Tool interoperability: Synopsys continues to champion our customers' requirements for interoperability throughout the EDA industry. Interoperability is at the heart of Synopsys' Galaxy design and Discovery verification platforms. Through open source standards, tool exchanges with EDA vendors, and initiatives that promote adoption of new standards, Synopsys provides real solutions for EDA tool interoperability.
Compute platforms: Underlying Synopsys' powerful Galaxy design and Discovery verification tools are today's high performance compute platforms. Synopsys' Compute Platforms program helps Synopsys understand our customers' needs, work with hardware and operating system vendors, and communicate compute platform information to our customers.
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in-Sync |
 Synopsys' Compute Platforms program fosters relationships with compute platform vendors and addresses customers' needs for hardware and operating system support. |
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Synopsys' in-Sync program establishes relationships with EDA vendors to identify and integrate design flows that maximize the productivity of mutual customers.
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Secure User Research Facility |
 Synopsys' Milkyway Access program (MAP-in) offers all EDA providers the opportunity to integrate their applications with the Milkyway database and environment.
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 Synopsys' Secure User Research Facility (S.U.R.F.) program allows qualified EDA vendors to address customer interoperability needs in a secured location in Mountain View, CA USA.
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| SystemVerilog Catalyst |
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TAP-in |
 Synopsys' SystemVerilog Catalyst program promotes the development and use of EDA tools, verification IP and training services supporting the SystemVerilog standard for design and verification.
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 Synopsys' Technology Access program (TAP-in) promotes EDA tool interoperability through open source and support of key interfaces for all EDA vendors and customers.
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