Vector Informatik and Synopsys Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Software-Defined Vehicle Development
Synopsys (SNPS) and Vector Informatik have announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate software-defined vehicle (SDV) development. The partnership aims to deliver pre-integrated solutions combining Vector's software factory expertise with Synopsys' electronics digital twins capabilities.
The collaboration focuses on enabling automotive companies to 'shift-left' software validation and improve developer productivity through:
- Advancement of the open-source library SIL Kit for vehicle-level digital twins
- Integration of Vector's MICROSAR embedded software and CANoe with Synopsys Silver and Virtualizer Development Kits (VDKs)
- Creation of ready-to-use virtual electronic control units (vECUs) for SDV architecture
The joint solution addresses increasing software complexity in automotive development, supports more vehicle platforms and variants, and aims to reduce development costs while enhancing software quality from early compliance verification to over-the-air updates.
Synopsys (SNPS) e Vector Informatik hanno annunciato una collaborazione strategica per accelerare lo sviluppo di veicoli definiti dal software (SDV). L'obiettivo della partnership è fornire soluzioni pre-integrate che combinano l'expertise della fabbrica software di Vector con le capacità dei gemelli digitali elettronici di Synopsys.
La collaborazione si concentra sull'abilitare le aziende automobilistiche a 'spostare a sinistra' la validazione del software e migliorare la produttività degli sviluppatori attraverso:
- Il progresso della libreria open-source SIL Kit per gemelli digitali a livello veicolo
- Integrazione del software embedded MICROSAR di Vector e di CANoe con i kit di sviluppo Silver e Virtualizer di Synopsys (VDK)
- Creazione di unità di controllo elettronico virtuali pronte all'uso (vECU) per l'architettura SDV
La soluzione congiunta affronta la crescente complessità del software nello sviluppo automobilistico, supporta più piattaforme e varianti di veicoli e mira a ridurre i costi di sviluppo migliorando al contempo la qualità del software, dalla verifica della conformità iniziale agli aggiornamenti over-the-air.
Synopsys (SNPS) y Vector Informatik han anunciado una colaboración estratégica para acelerar el desarrollo de vehículos definidos por software (SDV). La asociación tiene como objetivo ofrecer soluciones preintegradas que combinan la experiencia de la fábrica de software de Vector con las capacidades de gemelos digitales electrónicos de Synopsys.
La colaboración se centra en permitir que las empresas automotrices 'desplacen a la izquierda' la validación del software y mejoren la productividad de los desarrolladores a través de:
- El avance de la biblioteca de código abierto SIL Kit para gemelos digitales a nivel de vehículo
- La integración del software embebido MICROSAR de Vector y de CANoe con los kits de desarrollo Silver y Virtualizer de Synopsys (VDK)
- La creación de unidades de control electrónico virtuales listas para usar (vECU) para la arquitectura SDV
La solución conjunta aborda la creciente complejidad del software en el desarrollo automotriz, apoya más plataformas y variantes de vehículos, y tiene como objetivo reducir los costos de desarrollo mientras mejora la calidad del software desde la verificación de conformidad inicial hasta las actualizaciones por aire.
Synopsys (SNPS)와 Vector Informatik은 소프트웨어 정의 차량(SDV) 개발을 가속화하기 위한 전략적 협력을 발표했습니다. 이 파트너십의 목표는 Vector의 소프트웨어 공장 전문성과 Synopsys의 전자 디지털 트윈 기능을 결합한 사전 통합 솔루션을 제공하는 것입니다.
