YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. An educational program developed by the company Synopsys - a world leader in semiconductor chip design and automated design tools production has been used at the Moscow Electronic Technics Institute (METI) since September of this year. Gayane Markosian, spokeswoman for Synopsys Armenia CJSC, Synopsys' Armenian branch, told NT correspondent that the program was launched on June 16 based on the agreement reached with METI during a working visit of Synopsys' delegation to Moscow. According to her, an agreement on cooperation was signed betweem METI, Russia's leader in electronic technics development and Synopsys in Moscow on October 6. Under this agreement, Synopsys will provide METI with educational programs and technological packages developed by the Education Department of Synopsys Armenia, train lectureres involved in these programs and head theses for a master's degree. A modern auditorium-laboratory was founded at METI with all the necessary equipment and 20 licence packages of Synopsys electronic design program tools. It is noteworthy that program tools of Synopsys are used in over 450 educational institutions in various countries.

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