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ARM and Synopsys Partner to Deliver AMBA Interconnect-Based Solutions Through DesignWare Star IP Program
CAMBRIDGE, England and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ARM
[(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of
16/32-bit embedded RISC processor technology, and Synopsys, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SNPS), today announced that the Synopsys DesignWare® Star IP
Program has adopted the AMBA® bus-based on-chip solution as its IP
interconnect standard.
The two companies also announced the inclusion of
ARM® microprocessor models within DesignWare. ``Standardizing on AMBA solutions allows the Synopsys DesignWare Star IP
Program to easily integrate IP components, which is an important step for the
electronics industry by enabling efficient design re-use of IP,'' said Peter
Hicks, general manager, IP Solutions Division, ARM.
``The inclusion of ARM's
industry-leading processor models in DesignWare will increase visibility of,
and accessibility to ARM processors and further enables engineers in the
development of high-performance AMBA bus-based solutions on ARM systems.'' ``Having ARM as a participant in our DesignWare Star IP program is a great
benefit to our mutual customers,'' said John Chilton, senior vice president and
general manager, IP and Systems Group at Synopsys.
``More than 25,000 users of
DesignWare will now have access to easy-to-use microprocessor sub-system
solutions based on the ARM AMBA interconnect and processor models.'' The AMBA specification is an established, open standard that serves as a
framework for SoC designs, effectively providing the 'digital glue' that binds
IP cores together.
It is the backbone of ARM's design reuse strategy.
Since
the AMBA interface is processor and technology independent, it enhances the
reusability of peripheral and system macrocells across a wide range of silicon
processes. ``ARM welcomes this significant addition to the range of EDA design tools
based around the AMBA interconnect specification,'' said Jonathan Morris, AMBA
marketing manager, ARM. Pricing and Availability DesignWare licensees will have access to the ARM Co-verification Simulator
(ACS) models for no additional charge.
The models will be available in
Q1 2002. About ARM ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC
microprocessor solutions.
The company licenses its high-performance,
low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals, and system-on-chip
designs to leading international electronics companies.
ARM also provides
comprehensive support required in developing a complete system.
ARM's
microprocessor cores are rapidly becoming the volume RISC standard in such
markets as portable communications, hand-held computing, multimedia digital
consumer and embedded solutions.
More information on ARM is available at
www.arm.com . About Synopsys Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), headquartered in Mountain View, California,
creates leading electronic design automation (EDA) tools for the global
electronics market.
The company delivers advanced design technologies and
solutions to developers of complex integrated circuits, electronic systems and
systems on a chip.
Synopsys also provides consulting and support services to
simplify the overall IC design process and accelerate time to market for its
customers.
Visit Synopsys at http://www.synopsys.com . About Synopsys DesignWare IP Library DesignWare is the world's leading IP library, in use by more than
25,000 designers.
It provides designers with Implementation IP consisting of
more than 140 technology-independent components and Verification IP consisting
of Bus-Functional Models, Bus Interface Models, and more than 18,500 other
verification models, plus MemPro for memory model generation.
DesignWare also
provides access to high-value IP from leading Star IP providers.
Information
for DesignWare can be found at http://www.synopsys.com/designware/. ARM and AMBA are registered trademarks of ARM Limited.
All other brands
or product names are the property of their respective holders.
``ARM'' is used
to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE: ARM and Nasdaq: ARMHY); its operating
company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM, INC.; ARM KK; ARM
Korea Ltd.; ARM, Taiwan; and ARM France SAS. Synopsys and DesignWare are registered trademarks of Synopsys, Inc. For further information please contact Michelle Spencer of ARM,
+44 1628 427780, michelle.spencer@arm.com; or Patrick Hall of The Townsend
Agency, +1-858-457-4888 ext. 112, phall@townsendagency.com, for ARM; or Troy
Wood of Synopsys, Inc., +1-650-584-5717, twood@synopsys.com; or Amy Garland of
KVO Public Relations, +1-503-221-2387, amy_garland@kvo.com, for Synopsys, Inc.
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