HSPICE 2009.03 Delivers 2x Speed-up and Improved Silicon Correlation

Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today unveiled new multicore technology within the VCS® functional verification solution, a key component of Synopsys’ Discovery™ Verification Platform. VCS multicore technology delivers a two-times (2x) improvement in verification performance by harnessing the power of multicore CPUs.

Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today introduced the latest generation of its Discovery™ Verification Platform, an integrated verification solution for analog/mixed-signal (AMS) and digital designs. Discovery 2009 delivers unprecedented verification productivity with new multicore simulation technologies, native design checks and comprehensive low power verification capabilities throughout the platform.

Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced its new CustomSim™ circuit simulation solution. The best-in-class simulation technologies of NanoSim®, HSIM® and XA have been unified into a single circuit simulation solution with added multicore capabilities delivering up to four times (4x) performance improvement for large analog and mixed-signal circuits.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that Intrinsity Inc., a design technology company which develops embedded IP cores for high speed and low power applications, has adopted Synopsys'HSPICE® circuit simulator for design and verification of their 45-nanometer (nm) FastCore® embedded IP cores based on Fast14® technology. HSPICE delivered 6X throughput performance improvement over competing simulators.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that Chipright, CreVinn and Verilab, three leading European chip design and verification consulting companies, have standardized on the proven VMM verification methodology to streamline verification and speed time-to-market for their customers.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that its leading DesignWare® SATA Verification IP now supports SATA 6Gbps transfer rates as defined in the draft Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0 specification.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that Analog Bits, Inc. has deployed Synopsys' Discovery AMS, HSPICE® and HSIM simulators and WaveView Analyzer for sign-off verification of their new family of 45-nanometer (nm) 10-gigabit (Gbit) SERDES devices, which has enabled them to achieve first-silicon success.