Adoption of Synopsys Galaxy Platform Driven by Superior Results for ARM CPU-based SoCs

STMicroelectronics Reports 2X Productivity Advantage Over Existing ECO Flow with the Integration of IC Compiler and Galaxy Custom Designer

Synopsys builds on award-winning IC Compiler Zroute and IC Validator In-Design Physical Verification technologies

Samsung successfully tapes out first 20-nm test chip using IC Compiler and In-Design Physical Verification with IC Validator

IC Compiler Widely Deployed In HiSilicon Production Design Flow

Latest Release Includes Scalability, Convergence and Throughput for Large IC Implementation on Advanced Node Technology

New Advances Include Faster Performance, Top-level Closure and DRC Repair

Collaboration Brings Integrated and Validated IP, Design Tools and Methodology to Facilitate Low Power, High-performance Mobile System-on-Chip Design

Synopsys announced that Samsung Electronics' Foundry business (Samsung Foundry) has successfully taped out its first 32-nanometer (nm) system-on-chip (SoC) design using Synopsys' Galaxy™ Implementation Platform.

Advanced Optimization and Tight Signoff Correlation Contribute to Faster Design Closure

Continuous Improvements Enable Cavium to Standardize on IC Compiler

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that IC Compiler with Zroute technology drove silicon success for automotive microcontrollers of Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX) (PinkSheets: IFNNY), a world leading automotive semiconductor provider.

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (NJR), a leading supplier of linear integrated circuit devices for professional audio and high reliability automotive products, successfully deployed IC Compiler's multi-corner/multi-mode (MCMM) capability to achieve two times (2X) faster design closure. Previously, NJR performed half a dozen place-and-route iterations to close timing across all design modes and process corners, resulting in costly tapeout delays.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced the addition of incremental signoff-quality Design Rule Checking (DRC) and metal fill capability to IC Compiler.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a leading provider of semiconductor products encompassing advanced technical solutions for the broadband and communications markets, successfully taped out their latest Enhanced Multimedia Architecture (EMMA) chip set using Synopsys' IC Compiler design planning and place-and-route product.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that Entropic Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTR), a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, has successfully taped out its latest home networking chip using Zroute, Synopsys' new routing technology in IC Compiler.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Toshiba Corporation has completed the release of its Orion V1.0 design kit based on the Synopsys implementation toolset including the IC Compiler place-and-route solution.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) has taped out its latest high-performance processor using Synopsys' IC Compiler next-generation place-and-route solution.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced the availability of the industry's first concurrent hierarchical design system as part of the IC Compiler 2007.12 release.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced the qualification and immediate availability of Synopsys' IC Compiler for designs targeting TSMC's latest 45-nanometer (nm) process.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that IC Compiler was used in a 45-nanometer (nm) system-on-chip (SoC) device of which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-April 17, 2007-Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced the 2007.03 release of IC Compiler, Synopsys' next-generation place-and-route solution. The 2007.03 release heralds significant advances in IC designer productivity through faster runtime, higher capacity, smarter multi-corner/multi-mode (MCMM) optimizations, and improved predictability.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—March 27, 2007—Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that it has enabled STMicroelectronics to achieve first-silicon success for its new STi7200 dual-video-stream high-definition (HD) decoder, aiming to serve a broad range of digital consumer applications including set-top boxes, high-definition DVDs (dual-standard Blu-ray and HD-DVD) and digital TVs.