Design Automation Conference 2011
Booth #1625
SAN DIEGO–Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) (Paris:DSY), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today the launch of a new integration with Synopsys, a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA). The ENOVIA DesignSync for Synopsys’ Galaxy Custom Designer mixed-signal implementation solution integrates the powerful design data management (DDM) capabilities of both ENOVIA DesignSync Data Manager and ENOVIA DesignSync Central within the Synopsys Custom Designer environment. Combined with the existing DesignSync integration to the Synopsys Galaxy products, this enables customers to manage all of their integrated circuit (IC) design data from Synopsys and non-Synopsys tools within a single, collaborative platform.
“Through this collaboration, we have delivered an integrated solution that provides mutual customers with a productive custom design environment combined with Dassault Systèmes’ DDM capabilities,” said Farhad Hayat, senior director of product marketing at Synopsys. “The seamless and straightforward integration is a testament to Custom Designer’s open and standards-based environment.”
Data created and modified by EDA tools, such as a schematic diagram or physical layout, is typically not stored on disk as a single file—but rather, as a specific set of files. In order for a design data management system to maintain a version history of changes to the design objects, this set of files must be managed as a group. This is what makes the library recognition and processing features of ENOVIA DesignSync for Synopsys Custom Designer such a key feature. DesignSync’s unique “EDA data-awareness” technology affirms Dassault Systèmes commitment to openness by recognizing this complex data from various best-in-class EDA products and treats it as a single coherent object, rather than a collection of individual files the way that other DDM systems do.
With this solution, Synopsys library directory structures and data types are recognized as such. Users manipulate familiar constructs such as cells or views, while the tool automatically processes the underlying files and directories which comprise data views. Designers need not be concerned with detailed version control bookkeeping as it is handled automatically.
“ENOVIA DesignSync’s collaborative IC design data management solutions continue to lead the market because of their proven-in-production value, openness and scalability,” added Rick Stanton, director of Semiconductor Market Strategy, ENOVIA, Dassault Systèmes. “With the Custom Designer integration, we have made it easier for designers to concentrate on what’s most important – design and innovation – while taking the worry out of how to share, integrate and release data across their local and geographically distributed design teams. Our customers will be able to work with all available information at the same time, improving efficiency and moving even closer to becoming a full multi-discipline design operation.
Dassault Systèmes will be attending this year’s DAC 2011 event at the San Diego Convention Center from June 5-9, 2011. The company will be available at booth number 1625 to showcase the new ENOVIA DesignSync for Synopsys Custom Designer and its other leading solutions for the semiconductor and high-tech electronics industry.
Additional features of ENOVIA DesignSync for Synopsys Custom Designer:
- Automatic Checkout and Check-in of Cell Views – Auto checkout and check-in of cell views is enabled by functions registered with the Synopsys Version Control system and controlled by user preference settings. Custom Designer calls the Version Control System before editing (auto checkout) and after editing (auto check-in), which in turn communicates with ENOVIA Synchronicity DesignSync Data Manager.
- Status Reporting in the Library Manager – The Custom Designer Library Manager is modified to include revision control information for cell views including versions, tags, and locking status.
- Distributing a Library Across Multiple Data Repositories – A single library can be distributed across multiple data repositories by using ENOVIA Synchronicity’s Module based data storage. Local efficiencies are maximized at each design center because the majority of data transfer activity (checkin/checkout) occurs locally.
- Locking Model Enforced – Because Synopsys design data is binary in nature, a strict locking model is enforced. This prevents the situation in which two designers are making changes to the same version of a cell view, because once the first designer checks in the changes, there is no automated capability to merge the changes of the second designer.
- Association with a Library – When libraries are created using Custom Designer, the library is automatically associated with ENOVIA Synchronicity DesignSync Data Manager’s version control system so that any subsequent read/edit access is secured and managed via the DesignSync revision control repository.
- ENOVIA Synchronicity GUI and Command Line Support – Although most day-to-day data editing operations are performed from within the Synopsys Custom Designer graphical design environment, design data management operations on Synopsys library data can also be performed using either ENOVIA Synchronicity’s GUI, programmatic APIs or the command line. Multiple libraries can be processed using one command, which is not possible from within Synopsys.
About Dassault Systèmes
As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 130,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes applications provide a 3D vision of the entire lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance to recycling. The Dassault Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product – DELMIA for virtual production – SIMULIA for virtual testing – ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, EXALEAD for search-based applications- SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com.
