MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software
and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing,
today announced that Picochip Ltd., who recently signed a
definitive agreement to be acquired by Mindspeed Technologies Inc.
(NASDAQ: MSPD), has successfully achieved first silicon success
using Synopsys' Lynx Design System and Galaxy™ Implementation
Platform in the design of its next-generation 40-nanometer (nm)
PC3008 picoXcell femtocell chip optimized for high-volume,
cost-sensitive consumer applications. The Lynx Design System
enabled Picochip's engineering team to quickly and efficiently
upgrade to a pre-tested 40-nm Galaxy-based production design flow,
saving significant time and effort compared to developing their own
flow. In addition, Lynx's Foundry-Ready System enabled Picochip's
engineers to begin design work within two weeks of initial
deployment, accelerating their project start date by an estimated
eight weeks.
"In the mobile communications market, each product generation
requires higher performance and functionality at a lower cost. For
Picochip to deliver this, it is essential that we are able to
migrate process technololgies quickly and easily," said
Will Robbins, vice president of
silicon at Picochip. "Synopsys' Lynx gave us a robust Galaxy-based
RTL-to-GDSII design flow, which we could configure to our specific
technology needs. This gave us a head start over simply having a
set of tools with which to build a design flow. It allowed us to
tape out our first 40-nanometer chip, whilst saving us months of
R&D effort."
Picochip is a leader in developing system-on-chip (SoC)
solutions for the mobile communications infrastructure market, with
an award-winning portfolio of cost- and performance-optimized
silicon devices that change the way mobile networks are
architectured. The PC3008 is the first in a family of devices that
support the HSPA+ wireless broadband standard, delivering a
low bill of material cost silicon device. It supports eight
users with Release 9 HSPA+ (21Mbps downlink, 5Mbps uplink),
incorporating Picochip's field-proven robust PHY and a 1GHz ARM11™
processor with TrustZone®.
The Lynx Design System is a complete chip design environment
that includes a production-proven design flow enabled by Galaxy
tools with innovative visualization capabilities to help create and
track designs throughout the implementation cycle. Picochip
adopted Lynx to mitigate the cost and risk of creating and
maintaining a new production flow for its first 40-nm design and to
meet an aggressive project schedule. Using Lynx, Picochip's
engineers were able to immediately focus on optimizing the new
design to meet both their 1GHz performance target and aggressive
development cycle.
"The Lynx Design System offers tangible benefits for design
teams looking to reduce the cost and risk of migrating to new
technology processes," said John
Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and systems at
Synopsys. "By enabling designers to implement chips more
efficiently without sacrificing quality of results, and attacking
total cost of design through systematic design flow management,
leading design companies like Picochip are able to focus on what
they do best – delivering differentiated design solutions in a
competitive marketplace."
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is a world leader in electronic
design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market
with the software, intellectual property (IP) and services used in
semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing. Synopsys'
comprehensive, integrated portfolio of implementation,
verification, IP, manufacturing and field-programmable gate array
(FPGA) solutions helps address the key challenges designers and
manufacturers face today, such as power and yield management,
system-to-silicon verification and time-to-results. These
technology-leading solutions help give Synopsys customers a
competitive edge in bringing the best products to market quickly
while reducing costs and schedule risk. Synopsys is headquartered
in Mountain View, California, and
has approximately 70 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia
and India. Visit Synopsys online
at http://www.synopsys.com/.
Synopsys and Galaxy are registered trademarks or
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registered trademarks mentioned in this release are the
intellectual property of their respective owners.
Editorial Contacts:
Sheryl Gulizia
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-8635
sgulizia@synopsys.com
Stephen Brennan
MCA, Inc.
650-968-8900
sbrennan@mcapr.com
SOURCE Synopsys, Inc.