Last November 5, 2004, ARCDI entered into an agreement with Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (ASTI-DOST). In this agreement, ASTI-DOST grants ARCDI a non-exclusive Right to Use the "Openlab Training Series Training Materials" which specifically includes Introduction to Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language (VHDL) and Programmable Logic-based (FPGA/CPLD) Design Flow.

Present during the signing of the MOA at the ARCDI site in Northgate Cyberzone, Alabang were Mr. Cesar L. Quiason, ARCDI Executive Director and Mr. Denis F. Villorente, ASTI-DOST Deputy Director.
ARCDI and ASTI-DOST jointly pledge to extend their full cooperation to each other in the advocacy and promotion of the OpenLab Training Series in the Philippines. |