VMM-LP Enables Structured Deployment of Low Power Verification Technologies

Collaboration Builds on Years of Successful Deployment of Synopsys Verification Solution

Comprehensive Support for Low Power Techniques and High Level of Accuracy Significantly Improve Bug Detection. Synopsys, Inc. today announced that ST-Ericsson has adopted Synopsys' MVSIM low power dynamic verification solution for its STw8500 system-on-chip (SoC) platform for the mobile phone market. ST-Ericsson selected MVSIM for its proven ability to comprehensively verify low power techniques, including standby and built-in automated low power assertions, which enable the early detection of bugs.

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

Synopsys, Inc; today announced that Verivue, Inc. has standardized on the production-proven VMM verification methodology and VCS® functional verification solution, both key components of Synopsys' Discovery™ Verification Platform, for the verification of their flagship product, the MDX 9000 Series Media Distribution Switch.

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that Tego, Inc. has standardized on the production-proven VMM verification methodology and VCS® functional verification solution, both key components of Synopsys' Discovery™ Verification Platform, to verify their radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for the aviation industry.

Enhancements to Industry's Most Proven Verification Methodology Include New Base Classes and Performance Analyzer Application

Addition of Altera Stratix III FPGA-based prototyping boards targets algorithmic design and early software development

Asset Acquisition to Facilitate Expansion in the Fast-Growing Rapid Prototyping Segment

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.

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.

HSPICE, HSIM and WaveView Analyzer Deliver First-silicon Success

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, today announced that it has collaborated with ARM and Renesas Technology to define the industry's first methodology to address the rapidly increasing complexity of low power verification.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and manufacturing, is introducing a new addition to the popular HAPS™ (High-performance ASIC Prototyping System™) product family from the company's Synplicity® Business Group.

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 semiconductor design software, today announced that industry adoption and support of the Verification Methodology Manual (VMM) for SystemVerilog, co-authored by ARM and Synopsys, has steadily increased since the book's release in September 2005.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Dublin-based Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3), a leading provider of design and consulting services for integrated circuits and embedded software, is supporting the Synopsys VCS® comprehensive RTL verification solution and the Verification Methodology Manual (VMM) for SystemVerilog.

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that it now supports the SystemVerilog language throughout its suite of design and verification products, extending its SystemVerilog leadership and establishing another industry-first achievement.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that its VCS® Verification Library, containing DesignWare® verification intellectual property (VIP), is first to support testbenches created using IEEE Std 1800™-2005 SystemVerilog and the coverage-driven methodology defined in the Verification Methodology Manual (VMM) for SystemVerilog, published by Springer Science+Business Media.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that the Pioneer-NTB SystemVerilog testbench automation tool, a component of Synopsys' Discovery™ Verification Platform, was honored as the recipient in the design verification category in the annual International Engineering Consortium (IEC) DesignVision Awards program.

ARM [(LSE: ARM)]; (NASDAQ: ARMHY) and Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that the Verification Methodology Manual (VMM) for SystemVerilog has been endorsed by the Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC) and major electronics companies in Japan as a reference to develop advanced verification environments based on the IEEE standard SystemVerilog language.

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) [NASDAQ:AMCC], a global leader in network and embedded PowerPC processing, optical transport and storage solutions, has adopted SystemVerilog for testbench automation using Synopsys' VCS® comprehensive RTL verification solution.

Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) and Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced an agreement to certify Synopsys’ VCS® comprehensive RTL verification solution, a key component of the Discovery™ Verification Platform, for the Sun Solaris™ 10 Operating System (OS) for both Sun UltraSPARC® and AMD Opteron TM processor-based Sun Fire™ servers.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today announced that Exar Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAR), a leading provider of high- performance, mixed-signal silicon solutions for the worldwide communications infrastructure, has adopted Synopsys' VCS® comprehensive RTL verification solution, a key component of the Discovery™ Verification Platform, to speed chip development and increase verification quality.