Synopsys & Vector Team Up To Supercharge Software-Defined Vehicles

Synopsys, Inc. SNPS disclosed a strategic partnership with Vector Informatik to drive the automotive industry’s transition to software-defined vehicles (SDVs).

Vector and Synopsys are joining forces to streamline SDV development, cutting costs, accelerating iteration cycles, and improving software quality from early compliance checks to over-the-air updates and real-time data collection.

These innovations will enable automotive companies to adopt a “shift-left” approach, boosting developer productivity and accelerating software deployment across the vehicle lifecycle.

Their initial focus is enhancing the open-source SIL Kit, a key enabler of vehicle-level digital twins.

Additionally, they plan to integrate Vector’s MICROSAR embedded software and CANoe with Synopsys Silver and Virtualizer Development Kits (VDKs) to deliver ready-to-use virtual ECUs (vECUs) for all components within an SDV architecture.

Joachim Fetzer, chief technology and innovation officer, Marelli said, “We look forward to using these integrated tools to further accelerate our transition to a fully digital development environment across our electronic product portfolio.”

Tom De Schutter, senior vice president, Synopsys Product Management and Markets Group stated, “Synopsys is a trusted partner to the global automotive ecosystem with more than 50 OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers using our virtual prototyping technologies.”

In a separate release, the company announced the launch of Synopsys Virtualizer Native Execution on Arm-based hardware, significantly speeding up virtual prototype execution and deployment for edge devices.

This advancement enhances engineering productivity in developing software-defined products across automotive, high-performance computing (HPC), and IoT industries.

Last month, Synopsys reported first-quarter EPS beating estimates, but revenue of $1.455 billion missed expectations.

Investors can gain exposure to the stock via VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF SMHX and Themes Cloud Computing ETF CLOD.

Price Action: SNPS shares are down 1.30% at $445.00 premarket at the last check Monday.

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