FYI, the IEEE issued the following press release today, regarding two new EDA standards working groups that will be of interest to this community: IEEE Forms Two Working Groups to Standardize Steps in Electronic Design Automation Focusing on Mixed-Signal Language Extensions and Interoperability of Large Scale Integration, Package and Board Design Draft standards IEEE P1666.1(tm)and IEEE P2401(tm) receive development support and sponsorship from the IEEE Computer Society's Design Automation Standards Committee http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140226005029/en/IEEE-Forms-Working-Groups-Standardize-Steps-Electronic#.Uw-9Rfk7u-0