Plug and Play Launches Collaboration With Synopsys

<p><strong><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass"><span class&equals;"xn-location">SUNNYVALE<&sol;span><&sol;span> <&sol;strong>&&num;8212&semi; Plug and Play has announced a new collaboration with Synopsys&comma; a global silicon-to-systems design solutions company&period; In a collaboration with Plug and Play Semiconductors&comma; Synopsys will provide selected startups with access to its design tools and software licenses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>By providing startups with access to professional-grade EDA tools&comma; which often represent a significant investment at the early stage&comma; Plug and Play and Synopsys aim to help lower the barrier to chip innovation&comma; accelerate time to market&comma; and reduce development costs across the chip design space&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;By providing startups with access to Synopsys&&num;8217&semi; advanced semiconductor EDA tools&comma; we can lower the barrier to entry for breakthrough chip design and accelerate the pace of innovation across industries&period; Our mission is to empower technology innovators everywhere&comma; which is closely aligned with Plug and Play&&num;8217&semi;s platform&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Brandon Wang<&sol;span>&comma; Vice President of the Corporate Strategy Group at Synopsys&period; &&num;8220&semi;We&&num;8217&semi;re thrilled to collaborate with Plug and Play to empower the next generation of innovators in semiconductors and also beyond to other industries such as mobility&comma; life sciences&comma; and broader deep tech&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The collaboration is expected to draw more entrepreneurs&comma; investors&comma; and corporate partners into the semiconductor program&period; Together&comma; the two organizations are enabling emerging founders to compete on a global stage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our mission has always been to empower entrepreneurs by giving them the tools&comma; networks&comma; and opportunities they need to succeed&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Rouzbeh Borhani<&sol;span>&comma; Head of Plug and Play Semiconductors&period; &&num;8220&semi;This collaboration with Synopsys brings their trusted and comprehensive chip design software and solutions directly to the startups we support&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This collaboration strengthens Plug and Play&&num;8217&semi;s ability to support the most promising semiconductor startups while reinforcing Synopsys&&num;8217&semi; role in enabling innovation at the earliest stages of chip development&period; It also lays the foundation for continued collaboration between the two organizations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Plug and Play launched its <u><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4442597-1&amp&semi;h&equals;4242646531&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;plugandplaytechcenter&period;com&percnt;2Fpress&percnt;2Fgroundbreaking-semiconductor-accelerator&amp&semi;a&equals;semiconductors&plus;program&plus;in&plus;2023" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">semiconductors program in 2023<&sol;a><&sol;u> to help accelerate breakthrough hardware and chip innovation by connecting startups with corporations&comma; government agencies&comma; universities&comma; and investors&period; The collaboration between Plug and Play and Synopsys will bring the platform even greater technical depth and opportunity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;