Date: 20/01/2010

Synopsys' PrimeTime 2009.12 delivers up to 2X speed for timing signoff

Synopsys has made available PrimeTime 2009.12 that delivers up to 2X speed up of timing signoff through the addition of threaded multicore processing.

Synopsys' PrimeTime tool provides a new level of flexibility enabling optimal runtime performance across heterogeneous multicore compute environments by utilizing distributed and threaded multicore processing in tandem.

"At Synopsys we recognize that IC designers are being asked to develop bigger, more complex chips on the same schedules as previous generations, putting more pressure on timing signoff turnaround time," said Ahsan Bootehsaz, vice president of engineering for design analysis and signoff at Synopsys. "IC designers are working with diverse compute environments that are comprised of multiple classes of multicore compute servers. PrimeTime 2009.12 completes our vision of delivering a comprehensive solution that enables a broad set of designers to take full advantage of multicore performance."

"The threaded multicore capabilities in PrimeTime 2009.12 reduced our runtime on a 48 million gate design by over 40%, significantly reducing our signoff time-to-results," said Michael Trocino, IC Design Manager at Coherent Logix. "It gives us the flexibility with PrimeTime's distributed multicore capability to utilize our existing compute resources more efficiently and to take advantage of new hardware as our farm grows."

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