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Market Leaders Collaborate with Synopsys to Realize Gains of Generative AI Across Synopsys.ai Full EDA Stack

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Monday, November 27, 2023
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the expansion of its leading Synopsys.ai™ EDA suite, to bring the power of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) across the full stack in order to dramatically improve engineering productivity for the semiconductor industry. This expands upon Synopsys' recent announcement to deliver Synopsys.ai Copilot, the first in a series of GenAI capabilities for chip design.

Key Points: 
  • Expansion of Synopsys.ai with generative AI capabilities will include collaborative, generative, and autonomous design to significantly boost productivity and accelerate innovation.
  • Early collaborations with AMD, Intel, and Microsoft substantiate the power of generative AI for chip design.
  • This expands upon Synopsys' recent announcement to deliver Synopsys.ai Copilot, the first in a series of GenAI capabilities for chip design.
  • "Generative AI capabilities in Synopsys.ai EDA suite can provide a real boost to designer productivity," said Navid Shahriari, senior vice president and co-general manager of Intel's Design Engineering Group.

Synopsys Announces Synopsys.ai Copilot, Breakthrough GenAI Capability to Accelerate Chip Design

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced a breakthrough generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capability for accelerating chip design, Synopsys.ai Copilot. The new capability is the result of a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to integrate Azure OpenAI Service that brings the power of GenAI into one of the most complex engineering challenges - the design process for semiconductors. 

Key Points: 
  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS ) today announced a breakthrough generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capability for accelerating chip design, Synopsys.ai Copilot.
  • Synopsys is the leader in semiconductor electronic design automation (EDA) and pioneered Synopsys.ai™, the industry's first AI-driven EDA suite.
  • Together, the companies collaborated to support Synopsys' development of Synopsys.ai Copilot, bringing together Azure OpenAI Service generative AI capabilities with Synopsys' industry-leading chip design tools and IP to help engineering teams accelerate time to market and address systemic complexity through the power of conversational intelligence.
  • At the same time, we're facing a projected 15% to 30% workforce gap for chip design engineers by 2030," said Shankar Krishnamoorthy, general manager of the Synopsys EDA Group.

Software Vulnerabilities Are on the Decline, According to New Synopsys Research

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today published the 2023 Software Vulnerability Snapshot report. According to the data, analyzed by Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC), there has been a significant decrease in vulnerabilities found in target applications – from 97% in 2020 to 83% in 2022 – an encouraging sign that code reviews, automated testing and continuous integration are helping to reduce common programming errors.

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  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS ) today published the 2023 Software Vulnerability Snapshot report .
  • For example, server misconfigurations represented an average of 18% of the total vulnerabilities found in the three years of tests.
  • However, only 27% of those tests contained high-severity vulnerabilities, and 6.2% contained critical-severity vulnerabilities.
  • Software is likely vulnerable if you do not know the versions of all components in use, including third-party and open source components.

Synopsys Expands Its ARC Processor IP Portfolio with New RISC-V Family

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced it has extended its ARC® Processor IP portfolio to include new RISC-V ARC-V™ Processor IP, enabling customers to choose from a broad range of flexible, extensible processor options that deliver optimal power-performance efficiency for their target applications. Synopsys leveraged decades of processor IP and software development toolkit experience to develop the new ARC-V Processor IP that is built on the proven microarchitecture of Synopsys' existing ARC Processors, with the added benefit of the expanding RISC-V software ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • Proven and mature Synopsys MetaWare software development toolchain enables programmers to create highly optimized code for Synopsys ARC-V Processor IP.
  • (Nasdaq: SNPS ) today announced it has extended its ARC® Processor IP portfolio to include new RISC-V ARC-V™ Processor IP , enabling customers to choose from a broad range of flexible, extensible processor options that deliver optimal power-performance efficiency for their target applications.
  • Synopsys leveraged decades of processor IP and software development toolkit experience to develop the new ARC-V Processor IP that is built on the proven microarchitecture of Synopsys' existing ARC Processors, with the added benefit of the expanding RISC-V software ecosystem.
  • The 32-bit Synopsys ARC-V RHX real-time processor IP and 64-bit Synopsys ARC-V RPX host processor IP are scheduled to be available in the second half of 2024.

The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation Welcomes EEMBC as the New Embedded Group

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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GAINESVILLE, Va., Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), the trusted global leader in computing benchmarks, today announced that EEMBC, the 25-year-old Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium, has become SPEC’s new Embedded Group (SPEC EG) .

Key Points: 
  • GAINESVILLE, Va., Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), the trusted global leader in computing benchmarks, today announced that EEMBC, the 25-year-old Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium, has become SPEC’s new Embedded Group (SPEC EG) .
  • EEMBC gains access to workloads and harnesses developed across SPEC’s more than 20 committees, enabling faster and more efficient benchmark development.
  • Since 1997, EEMBC has developed clearly defined standards for measuring the performance and energy efficiency of embedded processor implementations, including today’s IoT edge nodes and next-generation advanced driver-assistance systems.
  • Multi-core Processor Performance , including CoreMark-Pro and AutoBench-2.0, which add parallelism and new workloads to the single-core versions.

