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SynaptiCAD Speeds Up Free Waveform Viewer
SynaptiCAD has released an updated version of WaveViewer, a free viewer for digital and analog waveforms. Waveform formats supported by WaveViewer include VCD/EVCD, SPICE CSDF/TRN, Synopsys TimeMill, Agilent and Tektronix logic analyzer data and mixed-signal oscilloscope data, SynaptiCAD's compressed binary format (BTIM), and many other common formats produced by EDA tools. The viewer also supports color syntax highlighted editing for VHDL, Veril...
Altera Embeds Synopsys' Virtual Prototyping Technology in New ARM-based SoC FPGA Offering
Synopsys, Inc. today announced the use of its comprehensive and proven Virtual Prototyping Solution in Altera Corporation's newly announced SoC FPGA Virtual Target software development platform. The Virtual Target enables engineers to begin writing software for systems based on Altera's SoC FPGAs months before hardware availability, reducing development time and costs. Altera chose to leverage Synopsys' Virtual Prototyping Solution due to its com...
Synopsys Leads the Way in Delivering Dual-Patterning-Compliant 20nm IC Implementation Support
Synopsys today announced IC Compiler-Advanced Geometry, a new configuration of its market-leading IC Compiler physical design product. IC Compiler-Advanced Geometry targets design support for double-patterning technology (DPT), which has emerged as a key requirement for the next generation of silicon technology at 20 nanometers (nm) and imposes strict constraints on placement, routing and physical verification.
Synopsys' StarRC Extraction Solution Enables More Than 150 Successful 28nm Tapeouts
Synopsys, Inc. today announced that its StarRC parasitic extraction solution has enabled more than 150 successful 28-nanometer (nm) tapeouts, delivering fast turnaround time and the signoff accuracy required for next-generation designs across computer, consumer, mobile and wireless communications applications. StarRC's advanced modeling of complex process effects at the 28-nm silicon process technology node and its leading qualification by major ...
Synopsys, Altera and TSMC Collaborate to Deliver Silicon-Accurate Parasitic Modeling and Extraction for 28-nm Processes
Synopsys, Inc. today announced that it collaborated with Altera and TSMC to silicon-validate modeling of key parasitic effects in Synopsys' StarRC solution for TSMC's 28-nanometer (nm) processes. The StarRC solution achieved the stringent model-to-silicon accuracy criteria of TSMC's 28-nm process technology to enable high-performance designs at the advanced node. Altera Corporation has successfully deployed StarRC to achieve signoff accurate extr...
Renesas Technology Has Adopted Synopsys Proteus OPC for 28-nm Development
Synopsys announced that Renesas Technology Corp., the world's No. 1 supplier of microcontrollers and one of the world's leading semiconductor system solutions providers for mobile, automotive and PC/AV (Audio Visual) markets, has adopted Synopsys Proteus optical proximity correction (OPC) for 28-nanometer (nm) development. The 28-nm node pushes the limits for single-exposure photon-based lithography, and by selecting Proteus, Renesas can achieve ...
Synopsys DesignWare USB 2.0 and Ethernet IP enables first-pass success for STMicroelectronics
Synopsys has announced that STMicroelectronics (ST) has achieved first-pass silicon success for its STM32 Connectivity Line of system-on-chips (SoCs) utilising the Synopsys DesignWare USB 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) and Ethernet digital controllers. ST, a global leader in developing and delivering SoC and semiconductor solutions, evaluated several IP vendors and selected Synopsys DesignWare IP solutions because they are high-quality, include the right fe...
Synopsys and TSMC jointly develop interoperable process design kit and interoperable ecosystem
iPDKsSynopsys has announced that Synopsys and TSMC have entered into a comprehensive multi-year agreement to jointly develop, validate, support and distribute interoperable process design kits (iPDKs) that are optimised for TSMC advanced semiconductor processes including the 65nm, 40nm and 28nm nodes. The agreement is the culmination of a two year collaboration to establish an interoperable PDK ecosystem that can accelerate and broaden designer a...
SVTC technologies selects Synopsys’ manufacturing tools to accelerate time to comercialisation
Synopsys announced that SVTC Technologies, the leading commercialisation service provider for new, emerging silicon based technologies, has chosen Synopsys’ manufacturing tool suite to enable its customers to reduce time to market for a wide variety of innovative products using CMOS processes, MEMS, photovoltaics and other related nanotechnologies.
Synopsys Awarded TSMC's 'Interface IP Partner of the Year'
Synopsys, announced that it received TSMC's inaugural Interface IP Partner of the Year Award. The award recognizes Synopsys' superior performance in the TSMC IP Alliance. Synopsys was selected based on customer feedback, TSMC-9000 compliance, technical support excellence and customer IP usage. Synopsys' DesignWare interface IP portfolio consists of widely used protocols such as USB, DDR, PCI Express®, HDMI, MIPI, SATA and Ethernet.