MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: Synopsys Inc. announced the successful outcome of an extensive collaboration with Synopsys HSIM-XA and STMicroelectronics. The result of this joint effort enables ST to significantly accelerate their high-accuracy, transistor level verification of complex analog ICs using ST's Smart Power technology for highly integrated automotive applications.

Synopsys' XA acceleration technology allows customers to achieve HSPICE accuracy while delivering orders-of-magnitude-higher performance and capacity than existing FastSPICE solutions.

XA's superior performance derives from a combination of advanced technologies, including compiled code simulation algorithms for faster transient analysis, topology and behavior-driven recognition algorithms to optimize simulation capacity, and an adaptive multi-rate evaluation engine. When combined with either NanoSim or HSIM, XA acceleration technology delivers a complete transistor-level verification solution with higher accuracy and higher throughput.

ST's proprietary smart power technology allows analog, digital and power circuits to be integrated on a single chip, producing a complete system -- including the MCU - on a single piece of silicon. This exceptional level of integration facilitates more compact packaging and delivers significant benefits to manufacturers of automotive systems through lower costs and increased reliability.