이번 협력은 자동차 회사들이 소프트웨어 검증을 '왼쪽으로 이동'시키고 개발자 생산성을 향상시키는 데 중점을 두고 있습니다:
- 차량 수준의 디지털 트윈을 위한 오픈 소스 라이브러리 SIL Kit의 발전
- Vector의 MICROSAR 임베디드 소프트웨어 및 CANoe를 Synopsys Silver 및 Virtualizer 개발 키트(VDK)와 통합
- SDV 아키텍처를 위한 즉시 사용 가능한 가상 전자 제어 장치(vECU) 생성
이 공동 솔루션은 자동차 개발에서 증가하는 소프트웨어 복잡성을 해결하고, 더 많은 차량 플랫폼 및 변형을 지원하며, 초기 준수 검증부터 공중 업데이트에 이르기까지 소프트웨어 품질을 향상시키면서 개발 비용을 줄이는 것을 목표로 합니다.
Synopsys (SNPS) et Vector Informatik ont annoncé une collaboration stratégique pour accélérer le développement de véhicules définis par logiciel (SDV). L'objectif de ce partenariat est de fournir des solutions pré-intégrées combinant l'expertise de l'usine logicielle de Vector avec les capacités de jumeaux numériques électroniques de Synopsys.
La collaboration se concentre sur la possibilité pour les entreprises automobiles de 'déplacer à gauche' la validation du logiciel et d'améliorer la productivité des développeurs grâce à :
- Le développement de la bibliothèque open-source SIL Kit pour des jumeaux numériques au niveau du véhicule
- L'intégration du logiciel embarqué MICROSAR de Vector et de CANoe avec les kits de développement Silver et Virtualizer de Synopsys (VDK)
- La création d'unités de contrôle électronique virtuelles prêtes à l'emploi (vECU) pour l'architecture SDV
La solution conjointe répond à la complexité croissante des logiciels dans le développement automobile, prend en charge davantage de plateformes et de variantes de véhicules, et vise à réduire les coûts de développement tout en améliorant la qualité du logiciel, depuis la vérification de conformité précoce jusqu'aux mises à jour over-the-air.
Synopsys (SNPS) und Vector Informatik haben eine strategische Zusammenarbeit angekündigt, um die Entwicklung von softwaredefinierten Fahrzeugen (SDV) zu beschleunigen. Ziel der Partnerschaft ist es, vorintegrierte Lösungen anzubieten, die das Software-Fabrik-Wissen von Vector mit den Fähigkeiten von Synopsys in Bezug auf digitale Zwillinge der Elektronik kombinieren.
Die Zusammenarbeit konzentriert sich darauf, Automobilunternehmen zu ermöglichen, die Softwarevalidierung 'nach links zu verschieben' und die Produktivität der Entwickler zu verbessern durch:
- Fortschritt der Open-Source-Bibliothek SIL Kit für digitale Zwillinge auf Fahrzeugebene
- Integration von Vectors MICROSAR-Embedded-Software und CANoe mit den Entwicklungs-Kits Silver und Virtualizer von Synopsys (VDK)
- Erstellung von sofort einsatzbereiten virtuellen elektronischen Steuergeräten (vECUs) für die SDV-Architektur
Die gemeinsame Lösung adressiert die zunehmende Softwarekomplexität in der Automobilentwicklung, unterstützt mehr Fahrzeugplattformen und -varianten und zielt darauf ab, die Entwicklungskosten zu senken und gleichzeitig die Softwarequalität von der frühen Konformitätsprüfung bis zu Over-the-Air-Updates zu verbessern.
- Strategic partnership enhances SNPS's position in the growing automotive software market
- Integration with Vector's tools expands SNPS's product offering and market reach
- Partnership validates SNPS's technology leadership with 50+ OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers already using their solutions
- Implementation timeline and specific revenue impact not disclosed
- Integration complexity could affect initial deployment success
Insights
Synopsys' partnership with Vector Informatik represents a strategic chess move in the automotive software ecosystem. The collaboration directly addresses the fundamental shift in how vehicles are developed—moving from hardware-centric to software-defined systems. By integrating Vector's software factory expertise with Synopsys' digital twin capabilities, the companies are tackling the massive complexity barrier that has hindered automotive software development.
