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May 7, 2007

Synopsys Design Compiler Topographical Technology Adopted by IBM to Accelerate ASIC Designs for Customers

5% Correlation Between Synthesis and Layout Key to Predictable ASIC Design Flow

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that IBM has added support for topographical...
Apr 26, 2007

Synopsys Releases Wireless USB WHCI Host and Dual-Role Device IP Based on the Certified Wireless USB Specification From USB-IF

DesignWare WiUSB IP Demonstrates Automated Configuration, Firmware Flexibility and Low Gate Count with Maximized Power Savings

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced the release of its DesignWare® Wireless...
Apr 25, 2007

Synopsys Enhances DesignWare Synthesizable IP for AMBA 2 and AMBA 3 AXI Protocols

Increased Portfolio Breadth Helps Simplify Subsystem Integration

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced the 2007.04a release of DesignWare®...
Apr 23, 2007

Unified Power Format, Open Analog Standards and Liberty Library Enhancements to Be Featured at 19th EDA Interoperability Forum

Markus Levy, President of EEMBC and the Multicore Association, Will Deliver Keynote Address

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that its 19th electronic design automation...
Apr 17, 2007

Synopsys Design Compiler 2007 Boosts Designer Productivity and IC Performance

Topographical Technology Delivers Early Predictability for Designs Utilizing Advanced Low-Power and Test Techniques

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced availability of the latest release of its...
Apr 17, 2007

IC Compiler 2007 Release Continues Technology Innovation

35% Faster Runtime, Larger Capacity and Increased Automation Drive Designer Productivity

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced the 2007.03 release of IC Compiler,...
Apr 17, 2007

Synopsys and NanoGeometry Collaborate to Deliver Higher Modeling Accuracy and Predictability for 45-Nanometer DFM

Joint Effort Targets Improved OPC Modeling Accuracy, Reduced Time to Model and Enhanced Model Predictability

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, and NanoGeometry Research, Inc. (NGR), a technology leader in electron beam pattern inspection tools for...
Apr 16, 2007

Splashpower Chooses Synopsys' Saber Simulator to Develop Advanced Wireless Power Technology

Saber Simulator Selected to Address Robust Mixed-Signal, Multi-Domain Analysis and Verification Requirements

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) today announced that Splashpower, a U.K. innovator in wireless systems design, has chosen Synopsys' Saber® mixed-signal, multi-domain simulator to develop its...
Apr 11, 2007

Synopsys Congratulates Best Paper Award Winners at Its Largest Ever Annual Users Group Conference

Aart de Geus and NASA Principal Scientist Steve Squyres Address Nearly 1,600 Engineers at Seventeenth Annual User's Conference

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced the Best Paper Awards for the 17th annual...
Apr 10, 2007

OCP-IP Standardizes on Synopsys' DesignWare Verification IP for OCP-IP's CoreCreator Verification Toolset

Collaboration Delivers OCP-Compliant Verification Solution for Improved Interoperability and Quality of OCP designs

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, and Open Core Protocol International...
Apr 9, 2007

EDA Consortium Reports 15 Percent Industry Revenue Growth for 2006

The EDA Consortium's Market Statistics Service (MSS) today announced that the electronic design automation (EDA) industry revenue for Q4 of 2006 was...
Apr 5, 2007

Synopsys' Reference Flow for Common Platform Technology Wins Prestigious IBM Beacon Award

Complete 65-Nanometer Design Flow Recognized as Common Platform Technology Critical Success Factor

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that it has won IBM's prestigious PartnerWorld Beacon Award as "The Best Common Platform Technology...
Apr 4, 2007

Synopsys Enhances Library Compiler to Put Current-Source Models Within Reach of Every Designer

New Features Assure Library Quality and Reduce Characterization Cost

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced significant new technology updates to its...
Apr 4, 2007

Synopsys Boosts Designer Productivity by Launching Liberty NCX Characterization Solution

Liberty NCX Accelerates Delivery of Production-Quality Current-Source Libraries

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today unveiled its new Liberty™ NCX next-generation...
Apr 2, 2007

Synopsys Discovery AMS Delivers New Level of Performance and Accuracy for Integrated Analog and Mixed-Signal Verification

New FastSPICE Simulation Technology Enables SPICE Accuracy with FastSPICE Performance

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced the release of Discovery™ AMS 2007, a...
Mar 30, 2007

Synopsys And Magma Agree To Settle All Litigation

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) and Magma Design Automation (NASDAQ: LAVA) today announced the companies have agreed to settle all pending litigation between them. As part of the settlement, -...
Mar 29, 2007

