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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Foveon Inc., a world innovator in the design and development of image sensors and image capture systems, has taped out its newest-generation direct image sensor using Synopsys' Galaxy Custom Designer® solution. The Foveon X3® direct image sensor, used in high-end consumer cameras such as...

The car of the future will have lots of smart assistants onboard "“ helping to park the car, recognize traffic signs and to warn the driver of blind spot hazards. Many driver assistance systems incorporate high-tech cameras which have to meet a wide range of requirements. They must be able to withstand high ambient temperatures and be particularly small, light and robust. What's more, they have to reliably capture all the required images and should cost as little as possible. Nowadays CMOS...