SafeRTOS is a small, robust real-time operating system designed for critical applications and is supplied with an independently validated certification pack for Industrial and Medical devices.

Using a mature process first certified by TÜV SÜD in 2007, SafeRTOS has been specially developed to ease the path to certification and offers a low risk approach to bring the benefits of off-the-shelf software to applications with safety implications or certification requirements.

The small footprint, efficient kernel uses less than 10k flash and a few hundred bytes of RAM and has certification packs tailored to IEC 61508 SIL3, FDA510(k) Class III and EN62304. Risks associated with using general purpose software and multiple support organisations are virtually eliminated with the kernel, certification and support capability delivered from a single organisation.

The head of marketing at High Integrity Systems, David Brook said, “It is vitally important when using third party software in certifiable systems that customers know they will get software which is designed from start to finish with the objective of being deterministic, verifiable and capable of certification”.

About WITTENSTEIN High Integrity Systems

WITTENSTEIN High Integrity Systems is a subsidiary of the German industrial technology group, WITTENSTEIN AG. The group employs over 1500 people worldwide and has a strong track record of technology innovation. WITTENSTEIN High Integrity Systems is based in the UK and develops the OpenRTOSTM and SafeRTOSTM robust embedded kernels for use in industrial, medical and aerospace applications, which require certification. Additional information about High Integrity Systems is accessible at http://www.HighIntegritySystems.com/

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., and ERFURT, Germany, December 17, 2009 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analogue/mixed-signal foundry, today announced that X-FAB has expanded its support to include Synopsys’ Galaxy Custom Designer(TM) implementation solution. X-FAB now fully supports Synopsys’ Galaxy(TM) Implementation Platform across its wide range of advanced modular CMOS process technologies for analogue/mixed-signal (AMS) applications.

Custom Designer is a modern-era mixed-signal implementation solution that delivers superior ease-of-use and leverages Synopsys’ Galaxy Implementation Platform to provide a unified solution for custom and cell-based designs. X-FAB has validated comprehensive support for Synopsys’ custom implementation solution, including Custom Designer, HSPICE(R) circuit simulation, CustomSim(TM) verification, Hercules(TM) LVS/DRC and StarRC(TM) extraction tools. The Custom Designer toolset, used in conjunction with X-FAB process technology, can help designers achieve higher productivity and reduce time to market with a comprehensive, verified custom implementation solution.

“We have a large, growing and diverse global customer base that depends on us to deliver competitive technology and cost-optimised solutions,” said Dr. Jens Kosch, chief technical officer at X-FAB. “Many of our customers also depend on Synopsys EDA tools, including Custom Designer. Synopsys and X-FAB have worked together to provide customers with both leading-edge CMOS technology and a productive, modern AMS implementation solution.”

X-FAB’s analogue and mixed-signal technology is ideally suited for industrial, automotive and telecommunication applications. Based on a mixed-signal CMOS process, it features core and process modules such as low Vt, low leakage, embedded non-volatile memory and high-voltage options. In addition, it offers a standard or thick top-metal layer, PIP (Polysilicon-Insulator-Polysilicon) and MIM (Metal-Insulator-Metal) capacitors, and high-resistance polysilicon. A variety of MOS and bipolar transistors also are available.

“Synopsys proactively works with leading foundries like X-FAB to deliver increased value to our mutual customers,” said Bijan Kiani, vice president of Product Marketing at Synopsys. “X-FAB’s adoption and support for Custom Designer as well as the entire Galaxy Implementation Platform gives our customers access to one of the industry’s largest dedicated analogue and mixed-signal foundries.”

About Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market with the software, intellectual property (IP) and services used in semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing. Synopsys’ comprehensive, integrated portfolio of implementation, verification, IP, manufacturing and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions helps address the key challenges designers and manufacturers face today, such as power and yield management, software-to-silicon verification and time-to-results. These technology leading solutions help give Synopsys customers a competitive edge in bringing the best products to market quickly while reducing costs and schedule risk. Synopsys is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has more than 65 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Visit Synopsys online at http://www.synopsys.com.

About X-FAB

X-FAB is the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry group manufacturing silicon wafers for analog/digital integrated circuits (mixed-signal ICs). X-FAB maintains wafer production facilities in Erfurt and Dresden (Germany), Lubbock, Texas (US) and Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia), and employs approximately 2,500 people worldwide. Wafers are manufactured based on advanced modular CMOS and BiCMOS processes with technologies ranging from 1.0 to 0.18 micrometers, for applications primarily in the automotive, communications, consumer and industrial sectors. For more information, please visit www.xfab.com