Combination of HSPICE and Sigrity Solution Delivers Up to 3X Speed-up for SI Analysis

Comprehensive Solution Enables Rapid Ramp-up and Delivery of Advanced Custom IP

Synopsys and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Collaborate to Deliver Interoperable Process Design Kits (iPDKs) Synopsys Custom Design Solution Now Supported by GLOBALFOUNDRIES 65nm Process Technologies

Unified Solution Streamlines Development of Embedded Temperature Sensor IP for 65nm, 40nm and 28nm Geometries

Synopsys Galaxy Custom Designer Provides New Capabilities to Address Advanced Process Node Design Challenges

CustomSim and VCS Solution Enables Fast Turnaround Time for SoC Verification

HSPICE 2010 Advanced Analysis Features Provide a High-performance Analog Verification Solution

Unified Cell-Based and Custom Implementation Solution Key to Accelerating Time-to-Market

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

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 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.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing today announced the release of the TSMC Modeling Interface (TMI) methodology, which has been developed from Synopsys' production-proven protocol for integrating custom device models into HSPICE®, HSIM™ and NanoSim® transistor-level circuit simulators.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today launched its HSPICE® Integrator Program to further promote integration between Synopsys' HSPICE simulation solution and other electronic design automation (EDA) products.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software and a member of the ARM Connected Community, today announced that significant performance improvements in the latest version of its HSPICE® simulator enabled ARM [(LSE: ARM); (NASDAQ: ARMHY)] to accelerate delivery of highly optimized memory and standard cell building blocks for systems-on-chip (SOCs).

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, and Signal Integrity Software, Inc. (SiSoft™), a leading provider of integrated timing and signal integrity solutions for high-speed digital design, today jointly announced the integration of SiSoft's Quantum-SI™ tool and Synopsys' HSPICE® simulation solution to deliver robust timing and signal integrity analysis for package and printed circuit board (PCB) design.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of a new parameter extraction solution for high voltage (HV) complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices used in a range of automotive and consumer products, as well as LCD and display driver applications.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced its VMM Catalyst Program to further accelerate widespread adoption and support of the industry-leading VMM verification methodology for SystemVerilog.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) and Zuken, the engineering consulting company, today announced a partnership to develop an integrated and robust printed circuit board (PCB) design and simulation solution.

Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, and Synplicity, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNP), a leading supplier of software for the design and verification of semiconductors, today announced the signing of a joint marketing agreement intended to improve verification flows for their mutual customers.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that the VMM verification methodology, described in the ARM-Synopsys Verification Methodology Manual (VMM) for SystemVerilog, has been adopted by major electronics companies in China for developing advanced verification environments.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced the release of Discovery™ AMS 2007, a comprehensive, integrated analog and mixed-signal (AMS) verification solution for complex system-on-chip (SoC) designs.

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that it is enhancing its comprehensive low-power verification and implementation solution to ensure compliance with the widely supported Unified Power Format (UPF) 1.0 Accellera standard.

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced it has extended the industry-leading VMM methodology to enable product development teams to more effectively define, measure and achieve their verification objectives.

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE: FSL) (NYSE: FSL.B), a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for wireless, networking, automotive, consumer and industrial markets and Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, announced today that they have signed an agreement for Freescale's use of Synopsys electronic design automation software for the functional verification of complex semiconductor designs.