Dassault Simplifies Semiconductor Design

By DE Editors

Dassault Systemes (DS; Lowell, MA) is offering a new plug-in, ENOVIA MatrixOne Synchronicity DesignSync 5.0, its semiconductor design management solution that allows programmers working in Microsoft Visual Studio to access, manage, and collaborate on DesignSync files.

Programmers can work from within their familiar desktop environment without having to learn new tools. The Visual Studio plug-in is available with the newly released DesignSync Windows OS product and is compatible with Visual Studio 2003.NET and 2005.NET.

"This latest addition to ENOVIA MatrixOne Synchronicity DesignSync adds a transparent link from one of the most widely used software design environment, Microsoft Visual Studio, to every other user in the design process," said John Stanglewicz, director, Product Management, ENOVIA MatrixOne, Dassault Systemes.

DesignSync enables programmers using a variety of electronic design automation (EDA) tools -- from vendors such as Cadence, Synopsis, and Mentor Graphics -- to share files through easy pull-down menus and toolbar access without having to toggle through a variety of systems.

In addition, based on ENOVIA MatrixOne's EDA Data Awareness approach, DesignSync enables semiconductor companies to co-manage their hardware and related software designs in the same Design Data Management (DDM) environment -- crucial to managing the inherent complexity of the multi-file binary objects and databases produced by EDA tools.

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For details, go to Dassault Systemes.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.