Renesas Vietnam selects Synopsys as EDA provider

Synopsys Inc. announced that Renesas Design Vietnam Co. (RVC) Ltd, a system LSI semiconductor design subsidiary of the microcontroller supplier Renesas Technology Corp., has chosen Synopsys as its EDA provider for SoC design. RVC will use Synopsys' Galaxy Design and Discovery verification platforms, as well as the DesignWare Library intellectual property (IP), for the development of SoCs for Renesas' SH-Mobile application processors used in mobile phones and consumer electronics products.

"We have used Synopsys solutions worldwide with great success for our design activities to develop and implement SoCs for mobile, automotive and PC/audio-visual applications," said Tsuneo Sato, president and CEO at Renesas Design Vietnam Co. Ltd. "Synopsys' RTL-to-GDSII flows and IP deliver the performance and productivity we need for our SoC designs. Synopsys is an important partner for the design and implementation of SoCs for a wide range of products."