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Keysight EEsof EDA Communication Message

PathWave Design Software (Keysight EEsof EDA) Communication Message
Subject: Discontinuance of Support for 32-bit Operating Systems and RHEL5
May 12, 2020

Dear PathWave Design Software (Keysight EEsof EDA) Customer,

This letter is to inform you of our plan to discontinue support for all 32-bit Windows and Linux operating systems as well as RHEL5 (both 32-bit and 64-bit). PathWave Design Software (Keysight EEsof EDA) will continue to support IC-CAP and WaferPro running on Windows 7, RHEL5 and RHEL6 32-bit as well as MBP and MQA running on Windows 7 32-bit through the 2020 major and update releases. All product releases beyond 2020 will no longer offer 32-bit operating system and RHEL5 option.

PathWave Design Software (Keysight EEsof EDA) provides support for multiple operating systems and hardware platforms for our products. Our organization periodically reviews and modifies its support strategy to ensure the best overall fit for our customers. This refocus puts us in a better position to deliver more value through our existing product portfolio.

We will support Device Modeling 2020 releases running on 32-bit with the same level of software maintenance that you receive today. Technical support (phone, web, and email) for all 2020 products, including those running on discontinued OS, will continue to be provided until the 2021 releases.

If you are using IC-CAP WaferPro in conjunction with a Keysight 4060/4070A Parametric Tester running on RHEL5 32-bit, you will need to keep using IC-CAP 2020 Update 2.0 to drive the measurement system since these testers only support RHEL5.

We are ready to assist you with any challenges you may face as a result of this discontinuance. We remain committed to delivering the highest level of product quality and support to our customers with a variety of computing platform options including Windows7, Windows 10, Linux RHEL6 and RHEL7 (all 64-bit). In IC-CAP we are adding support for SuSe Linux SLES12.

For more information regarding currently supported software versions, computer platforms, and operating systems, refer to www.keysight.com/find/eesof-platforms.

For more information regarding the 32-bit and RHEL5 discontinuance, contact your Keysight EEsof EDA sales representative.

Sincerely,

Ma Long
Device Modeling WW Lead
Keysight Technologies, Inc.

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