Synopsys and Mentor have settled their five year-old patent lawsuit and agreed to collaborate on inter-operability in the future. Synopsys will pay $65 million to Mentor The two companies have agreed a seven year patent cross-licence deal. They have also agreed to pursue inter-operability opportunities between their products. “Interoperability is a critical aspect of enabling ...

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