MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced new extensions to its open source-licensed Interconnect Technology Format (ITF) which enables modeling of more complex device structures and interconnect layers for parasitic extraction tools at 28-nanometer (nm) and below process technologies.  Synopsys collaborated with the members of the Interconnect Modeling Technical Advisory Board (IMTAB) of the IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO) to define these new extensions, which have been ratified by IMTAB members including Altera Corporation, AMD, Apache Design Solutions, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, … Read More → "Synopsys Collaborates with Industry Consortium on Solutions to Model Latest 28-nm Parasitic Effects"

BEDFORD, MA – Jan. 31, 2011 – GateRocket, Inc., the leading supplier of verification and debug tools for advanced FPGAs, announced today its SoftPatch enhancement to its Device Native FPGA verification solution has won the 2011 UBM Electronics DesignVision Award for Best IC Design Tool.  The award will be presented at DesignCon on Tuesday, Feb. 1 in Santa Clara, Calif.

SoftPatch is a new feature for GateRocket’s RocketVision® FPGA debug platform. It enables designers to patch their FPGA hardware with an edited RTL software block and see the effect on … Read More → "GateRocket SoftPatch for FPGA Debug and Verification Wins 2011 DesignVision Award For Best IC Design Tool"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, will showcase its latest DesignWare® DDR PHY Compiler, Synplify® FPGA design tools, HAPS® FPGA-based prototyping platform, and HSPICE® solutions at DesignCon 2011 in Santa Clara, California on February 1-2, 2011. See live demonstrations, speak with our product experts and find out how Synopsys can help you achieve predictable success.

DesignCon® is the definitive event for electronic design experts spanning chip, package, board, and system domains, addressing common issues in signal integrity, power … Read More → "Synopsys to Showcase DesignWare IP, FPGA Design, FPGA-Based Prototyping and HSPICE Solutions at DesignCon 2011"

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the 2010.12 release of its Galaxy™ Implementation Platform, delivering new technologies to address the scalability, convergence and throughput needs of “Gigascale” design. Faster runtime performance with multicore processing and innovations to increase design capacity throughout the Galaxy Platform enable engineering teams to gain productivity benefits for large-scale, complex integrated circuit (IC) design. Additionally, the Galaxy Platform includes comprehensive foundry-validated 28-nanometer (nm) silicon process node support for all routing and design rule checking (DRC) rules, extraction … Read More → "Synopsys Galaxy Implementation Platform Addresses Gigascale Design"