Agreement Includes Collaboration for Development of Custom IC Solutions



    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 28 /EMWNews/ -- Synopsys, Inc.

(Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design

and manufacturing, today announced that National Semiconductor Corp has

selected Synopsys as their key EDA partner for use in product development.

The expanded relationship provides National access to Synopsys'

Analog/Mixed-Signal and custom IC design tools and the opportunity to

collaborate in next generation solutions.



    As part of the agreement, National has chosen products across Synopsys'

product portfolio, including Synopsys' Galaxy(TM) design platform featuring

IC Compiler place-and-route technology, Design Compiler(R) synthesis,

PrimeTime(R) timing analysis, Star-RCXT(TM) parasitic extraction,

Hercules(TM) physical verification, DFT MAX scan compression synthesis and

TetraMAX(R) automatic test pattern generation; Synopsys' Discovery(TM)

verification platform featuring the VCS(R) and HSIM(TM) simulators for

analog and digital verification; and the Taurus(TM) Medici and Sentaurus

device simulators from Synopsys' TCAD portfolio.



    "Today's analog and mixed-signal products increasingly require more

complex EDA solutions," said James Lin, vice president of Technology

Infrastructure at National Semiconductor. "In choosing Synopsys as a key

EDA partner we have the opportunity to work together in solving our current

and future design needs."



    "National and Synopsys have a number of common goals, including helping

create more power-efficient products that can still deliver the numerous

capabilities users demand," said Aart de Geus, chairman and CEO of

Synopsys. "We are fortunate to have an opportunity to collaborate with an

acknowledged leader in mixed-signal design as we work to develop the next

generation of custom IC solutions."

    About Synopsys



    Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) is a world leader in electronic design

automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market with the

software, intellectual property (IP) and services used in semiconductor

design and manufacturing. Synopsys' comprehensive, integrated portfolio of

implementation, verification, IP, manufacturing and field-programmable gate

array (FPGA) solutions helps address the key challenges designers and

manufacturers face today, such as power and yield management, system-to-

silicon verification and time-to-results. These technology-leading

solutions help give Synopsys customers a competitive edge in bringing the

best products to market quickly while reducing costs and schedule risk.

Synopsys is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has more than

60 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India.

Visit Synopsys online at http://www.synopsys.com/.



    Synopsys, Design Compiler, Discovery, Galaxy, Hercules, HSIM,

PrimeTime, Star-RCXT, Taurus, TetraMAX and VCS are trademarks or registered

trademarks of Synopsys, Inc. Any other trademarks or registered trademarks

mentioned in this release are the intellectual property of their respective

owners.






     Editorial Contact:

     Yvette Huygen

     Synopsys, Inc.

     650-584-4547

     [email protected]



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     Lisa Ewbank

     Synopsys, Inc.

     650-584-1901