MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – September 30, 2009 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that the Common Platform technology alliance, a unique technology collaboration between IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Samsung Electronics, has qualified IC Validator for 32-nanometer (nm) process design rule checking on Common Platform technology. Synopsys and the Common Platform companies are continuing with the collaboration to complete the qualification of IC Validator at 28nm on Common Platform technology. IC Validator, the newest addition to the Galaxy(tm) Implementation Platform, is a full signoff DRC/LVS solution. … Read More → "Common Platform Alliance qualifies Synopsys IC Validator for 32-nm design rule checking"

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sep. 28, 2009 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the introduction of the N9030A PXA signal analyzer, the highest-performance member of the Agilent X-Series signal analyzers. The PXA provides frequency coverage up to 26.5 GHz and ensures present and future flexibility through optional measurement capabilities and hardware expandability. The analyzer also includes extensive code-compatibility features that make existing Agilent or HP high-performance signal analyzers easier to replace.

The Agilent PXA delivers exceptional performance that reduces measurement uncertainty and reveals new levels of signal detail, starting with up to 75 dB spurious-free dynamic range at 140-MHz … Read More → "Agilent Technologies Introduces High-Performance Signal Analyzer for Advanced RF and Microwave Applications"

GSA Emerging Opportunities Expo & Conference 2009
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, will exhibit at the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Emerging Opportunities Expo & Conference in Booth #314 tomorrow, October 1, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif.

The event will provide an opportunity for the semiconductor industry to view EVE’s ZeBu-Server, a scalable and affordable emulation system capable of emulating a single design at a speed up to 30 megahertz (MHz). EVE will demonstrate ZeBu-Server’s ability to handle up to one-billion application specific integrated … Read More → "EVE to Exhibit at GSA Emerging Opportunities Expo & Conference"

Sarance’s High-Speed 40Gand 100G Ethernet Intellectual Property Cores Accelerate Design and Development of Next Generation Networking Test Equipment

OTTAWA, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sarance Technologies, the leading supplier of high speed interconnect Intellectual Property (IP) technology, and Spirent Communications, today announced a licensing agreement to incorporate Sarance’s High Speed Ethernet IP Core (HSEC) 40G and 100G IP products in Spirent TestCenter™. Spirent, is a global provider of networking, services and device testing, was recently recognized by Frost & Sullivan at the worldwide leader in Ethernet testing.

“Sarance’s 100 … Read More → "Sarance, Spirent Communications Partner To Develop Next Generation 40/100G Ethernet Test Solution"

Emulates Designs at up to 30MHz, Offering Fast Execution Speed Plus High-Bandwidth, Low-Latency Communication with Host PC

SAN JOSE, CALIF.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, today noted that its new emulation system ZeBu-Server can emulate a single design at a speed of up to 30 megahertz (MHz), based on recent benchmarks.

Additional benchmarks proved that ZeBu-Server can emulate a one-billion gate design at a speed of one MHz, 100-million gates at speeds reaching five MHz and a 10-million gate design at a speed of 10MHz. It is able to communicate with … Read More → "EVE’s ZeBu-Server Proven Fastest Emulator on the Market"

STEVENSVILLE, MD–(Marketwire – September 29, 2009) – JTAG Technologies, a leading provider of IEEE Std. 1149.1 solutions for testing and programming high-density PCBs, announces a further extension of its line of high-performance boundary-scan IEEE Std. 1149.1 controllers. Known as the DataBlaster JT 37×7/PCIe, the new unit offers support for the now popular PCI-express slot format found extensively in today’s PCs. The PCIe bus is a high-speed serial replacement of the older parallel PCI bus.

In line with industry demands, the new boundary-scan controller satisfies the burgeoning requirements for high speed In-System Programming (ISP) of flash memories … Read More → "JTAG Technologies New Express Boundary-Scan Controller"