Synopsys Acquires Technology Assets from C Level Design, Inc.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2001--Synopsys
Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS - news), the technology leader for complex IC design, today
announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire technology
assets from C Level Design, Inc. Synopsys plans to integrate C Level
Design's CycleC simulation technology into Synopsys' VCS(TM) simulator
to accelerate HDL simulation. Synopsys has also agreed to acquire the
technology behind C Level's System Compiler software for RTL-C
synthesis, as well as the Panchul patent for synthesizing high level
languages into HDL. The purchase price for these technologies was not
disclosed. The transaction does not include any products, service
businesses, customer agreements or other assets and liabilities of C
Level Design. C Level Design, Inc. will discontinue sale and support
of all products and services.
The CycleC simulation technology will complement the recently
announced DirectC interface within Synopsys VCS, providing customers
with faster cycle-accurate simulation performance when using a mixture
of Verilog and C++ languages.
"VCS has a strong track record of performance improvements in
Verilog simulation," said Manoj Gandhi, senior vice president and
general manager of the Verification Technology Group at Synopsys. "The
addition of the CycleC technology will benefit customers by making it
easier to accelerate their VCS simulations using cycle-accurate C and
C++."
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS - news), 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.
Note to Editors: Synopsys is a registered trademark of Synopsys,
Inc. VCS is a trademark of Synopsys, Inc. All other trademarks or
registered trademarks mentioned in this release are the intellectual
property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Synopsys, Inc.
Craig Cochran, 650/584-4230 (Media)
craig@synopsys.com
Steve Shevick, 650/584-4880 (IR)
shevick@synopsys.com
or
Edelman Public Relations
Dushka Zapata, 650/429-2726
dushka.zapata@edelman.com
