Milkyway Access Program  (MAP-in) 
MAP-in to Milkyway 

The Milkyway™ Access Program (MAP-inSM) gives access to the widely-used Milkyway design database for the integration of commercial EDA tools into the Milkyway environment. This broadly-adopted database provides the common data repository for integrated circuit design tools, allowing seamless interoperability among implementation and analysis tools. The goal of MAP-in is to improve customer design flows through more efficient sharing of design data and increased interoperability. Any EDA vendor that wishes to integrate their products with Milkyway can join MAP-in.

Applying for Membership
View the License Agreement . Register Now to receive your login and password to apply for MAP-in membership. Synopsys will review the application for accuracy and completeness of information. Once Synopsys has verified that the applicant meets the qualification criteria, a 30-day runtime license for the software is issued, within 72 hours of the request. Synopsys will subsequently issue a one-year license. MAP-in members can obtain documentation and software from download page

There are two options for MAP-in members:

Basic Program Option includes at no cost:
  • One renewable, one-year license of the Milkyway software and documentation available for development
  • Interim usage of the Synopsys Secure User Research Facility (S.U.R.F.)
  • One-year runtime license for Milkyway database linkable libraries with C-API interface
Additional Milkyway Environment and C-API licenses available at a nominal cost.

Comprehensive Support Option (CSO) for MAP-in members who require additional technical assistance and support includes:
  • The basic program option
  • Dedicated relationship management
  • Basic Milkyway training
  • Interactive support channel for bug reporting and tracking as well as integration consulting
  • Priority scheduling for S.U.R.F. access
  • Up to 40 Milkyway Environment and C-API runtime licenses for development, marketing and applications support
Credits may be earned toward annual CSO fee for participating in joint marketing activities

Contact Us
Please email us at mapin@synopsys.com if you have any questions or would like more information about the program.