SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – January 23, 2013) –  Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, announced today that Avago Technologies®, a leading supplier of analog interface components, usedCadence® Encounter® Digital Implementation (EDI) System to accelerate the design schedule and boost engineering productivity on a large-scale 28-nanometer networking chip. Avago achieved performance of 1 … Read More → "Avago Technologies Improves Performance by 57% on 28nm IC Using Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

• Synopsys contributes PyCell™ application programming interface (API) technology to the IPL Alliance, and will continue providing PyCell Studio at no charge
• Contribution provides an open and proven API for advanced-node interoperable PCells
• IPL Alliance Working Group will guide future enhancements of the PyCell API

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced that it has contributed the specification and definition of Python … Read More → "Synopsys Contributes PyCell Technology to the IPL Alliance"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

• Includes proven implementation and manufacturing tools, as well as IP for designing with FinFET devices
• In production use by early adopters of FinFET technology and key foundries
• Includes foundry-endorsed embedded memory and logic library IP

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced immediate availability of its comprehensive solution for FinFET-based semiconductor designs. The solution includes a range of DesignWare^® < … Read More → "Synopsys Accelerates Adoption of FinFET Technology with Delivery of Production-Proven Design Tools and IP"