Samsung certifies Synopsys tools, IP at 14nm
Samsung, Synopsys and ARM have been working together to create a finFET design ecosystem.
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Real Intent updates lint tool, adds Matlab and Simulink support
More lint rules, better SystemVerilog support, links to MATLAB and Simulink
FinFET variability issues challenge advantages of new process
Managing finFET variability issues without extending design times is key to extracting the most from the new processes, key players told a panel at the recent SNUG meeting in Santa Clara.
MIPS-based board for Google wearables launched by Chinese chip company
Newton, a MIPS based board from Ingenic, is optimized for Android Gear smartwatches, wearables and IoT designs.
Software quality acquisition to bring Synopsys “new friends”
Software quality testing company acquisition will broaden Synopsys's reach as well as serving current customers
Better Software, Faster!: free virtual prototyping book available now
Free book explains virtual prototyping and includes case studies about virtual prototyping from Altera, Bosch, GM, Hitachi, Lauterbach, Linaro, Microsoft, Renesas, Ricoh, Siemens, and TI.
Synopsys strengthens analog and mixed-signal verification with VCS AMS
VCS AMS updates AMS verification tool and methodology
Synopsys begins IC Compiler II roll-out
New data model and optimisation strategy, plus revised analysis engines update Synopsys's IC Compiler place and route tool
Synopsys claims latest Design Compiler shrinks existing netlist area, leakage up to 10%
Uses improved logic optimisations and a new approach to meeting timing.
Synopsys puts physical IP prototypes into developers’ hands
Synopsys launches HAPS-DX, an FPGA-based IP and subsystem prototyping system, with an optimized toolchain and interoperability with HAPS-70 systems.