Date: 9th Feb 2010
Synopsys to gain electronic system virtualization
expertise by acquiring Coware
VLSI design software leader Synopsys has signed a definitive
agreement to acquire CoWare, an expert in Electronic System
Virtualization software.
As semiconductor chips gear up to handle more of video/audio
digital streams, the chip designers are looking at more
system level approach in designing chips. CoWare addressing
this issue by providing a software to architect the chip
design platform, so that from that platform they can design
any number of chips more easily.
Synopsys, which is already leading in enhancing semiconductor
chip design software for speed and bug-free design, is getting
its product portfolio richer by acquiring CoWare.
"System-level design and verification solutions have
been gaining traction among developers as chips have gotten
more complex and embedded software has become more pervasive,"
said Joachim Kunkel, senior vice president and general manager
of the Solutions Group at Synopsys. "With the completion
of the CoWare acquisition, Synopsys will be able to develop
and bring new standards-based solutions to market so engineers
can more quickly design processor and software-intensive
products."
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