New Virtualizer Development Kits for ARMv8 Processors Enable Early Software Development Up To One Year in Advance of Silicon

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Highlights:
• Synopsys® and ARM extend collaboration agreement to include ARM® Fast Models of ARMv8 processors

Successful Collaboration Simplifies Design Closure for Manufacturing, Helps Accelerate Time to Silicon

Highlights:
• UMC and Synopsys collaborate to address the challenge of design verification for manufacturability at advanced process nodes
• UMC adopts IC Validator pattern-matching technology to accelerate physical signoff at 28 nm

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Highlights:

• Multi-rate PHY IP spans 1.25 Gbps to 10.3 Gbps data rates to cover a broad range of protocols
• Multiprotocol solution supports key standards: PCI Express 3.0, 10GBASE-KR, 10GBASE-KX4, 1000BASE-KX, CEI-6G-SR, SGMII and QSGMII

Achieves aggressive 400 microwatt power goal on multi-core hearing aid DSP IC

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Highlights:

• Oticon uses Synopsys' low power solution to design its most power-efficient hearing aid DSP IC
• Several advanced low power techniques, Synopsys Embedded Memories and Standard Cells used to meet 400 microwatt budget

Contribution Underscores Synopsys' Commitment to an Open Custom Design Ecosystem

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