Synopsys Introduces the Eclypse Low Power Solution

Synopsys, Inc. today announced the Synopsys Eclypse^TM Low Power Solution. The suite aligns Synopsys' offerings into a streamlined low power workflow that encompasses each phase of the design process.

Advanced low power design techniques, such as MTCMOS power gating, multi- voltage, and dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS), force a major shift in how engineers create and verify chips. These techniques can dramatically reduce power consumption in deep submicron chips but have traditionally required ad-hoc, time-consuming, risk-prone, and manual verification and implementation approaches. The Eclypse Low Power Solution combines a wide array of advanced techniques, methodologies, standards, and automation to simplify advanced low power design and verification. As a result, the Eclypse solution enables design teams to adopt advanced low power techniques.

The Eclypse solution supports the industry-standard Unified Power Format (UPF) language, which is used to capture low power design requirements. The following UPF-enabled tools are included: MVRC^TM and VCS® with MVSIM^TM, key components of the Discovery^TM Verification Platform, and Design Compiler®, Power Compiler^TM, IC Compiler^TM, DFT MAX^TM, Formality®, and PrimeTime®, key components of the Galaxy^TM Design Platform. Completing the solution are additional tools for low power design, including Innovator^TM, HSPICE®, HSIM®, NanoSim®, TetraMAX®, and PrimeRail^TM, as well as DesignWare® IP and Synopsys Professional Services. Figure 1 shows how Eclypse incorporates all the tools required by designers when dealing with low power issues.

1. The UPF standard format can support low power design throughout the entire flow.

The Eclypse solution supports open methodologies, including those described in the "Low Power Methodology Manual" (LPMM), co-authored by Synopsys and ARM. "With Eclypse, Synopsys has aligned its proven low power tools, IP, methodologies and services into an easy-to-use solution so that design teams can quickly and confidently adopt the most advanced low power techniques" stated George Zafiropoulos, vice president of Solutions Marketing at Synopsys.

The Eclypse Low Power Solution with UPF support is available today. Pricing is based on configuration.

Eclypse Low Power Seminar Series

Synopsys will conduct a series of Eclypse Low Power Seminars in which ARM will participate. These seminars are designed to help chip development teams understand how they can employ the latest advanced low power design techniques with the Eclypse solution. The seminars will include an overview of the Eclypse solution and detail key elements of an automated low power design workflow. Synopsys is a member of the ARM Connected Community. For information on seminar locations, please visit www.synopsys.com/eclypse .