Synopsys Accelerates Low-Power Designs With Comprehensive Implementation and Verification Solution

UPF Compliance Will Minimize Risk and Improve Designer Productivity

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that it is enhancing its comprehensive...
Mar 29, 2007

Virage Logic Adds Liberty Composite Current Source Model Support to Memory and Logic IP

CCS Models Significantly Improve Accuracy for 65-nm and Below Semiconductor IP

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software and Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:...
Mar 28, 2007

Synopsys IC Compiler Enables Fully Automated 65-Nanometer Implementation Flow for ARM Cortex-A8 Processor

Flow Delivers a 5-10X Boost in Productivity for Mobile and Consumer Applications

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, and ARM (LSE: ARM)(NASDAQ: ARMHY),...
Mar 28, 2007

ISQED Names Synopsys' Chi-Foon Chan Distinguished Fellow, Presents Synopsys' Mike Keating With Quality Award

Awards Bestowed at ISQED's Eighth Annual Quality Symposium

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that the International Symposium on...
Mar 27, 2007

Renesas Technology Chooses Synopsys IC Compiler Solution for SOC Design Flow

Higher Performance for Multi-Mode Designs Drives Selection

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Renesas Technology Corp. has adopted...
Mar 27, 2007

Synopsys Enables STMicroelectronics to Achieve First-Silicon Success for 65-nm Dual High-Definition MPEG-4 Decoder

Comprehensive Implementation, System-Level and Verification Solutions Speed Time-to-Market for STi7200 Dual-Video-Stream Device

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that it has enabled STMicroelectronics to...
Mar 27, 2007

Synopsys Increases Stock Repurchase Authorization to $500 Million

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, announced today that its Board of Directors has replenished its stock repurchase authorization. Under the...
Mar 19, 2007

Synopsys TetraMAX Diagnostics for Rapid Yield Learning Adopted By UMC

TetraMAX Diagnostics Now Key Ingredient of Yield Learning Systems for Nanometer Processes

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that UMC has adopted Synopsys TetraMAX® diagnostics to accelerate yield learning for designs that...
Mar 13, 2007

Synopsys Optimizes Hercules Physical Verification Suite for IBM 65nm Design Kits

Verification Suite Enables Measurement of Device Parameters at Advanced Technology Nodes

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced the availability of advanced device parameter measurement functionality in its Hercules™ Physical...
Mar 7, 2007

Synopsys PrimeTime and Star-RCXT Solutions Deployed at Fujitsu as Standard for 65-Nanometer Sign-Off

Extends Usage of Gold Standard Sign-off Solutions to 65-nm ASIC and COT Design Flows

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Fujitsu Limited has standardized on Synopsys' PrimeTime® and Star-RCXT™ products as the...
Mar 7, 2007

Synopsys Wins analogZONE'S 'Best Connectivity IP' Award for Its PCI Express, SATA and XAUI PHYs

analogZONE Recognizes High Performance and Low Power Capabilities for an Optimized, Silicon-proven Solution

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that analogZONE, a premier information source for electronic design engineers, has chosen Synopsys'...
Mar 6, 2007

Synopsys CFO Brian Beattie to Speak at Citigroup 2007 Small & Mid-Cap Conference March 13, 2007

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Brian Beattie, CFO, will speak at the Citigroup 2007 Small & Mid-Cap Conference in Las Vegas....
Mar 6, 2007

Synopsys DFT MAX Cuts Test Costs 90 Percent in Actions Semiconductor Designs

DFT MAX Reduces Test Data Volume and Test Application Time for High-Quality Testing

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd has adopted the Synopsys DFT MAX scan compression automation...
Mar 6, 2007

TSMC and Synopsys Announce CCS Model Support for TSMC'S 65-Nanometer Process

Latest CCS-based Libraries Improve Designer Productivity for Low-Power, High-Performance Designs

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC; NYSE: TSM), the world's largest semiconductor foundry,...
Mar 5, 2007

Synopsys Extends VMM Methodology for Higher Functional Verification Productivity

Next-Generation VMM Solution Adds Verification Planning, Applications, and Automation to Proven VMM Methodology

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced it has extended the industry-leading VMM methodology to enable product development teams to more...
Feb 28, 2007

Synopsys CEO Aart de Geus to Speak at the 2007 Morgan Stanley Technology Conference March 5, 2007

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that CEO, Aart de Geus, will speak at the 2007 Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in San...
Feb 27, 2007

Synopsys Proteus OPC Delivers Superior Cost of Ownership on Intel® Core™ Microarchitecture

