Renesas selects Synopsys as its leading EDA supplier

MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: Synopsys Inc.  has announced that Renesas Technology Corp. signed an expanded business agreement to establish Synopsys as its leading EDA supplier across the Renesas design flow. The firms will co-operate to increase the use of Synopsys' technology across Renesas' engineering teams to capture greater productivity and efficiency for the company.

The agreement encompasses solutions throughout the Synopsys product portfolio, including Synopsys' Galaxy Design platform featuring IC Compiler place and route technology, Synopsys' Discovery Verification platform featuring the VCS solution and the HSIM simulator for analog and digital verification, as well as products from Synopsys' design for manufacturing (DFM) and TCAD portfolio.



"We chose Synopsys because of their advanced technology breadth, their ability to deliver outstanding support on a global basis, and their spirit of long-term collaboration to help us meet our current and future needs," said Dr. Masao Nakaya, executive general manager at Renesas. "By growing our business with Synopsys we expect to achieve significantly higher levels of design and manufacturing productivity across our business lines."

"Renesas and Synopsys are both focused on achieving technology advancements that can address the growing thirst for consumer electronics products that deliver more functionality with less power drain," said Aart de Geus, chairman and CEO of Synopsys, Inc. "By establishing a collaborative partnership with Renesas we can achieve these broader goals and drive increased productivity for their engineering teams by deploying proven, predictable flows and methodologies."