of EUROPRACTICE is to enhance European industrial competitiveness in the global marketplace.
The EUROPRACTICE Software Service provides easy access to a wide range of cost-effective leading edge IC, FPGA, MCM and Microsystem design tools for non commercial teaching and research.
EUROPRACTICE Software Services are available to Academic Institutions and publicly funded Research Laboratories.
CoFluent Studio is available to members who can directly place software license orders to the EUROPRACTICE Software Service.
University Program
Due to the fast-paced rate of innovation and the current economic market forces, the electronics industry is increasingly dependent on highly skilled engineers and relevant industry research. Engineers with an understanding of current design and verification methodologies are needed to confront the industry's contradictory driving forces: increasing complexity and decreasing development time and costs.
Future engineers need access to state-of-the art modeling and simulation tools in order to enter the workforce with current, marketable skills. CoFluent Design's University Program provides access to CoFluent Studio for teaching and academic research.
The University Program encourages an even greater level of cooperation and communication with academic institutions and research laboratories. It helps prepare students for careers in industry, providing them with hands-on experience. The program also enables graduates to quickly bring valuable skills to their future employer.
University Program options
Benefits of membership in the CoFluent University Program include access to training, curriculum, limited technical support and more. CoFluent Design provides two product packages addressing teaching and researching needs. Both packages include:
- CoFluent Studio getting started, methodology, user's and reference guides
- Tutorials
- MCSE methodology book
"Train the trainer" program
The CoFluent Studio toolset is based on a methodology called MCSE. When a college or university participates in the CoFluent University Program, an extensive four-day training package is available to professors to introduce the MCSE methodology and assist in curriculum development. The training accelerates the creation of a system-level design course and provides customizable course materials.
For further information on the program, or to apply for membership, fill out the online request.
Packages description
| Package Name | License Type | License Use |
| Teaching Package | 15 on-site floating licenses | Educational license |
| Research Package | 1 node-locked license | Research license |
- The educational license is restricted to a non-commercial, educational use only at the university and excludes the right of sublicensing.
- The research license is restricted to a non-commercial research or educational use only at the university and excludes the right of sublicensing.
Ecole d'Ingénieurs et d'Architectes de Fribourg
The EIA-FR engineering school trains students to CoFluent technologies
Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes
CoFluent Design is a spin-off from the the EPUN
The Polytech' Nantes engineering school trains students to CoFluent technologies
Polytech' Nice-Sophia
The Polytech' Nice engineering school trains students to CoFluent technologies
Research Projects
ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking
The public private partnership for R&D in the field of Artemis
Computing technology is facing many threats and challenges from fragmentation, globalisation and fierce competition. The European Union recognises the strategic importance of Embedded Computing Systems and has launched the ARTEMIS Joint Technology Initiative (JTI). The ARTEMIS JTI is implemented as a Joint Undertaking (JU) which is a public-private partnership between: The European Commission, Member States, ARTEMISIA, a non-profit Industrial Association. ARTEMIS aims to help European industry consolidate and reinforce its world leadership in embedded computing technologies. The economic impact in terms of jobs and growth is expected to exceed €100 billion over ten years.
- CoFluent Design contributes to the ACROSS project
CATRENE
Cluster for Application and Technology Research in Europe on NanoElectronics
The recent EUREKA programme CATRENE will effect Technological Leadership for a competitive European ICT industry. It is the ambition of Europe and the European companies to deliver nano-/microelectronics solutions that respond to the needs of society at large, improving the economic prosperity of Europe and reinforcing the ability of its industry to be at the forefront of the global competition.
- CoFluent Design contributes to the 2009 CATRENE EDA Roadmap
Download the Chapter V.2: ESL Virtual System Modeling
Images & Réseaux
The Media & Networks cluster brings together players from information, telecommunications and audio-visual technologies, established in Brittany and Pays-de-la-Loire French regions. Jointly, they design the key technologies, products and services that best suit new media networks and uses.
ITEA
Information Technology for European Advancement
ITEA 2, the follow-up to the successful ITEA programme, is a strategic pan-European programme for advanced pre-competitive R&D in software for Software-intensive Systems and Services (SiS). ITEA 2 stimulates and supports projects that will give European industry a leading edge in the area of SiS (in which software represents a significant segment in terms of system functionality, system development cost & risk and system development time).
- CoFluent Design contributes to the EUREKA-ITEA R&D project MARTES
MEDEA+
System Innovation on Silicon
MEDEA+ is an industry-initiated pan-European Programme for advanced co-operative Research and Development in Microelectronics. It has been set up and labelled within the framework of EUREKA to ensure Europe's continued technological and industrial competitiveness in this sector. The EUREKA label was granted by the Ministerial Conference in Hanover on 23 June 2000.
- CoFluent Studio technology was spun-off from work done in the MESA research project
NANO 2008
The French Department of Economy, Finances and Industry
- The MINEFI supports and funds CoFluent Design's participation to STMicroelectronics Nano 2008
SYSTEM@TIC
Accredited as a "World class" cluster by the French Government in 2005, the French SYSTEM@TIC PARIS-REGION competitiveness cluster brings together 360 key players in the Ile-de-France region working in the field of software-dominant systems and focusing on markets with a strong social dimension.
- CoFluent Design contributes to the Lambda R&D project














