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Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) accelerates innovation in the global electronics market. As a leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP, Synopsys delivers software, IP and services to help engineers address their design, verification, system and manufacturing challenges. Since 1986, engineers around the world have been using Synopsys technology to design and create billions of chips and systems. Learn more at http://www.synopsys.com.
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Synopsys Expands VDK for Renesas RH850 Ethernet AVB and CAN-FD for Automotive System Software Development

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New Ethernet AVB (audio video bridging) and controller area network with flexible data rate (CAN-FD) models added to Renesas RH850 VDK
VDK enables software developers to accelerate automotive network software development with virtual prototypes of the Renesas RH850 M... (more)
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Synopsys’ New DesignWare DDR Explorer Tool Delivers Up to 20 Percent Improvement in DDR Memory Subsystem Efficiency

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DesignWare DDR Explorer enables designers to optimize memory subsystems for power, performance and cost through a graphical simulation and analysis environment
Explore and adjust Synopsys’ DesignWare DDR Memory Controller configurations to achieve up to 20 perc... (more)
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ARM and Synopsys Collaboration Enables Optimized Implementation of ARM Cortex-A72 Processor-Based SoCs with IC Compiler II

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Reference Implementation flow for new ARM® Cortex®-A72 processor in 16nm FinFET Plus process uses ARM POP™ IP with Synopsys’ IC Compiler II and Design Compiler Graphical to enable 10X design throughput while achieving up to 2.5 GHz performance in a mobile c... (more)
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Synopsys’ New 25G/50G Ethernet Verification IP Enables Next-Generation Gigabit Designs

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the availability of verification IP (VIP) for the 25G/50G Ethernet specification developed by the 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium. The new... (more)
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Synopsys’ New DesignWare Medium Density NVM IP Family Reduces Die Cost by Up to 25 Percent

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Reprogrammable DesignWare Medium Density NVM IP delivers flash-like functionality without additional masks or processing steps, reducing die cost by up to 25 percent
Provides up to 64 Kbytes of on-chip memory with more than 5X the density compared to lower bit-count ... (more)
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Synopsys’ Silicon-Proven DesignWare HDMI IP Receives HDMI 2.0 Certification

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Certified DesignWare HDMI 2.0 TX and RX Controller and PHYIP enable 4K resolution at 60 Hz frame rate
Certified high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) 2.2 solution ensures protection of ultra-high definition content over the HDMI 2.0 interface
Sup... (more)
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Synopsys Expands Memory Verification IP Portfolio with UFS, UniPro and eMMC to Accelerate Verification Closure for Mobile Designs

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the expansion of its memory Verification IP (VIP) portfolio to include key titles for the mobile industry. Synopsys memory VIP is based o... (more)
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Rockchip Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success with Synopsys DesignWare IP Portfolio

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Rockchip accelerated project schedule by months with a range of DesignWare USB, HDMI and MIPI IP
Acquired silicon-proven IP solutions that delivered significantly higher performance, lower power and smaller area, surpassing alternative offerings
Focused eng... (more)
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Synopsys’ PrimeTime ADV Achieves Rapid Adoption for Fastest Timing Closure

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced its PrimeTime®ADV advanced timing closure and signoff solution has been adopted by more than 70 leading semiconductor companies and e... (more)
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Synopsys and Imec Expand TCAD Collaboration to 5 nm and Beyond

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the expansion of its collaboration with nano electronics research center Imec to nanowire and other devices (FinFETs, Tunnel-FETs) targeti... (more)
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