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SMC and Synopsys Collaborate to Validate Galaxy Custom Designer Solution with TSMC 28nm iPDK MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that it has collaborated with TSMC to validate Synopsys\’ custom design solution with TSMC\’s 28-nanometer (nm) interoperable process design kit (iPDK) and Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 1.0. TSMC\’s 28nm reference phase-locked loop (PLL) design was used to validate Synopsys\’ comprehensive custom solution while demonstrating productivity-enhancing capabilities of the TSMC AMS Reference Flow 1.0. The validated solution from Synopsys includes the Galaxy Custom Designer® implementation, HSPICE® circuit simulation, CustomSim™ FastSPICE simulation, StarRC™ parasitic extraction and IC Validator physical verification solutions. Through...