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28 April 2009
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Wolfson Microelectronics Selects Synopsys as Its Primary EDA Partner
Synopsys, Inc. announced that Wolfson Microelectronics plc, a leading supplier of mixed-signal semiconductors for consumer electronic products, has signed an expanded business agreement to establish Synopsys as its primary EDA partner. Under the multi-year agreement, Wolfson plans to consolidate on Synopsys' Discovery™ verification platform, especially analog mixed-signal, and its Galaxy™ design platform in order to improve engineering productivity as the company focuses on broadening its product portfolio. Wolfson based its decision on Synopsys' ability to adapt to changing needs and offer outstanding support while delivering products that are proven to increase productivity.
"Wolfson and Synopsys have maintained a successful relationship for a number of years, resulting in a number of innovative products for the consumer electronics market," said Mike Hickey, chief executive officer for Wolfson Microelectronics. "As a key partner, Synopsys provides us with a portfolio of technology that is essential to our designers and enables them to continue to develop high-quality mixed-signal products. I see our continued cooperation leading to exciting opportunities for both companies as we focus on increasing our market reach by developing new products."
The latest agreement between the two companies expands Wolfson's use of solutions and services across Synopsys' comprehensive portfolio. Wolfson Microelectronics has also adopted Synopsys' SpiceExplorer transistor-level debugging environment as the basis for its new analog/mixed-signal (AMS) design analysis and debug flow, enabling Wolfson designers to automatically screen a vast array of simulation runs and find and fix design problems quickly.
"Basing our new flow on Synopsys' SpiceExplorer solution gave us a tremendous boost in capability and throughput," said Jean-Louis Cols, vice president of Development at Wolfson. "SpiceExplorer's rich feature set and easy extensibility allow us to quickly deploy the new automation capabilities our AMS designers need to stay productive. We expect to deploy the SpiceExplorer-based flow for all new design starts beginning in May of 2009."
"To be successful today, companies need to be flexible in how they respond to the changing environment, and they need to have partners who can adapt to new requirements," said John Chilton, senior vice president of Marketing and Strategic Development at Synopsys. "Wolfson and Synopsys share this understanding and are working together to continue to improve engineering productivity and develop new products that bring digital technology to life."
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