July 1, 2009 -- Synopsys, Inc. today announced that ST-Ericsson has adopted Synopsys' MVSIM low power dynamic verification solution for its STw8500 system-on-chip (SOC) platform for the mobile phone market. ST-Ericsson selected MVSIM for its ability to comprehensively verify low-power techniques, including standby and built-in automated low-power assertions, which enable the early detection of bugs. The tool's extensive support for the IEEE 1801 [Unified Power Format (UPF)] power format, on which the STw8500 project team has standardized, was also a deciding factor.

"Mobile handset applications are driven by battery life, which necessitates the application of complex low-power design techniques," said Francois Martin, Director of the Wireless Multimedia Digital SoC's Business Unit at ST-Ericsson. "We chose MVSIM because of its ability to comprehensively verify the advanced low-power techniques we employ for our wireless designs and detect bugs early in our design cycle."