Altera embeds Synopsys' Virtual Prototyping technology in new ARM-based SoC FPGA offering

MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: Synopsys Inc. announced the use of its comprehensive and proven Virtual Prototyping solution in Altera Corp.'s newly announced SoC FPGA Virtual Target software development platform.The Virtual Target enables engineers to begin writing software for systems based on Altera's SoC FPGAs months before hardware availability, reducing development time and costs. Altera chose to