The "shift-left" methodology they're promoting isn't just jargon; it's a critical paradigm change that allows developers to validate software earlier, reducing costly late-stage issues. What's particularly compelling is the focus on making the SIL Kit open-source library more robust, suggesting Synopsys understands that broader ecosystem adoption drives their tool utilization.
The integration of Vector's MICROSAR and CANoe with Synopsys' Silver and Virtualizer creates a powerful combination that enables virtual ECU testing—essential as vehicles now contain 100+ million lines of code across dozens of ECUs. While competitors like Cadence and Ansys offer partial solutions, this collaboration creates a more comprehensive toolchain that strengthens Synopsys' automotive value proposition at precisely the moment when automotive OEMs are investing heavily in software development infrastructure.
Joint Solution to Drive Adoption of "Shift-Left" Software Development Methodologies with the Integration of Synopsys' Electronics Digital Twin Capabilities and Vector's Software Factory
Highlights:
- New automated cloud-ready solutions to enable customers to dramatically accelerate software development and validation.
- The companies are teaming up to increase the impact of the open-source library, SIL Kit, an essential part of electronics digital twins.
- The integration of Vector's MICROSAR embedded software and CANoe, with Synopsys' Silver and Virtualizer to simplify software factory workflows and increase engineering productivity for OEMs and Tier1s.
Automotive companies are under increasing pressure to transition software development from sequential design to agile and continuous development flows. This transition is critical to address increasing complexity, support more vehicle platforms and variants, mitigate the limitations of physical test benches, and simplify collaboration with suppliers. This increasing complexity along with frictions within current automotive software toolchains and processes require a new, comprehensive, seamless, and highly automated "shift-left" approach to build an efficient and scalable software factory.
Vector and Synopsys are combining their SDV development capabilities to reduce development costs, facilitate faster development iterations, and enhance software quality from early compliance verification to over-the-air updates and dynamic data collection. Initially, the collaboration aims to advance the open-source library, SIL Kit, vital for enabling vehicle-level digital twins. In addition, the companies plan to integrate Vector's MICROSAR embedded software and CANoe with Synopsys Silver and Virtualizer Development Kits (VDKs) to provide ready-to-use virtual electronic control units (vECUs) for all types of ECUs within an SDV architecture.
"Marelli welcomes the strategic collaboration between Vector and Synopsys, as seamless integration of tools is important for an efficient and fast development process, especially with regard to the creation and use of digital twins for early simulation and validation of complex systems," said Joachim Fetzer, chief technology and innovation officer, Marelli. "We look forward to using these integrated tools to further accelerate our transition to a fully digital development environment across our electronic product portfolio."
"The transformation to software-defined vehicles requires automakers to significantly re-engineer their software development and validation methodologies and tooling to accelerate their time-to-market," said Tom De Schutter, senior vice president, Synopsys Product Management and Markets Group. "Synopsys is a trusted partner to the global automotive ecosystem with more than 50 OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers using our virtual prototyping technologies. Our leadership enabling automotive electronics digital twins, combined with Vector's leading automotive software tools and components expertise, improves time-to-market and efficiency throughout the vehicle lifecycle."
"Integrating Synopsys' virtualization solutions enabling electronics digital twins with our Software Factory allows automotive organizations to scale up verification and validation while seamlessly transitioning from SIL to HIL," said Marcus Eggenberger, vice president, Software Factory at Vector Informatik. "This empowers OEMs and their software suppliers to improve quality and lower costs - ultimately driving innovation in the automotive industry."
For more information about Vector SDV solutions visit: https://www.vector.com/sdv.
For more information about Synopsys virtualization solutions that enable electronics digital twins and "shift left" automotive software validation visit: https://www.synopsys.com/automotive.html.
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About Vector
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Vector knows the requirements of software and electronics development. And has done so for 35 years. As "simplifiers", Vectorians simplify the technology development of customers worldwide and thus contribute to their success. With modern solutions in the form of software tools, embedded software and cloud technologies. This is achieved above all through a passion for technology and the ambition to always deliver top performance.
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