Designing Chips with CHIPS: West Coast Pre-Silicon Summit to Convene Industry Leaders in San Diego

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On 3 November, 2023, the "Designing Chips with CHIPS: West Coast Pre-Silicon Summit" will gather influential minds in the chip design and packaging industry, along with key government policy makers, for a one-day, in-person summit at Irwin M Jacobs Qualcomm Hall in Qualcomm Headquarters, San Diego, California.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On 3 November, 2023, the "Designing Chips with CHIPS: West Coast Pre-Silicon Summit" will gather influential minds in the chip design and packaging industry, along with key government policy makers, for a one-day, in-person summit at Irwin M Jacobs Qualcomm Hall in Qualcomm Headquarters, San Diego, California.
  • The summit aims to provide industry leaders, particularly those involved in the computer chip manufacturing sector, with essential insights into how the CHIPS Act will impact their businesses.
  • We are thrilled to host this summit in Region 6 and our greater San Diego area."
  • To learn more about the "Designing Chips with CHIPS: West Coast Pre-Silicon Summit" and to register for this exclusive event, please visit https://chipdesign.ieeeusa.org/ .

Synopsys Delivers Seamless Interoperability for Semiconductor Design Ecosystem with New Synopsys Cloud OpenLink Program

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the launch of its new Synopsys Cloud OpenLink program to foster semiconductor industry interoperability through an open cloud environment. The first of its kind program enables chip designers to seamlessly access third-party electronic design automation (EDA) tools and IP in the Synopsys Cloud environment. As part of this initiative, Synopsys is releasing an application programming interface (API) specification that Synopsys Cloud OpenLink program members can use to deploy system-level integration with a highly secure and reliable transfer of entitlements to Synopsys Cloud. This offers mutuals customers an end-to-end SoC design environment with efficient access to EDA solutions, IP, and compute of their choice.

Key Points: 
  • Chip design ecosystem vendors are invited to join the Synopsys Cloud OpenLink program.
  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS ) today announced the launch of its new Synopsys Cloud OpenLink program to foster semiconductor industry interoperability through an open cloud environment.
  • "The Synopsys Cloud OpenLink program will further enable additional Keysight tools to be used on Synopsys Cloud, such as our Advanced Design System – making the program an excellent enabler of industry-wide interoperability for cloud-based EDA."
  • "The Synopsys Cloud OpenLink program makes interoperability across diverse chip design flows seamless and efficient for our mutual customers."

Synopsys Announces Earnings Release Date For Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced it will report results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, after the market close.

Key Points: 
  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced it will report results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, after the market close.
  • The company will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review its financial results and business outlook.
  • A webcast replay will be available beginning Nov. 29, 2023, at approximately 5:00 p.m. PT.
  • The replay will be available until Synopsys announces its first quarter fiscal year 2024 results in February 2024.

Synopsys Honored at TSMC 2023 OIP Ecosystem Forum with Multiple Partner of the Year Awards

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct.  26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) has been selected as a TSMC Open Innovation Platform® (OIP) Partner of the Year, earning five awards spanning digital, analog, multi-die system, radio frequency (RF) design, and interface IP. The long-standing collaboration between the two companies continues to deliver production-proven solutions, including certified design flows, powered by the Synopsys.ai™ full-stack AI-driven EDA suite, that help mutual customers accelerate the development and silicon success of innovative AI, automotive, and high-performance computing designs. Synopsys solutions were featured in an unprecedented number of presentations at the 2023 North America TSMC OIP Ecosystem forum, highlighting strong collaboration with TSMC and partners on proven solutions for TSMC's advanced process and 3DFabric™ technologies. 

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  • Silicon success of Synopsys Interface IP portfolio on TSMC N3E reduces integration risk, accelerates time-to-market, and provides a fast path to TSMC N3P.
  • Synopsys solutions were featured in an unprecedented number of presentations at the 2023 North America TSMC OIP Ecosystem forum, highlighting strong collaboration with TSMC and partners on proven solutions for TSMC's advanced process and 3DFabric™ technologies.
  • "The partner awards recognize the significant contributions made by the TSMC OIP ecosystem partners like Synopsys to advance the next generation of high-performance designs on TSMC's technologies, with massively improved quality of results and time to results."
  • Partner Collaboration: Synopsys, Ansys, and Keysight were recognized for their unprecedented collaboration to develop the RF reference flows for TSMC's leading N16, N6 and N4P processes.

Renesas Announces New Organizational Structure to Accelerate Next Phase of Growth

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a new organizational structure and leadership team appointments.

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  • Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a new organizational structure and leadership team appointments.
  • Chris will be responsible for overseeing Renesas’ power management and discrete products and executing the company’s power strategies.
  • Renesas is creating a centralized engineering organization to solidify Renesas’ engineering foundation, from product to test engineering.
  • Hiroto Nitta, Roger Wendelken and Andrew Cowell will assist with the transition and leave Renesas by the end of the year.