The tech layoff wave has reached Synopsys, the EDA heavyweight powering much of the world’s chip design. As noted by Reuters, the company plans to cut about 10% of its workforce, roughly 2,000 employees, as it shifts investment toward new growth areas, according to a regulatory filing released on...

According to ijiwei, citing Yicai, Qiyunfang, a subsidiary of SiCarrier—a fast-rising Chinese semiconductor equipment firm reportedly linked to Huawei—has unveiled two domestically developed EDA products with fully independent intellectual property rights at China’s SEMiBAY. As the report s...

According to ijiwei, Chinese EDA giant Empyrean Technology has reportedly launched the country’s first full-process EDA solution for memory chips that supports mass production of Flash and DRAM, enabling one-stop design–verification–manufacturing. The report adds that the solution is expected ...

According to Chinese media outlet ITHome, Chinese EDA firm Empyrean Technology has announced it will no longer proceed with its planned acquisition of Xpeedic, citing a failure to reach agreement on key terms. The report notes that on July 9, the company issued a statement confirming the termination...

According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration has eased certain export license requirements for selling EDA software to China. As part of a trade agreement finalized last week, the U.S. agreed to permit shipments of chip design tools, ethane, and jet engines—on the condition that Beijing honors...