In a move signifying that hardware design using C/C++ is moving out of the R&D lab, Synopsys Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire technology assets from privately held C Level Design Inc.

System architects who tend to take a top-down approach to design will more likely be drawn to the C/C++ approach, represented by languages such as SystemC, SpecC, HandelC, CynLib, and the ANSI C/C++ ...