Optimized x86-64 Hardware Offers Superior Price/Performance for OPC Compared to Custom Hardware Platforms

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that its industry-leading Synopsys Proteus optical proximity correction (OPC) software has achieved...
Feb 21, 2007

Magma Agrees to Drop All Anti-Trust Claims Against Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) today announced that Magma Design Automation has requested that the Court dismiss all antitrust claims against Synopsys. In return, Synopsys agrees not to pursue...
Feb 21, 2007

Synopsys Posts Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2007

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today reported results for its first quarter ended January 31, 2007. For the first quarter, Synopsys reported...
Feb 14, 2007

Synopsys CFO Brian Beattie to Speak at the D.A. Davidson Technology Conference February 23, 2007

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Brian Beattie, CFO, will speak at the Fifth Annual D.A. Davidson Technology Conference in...
Feb 14, 2007

Synopsys IP for PCI Express 2.0 (Gen II) Passes PCI-SIG Compliance

First IP Provider to Pass PCI-SIG Compliance Testing With Complete PHY and Digital Controller Solution

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that its DesignWare® PHY and digital controller intellectual property (IP) for PCI Express™ 2.0...
Feb 14, 2007

Synopsys' DesignWare IP for PCI Express Supports NXP Semiconductors' PXPIPE PHY Interface

Collaboration Delivers Proven Digital Controller IP and External PHY Solution

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that its DesignWare® intellectual property (IP) for PCI Express* supports the PXPIPE PHY interface...
Feb 12, 2007

Synopsys Design Compiler Topographical Technology Expedites ASIC Design at STMicroelectronics

Topographical Technology Eliminates Iterations Between STMicroelectronics and ASIC Customers to Reduce Turnaround Time

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that that STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leading supplier of semiconductors, has deployed...
Feb 8, 2007

Newton Professorship Established to Honor Late Berkeley Engineering Dean

The College of Engineering at UC Berkeley, in partnership with the EDA Consortium, a trade association of companies in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry, announced today that a $1...
Feb 8, 2007

Mplicity Standardizes on Synopsys Formality Solution for Verification Of Multi-Core Design Flow

Formality Provides Comprehensive Solution for Retimed Design Verification

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Mplicity, a leader in multi-core design implementation, has standardized on the Synopsys...
Feb 7, 2007

ADVISORY: Synopsys Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2007

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced it will report results for its first quarter fiscal year 2007 on Wednesday, February 21, 2007, after...
Feb 6, 2007

Synopsys Fellow Dr. Thomas W. Williams to Receive EDAA Lifetime Achievement Award

Williams' Design for Test Techniques Are the Foundation for Many of Today's Leading EDA Solutions

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Synopsys Fellow Dr. Thomas W. Williams will be honored with the European Design and Automation...
Jan 31, 2007

Court Denies Magma All Patent Ownership Claims

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) today announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled that Synopsys is the sole owner of the '114 Patent in the...
Jan 31, 2007

Synopsys Donation of Variation-Aware Extension to SPEF Format Approved by IEEE 1481 Working Group

SPEF Extension Provides Consistent and Accurate Representation of Parasitic Sensitivity Information at 65 Nanometers and Beyond

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that the IEEE 1481 working group has approved its proposal for an extension to the Standard...
Jan 29, 2007

Synopsys Named IBM-Authorized Power Architecture Design Center

Synopsys to Directly License Foundry-Portable PowerPC Cores

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that it has signed an agreement with IBM that enables Synopsys to sub-license IBM's PowerPC® 440...
Jan 24, 2007

Synopsys Contributes Virtual Platform Technology to OSCI SystemC TLM 2.0 Standardization Effort

Key Technology Donated to Further OSCI Standard's Evolution

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor and system level design software, today announced that it has contributed key technology to the Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI), an...
Jan 17, 2007

EDA Consortium Reports Continued Growth in Third Quarter 2006

The EDA Consortium's Market Statistics Service (MSS) today announced that the electronic design automation (EDA) industry revenue for Q3 of 2006 grew to $1,309 million compared to $1,122 million...
Jan 16, 2007

Oki Adopts DFT MAX to Improve Test Quality

DFT MAX Reduces Test Data Volume, Enables Higher-Quality Production Testing

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Oki) has adopted the Synopsys DFT MAX scan compression...
Jan 15, 2007

Novatek Uses Synopsys NanoSim Simulator With HVMOS to Improve Design Yield

Unique LCD Driver Verification Solution Cuts Design Margin by 50 Percent

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Novatek, a global leader and provider of flat panel thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal...

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