!!! "It's not a BUG, 
/o o\ / it's a FEATURE!" (508) 429-4357
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\ - / The DeepChip Synopsys Census 2007:
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A Summary of 218 Emails on Synopsys vs. its Rivals
by John Cooley
Moderator Of The E-mail Synopsys Users Group (ESNUG)
"I am keenly interested in the results of this survey. How can I
obtain a copy of the results?"
- Matt Petkun of D.A. Davidson & Co.
( SNUG 07 Subjects ) --------------------------------------------- [03/27/07]
Part I
Item 1: Mindshare vs. Marketshare
Item 2: Synopsys Local Support
Item 3: Synopsys SolvNET vs. SourceLink vs. Molten vs. SupportNet
Item 4: Synopsys Central R&D Support
Item 5: Design Compiler vs. Cadence Get2chip/Ambit vs. Magma Blast Create
Item 6: Synopsys DFT Compiler/TetraMAX vs. Mentor DFT Advisor/FastScan
Item 7: First Encounter vs. Jupiter-XT vs. Blast Plan Pro
Item 8: Synopsys IC Compiler vs. Magma Talus vs. Cadence Encounter GXL
Item 9: Mentor Calibre, Synopsys Hercules, Cadence Assura, Magma Quartz
Item 10: Synopsys SNUG vs. Cadence CDNlive/Magma Music/Mentor U2U
Item 11: Throwing Stones at four Sacred Cash Cows
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Trying to figure out a Synopsys bug? Want to hear how 21,788 other users
dealt with it? Then join the E-Mail Synopsys Users Group (ESNUG)!
!!! "It's not a BUG,
/o o\ / it's a FEATURE!" (508) 429-4357
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\ - / - John Cooley, EDA & ASIC Design Consultant in Synopsys,
_] [_ Verilog, VHDL and numerous Design Methodologies.
Holliston Poor Farm, P.O. Box 6222, Holliston, MA 01746-6222
Legal Disclaimer: "As always, anything said here is only opinion."
The complete, searchable ESNUG Archive Site is at http://www.DeepChip.com
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