Intel teams up with Synopsys to boost IP for foundry services
JasonDoiy
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) signed an agreement to expand their partnership to develop a portfolio of intellectual property, or IP, on Intel 3 and Intel 18A for Intel's foundry customers.
Under the agreement, Synopsys â which provides electronic design automation software products â will enable a range of its standardized interface IP portfolio on Intel's leading-edge process technologies.
The companies said Intel's foundry customers will get access to IPs built on Intel advanced process technologies and be able to speed up design execution and project schedules for system-on-chips. In addition, the availability of key IP on Intel advanced process nodes will create a strong offering for new and existing Intel Foundry Services customers.
Synopsys will use its design technology tools and implementation and signoff flows to provide enhanced power, performance and area for system-on-chips and multi-die system designs on Intel 3 and Intel 18A process technologies, according to the companies.
The U.S. chip giant's Intel Foundry Services segment had generated $232M in revenue in Q2, soaring 307% Y/Y. It was also the only business segment which saw year-over-year growth in Q2, while the rest declined.
Intel noted that Intel Foundry Services is a critical part of its IDM 2.0 strategy â a multiyear transformation to bolster technology leadership, manufacturing scale and long-term growth â and the collaboration with Synopsys was an important milestone.
"The collaboration with Intel on critical IP development, along with design and system technology optimization, empowers our mutual customers today and in the future to accelerate their next generation of high-performance, AI-enabled designs," said Joachim Kunkel, general manager of the Solutions Group at Synopsys.

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