Synopsys

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{{Infobox Unternehmen
| Name = Synopsys, Inc.
| Logo = [[Datei:Synopsys Logo.svg|250px]]
| Unternehmensform = [[Aktiengesellschaft]]
| ISIN =
| Gründungsdatum = 1986
| Sitz = [[Mountain View (Santa Clara County, Kalifornien)|Mountain View]], [[Kalifornien]]
| Leitung = Aart J. de Geus ([[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])
| Mitarbeiterzahl = 10.362<ref name="profile">[http://www.synopsys.com/Company/AboutSynopsys/Pages/CompanyProfile.aspx Company Profile] – 17.08.2016</ref>
| Umsatz = $2,242 Milliarden <small>2015</small><ref name="profile"/>
| Bilanzsumme =
| Branche = [[Electronic Design Automation|EDA]] Software, [[Intellectual Property]]
| Homepage = [http://www.synopsys.com www.synopsys.com]
}}

'''Synopsys Inc.''' ([[Nasdaq]]: SNPS) ist ein Unternehmen im Bereich Halbleiter-Design-Software ([[Electronic Design Automation|EDA]]), [[IP-Core]]- und [[Design for manufacturing|Design-for-Manufacturing]]-Lösungen. Synopsys bietet außerdem Dienstleistungen auf genannten Gebieten an.

Synopsys wurde im Jahr 1986 unter dem Namen ''Optimal Solutions'' gegründet. Die Firma sollte [[Synthese (Elektrotechnik)|Synthese]]-Technologien weiterentwickeln und vermarkten, die ursprünglich bei [[General Electric]] entwickelt wurden. Synopsys war einer der Vorreiter auf diesem Gebiet und hatte großen Einfluss auf die Anwendung dieser Technologien. Synopsys entwarf Funktionsbibliotheken für seine [[Synthesetool]]s, die den Entwurf bestimmter Anwendungen erleichterten (z. B. die <tt>std.logic.arith</tt> für [[Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language|VHDL]]). Diese Funktionsbibliotheken sind heute noch weit verbreitet, obwohl es mittlerweile äquivalente Standardbibliotheken gibt.

Mittlerweile haben sich die Aktivitäten Synopsys auf den gesamten Design-Flow ausgedehnt, das heißt die Produkte decken den gesamten Bereich von Entwurf über die Verifikation, die Folgenutzung durch IP, bis hin zur Schnittstelle zur Herstellung von [[Anwendungsspezifische integrierte Schaltung|ASIC]]s und [[Field Programmable Gate Array|FPGA]]s ab.

== Einzelnachweise ==
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Konami Code

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[[Image:Konami Code.svg|thumb|300px|The Konami Code]]

The ''' Konami Code''' ({{lang-ja|コナミコマンド}}, ''Konami komando'', "[[Konami]] [[Command (computing)|command]]") is a [[cheat code]] that appears in many [[Konami]] [[video game]]s,<ref>The editors of ''GamePro'' and ''GamerHelp.com'', "The 'Contra Code:' We Must Never Forget," ''GamePro'' 235 (April 2008): 63.</ref> although the code also appears in some non-Konami games.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3108751&did=1 |title= Cracking the Code: The Konami Code |publisher= 1up.com |accessdate= 2008-03-15}}{{dead link|date=December 2012}}</ref>

During the title screen before the game demo begins, the player could press the following sequence of buttons on the [[game controller]] to enable the cheat:

{{key press|up}}{{key press|up}}{{key press|down}}{{key press|down}}{{key press|left}}{{key press|right}}{{key press|left}}{{key press|right}}{{key press|B}}{{key press|A}}

The code has also found a place in [[popular culture]]<ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KonamiCode Konami Code at [[TV Tropes]]]</ref> as a reference to the [[history of video game consoles (third generation)|third generation of video game consoles]], such as in the film ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.avclub.com/articles/wreckit-ralph,88179/ | title = Wreck-It Ralph | first = Tasha | last = Robinson | date = November 1, 2012 | accessdate = November 19, 2012 | publisher = [[A.V. Club]] }}</ref> It appears in the [[Amazing World of Gumball]] episode called "The Tape" when Gumball attempts to cheat in real life. The code is also present as an [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]] on a number of websites<ref name="newsweek_zombies">{{cite news|last=Carvin|first=Andy|title=Geek Trick Of The Week: Newsweek Vs. The Zombies.|url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2010/06/14/127842099/newsweek-vs-the-zombies|accessdate=June 14, 2010|newspaper=[[NPR]]|date=June 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name="espn_unicorns">{{cite news|title=The Konami Code Makes ESPN.com Magical!|url=http://kotaku.com/5230185/the-konami-code-makes-espncom-magical|newspaper=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/konami-code-triggers-easter-egg-on-facebook-too/|title=Konami Code triggers Easter egg on Facebook too|publisher=[[CNET]]|date=2009-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6201814/Google-easter-eggs-15-best-hidden-jokes.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Google easter eggs: 15 best hidden jokes | first=Matthew | last=Moore | date=September 17, 2009}}</ref> and a similar cheat code is mentioned in [[The Moldy Peaches]] song "[[Anyone Else but You]]," however it is not the same code .<ref>[http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/81484/ Lyrics to ''Anyone Else but You'']</ref>

==History==
The code was first used in the 1986 release of ''[[Gradius]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6164935.html |title=Geek Trivia: The cheat goes on|publisher= techrepublic.com |accessdate= 2008-04-16}}</ref> but was popularized among [[North America]]n players in the NES version of ''[[Contra (video game)|Contra]]'', for which it was also dubbed both the "Contra Code" and "30 Lives Code".

The Konami Code was created by Kazuhisa Hashimoto, who was developing the home [[porting|port]] of the 1985 [[arcade game]] ''[[Gradius]]'', a [[Scrolling shooters|scrolling shooter]] released on the Famicom and NES in 1986. Finding the game too difficult to play through during testing, he created a cheat code to give the player a full set of power-ups (normally attained gradually throughout the game).<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The code was still present in the released ''Gradius'' after Hashimoto forgot to remove it.{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}} Players discovered and shared the code.{{how|date=March 2014}}

The Konami Code was thus included in the series' other [[sequel]]s and spin-offs, with some key differences:
* In the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom/SNES]] version of ''[[Gradius III]]'', the original code destroys the player's ship. However, replacing {{key press|←}} and {{key press|→}} with the {{key press|L}} and {{key press|R}} triggers of the SNES controller powers up the ship.
* When attempting to replace a NAND backup on a hacked Wii, you must either have BootMii installed as Boot2 or you can enter the Konami code using the D-Pad on a Gamecube controller, but the start button is removed.
* In the most recent iteration of the series—''[[Gradius Rebirth]]'' on the [[Wii]]—the [[Wii Remote]]'s {{key press|1}} and {{key press|2}} buttons fill in for {{key press|A}} and {{key press|B}}, respectively.
* In DSI Sound, using the Konami Code while one is listening to their own music on the SD Card, a cyclist appears and wins the race. {{Citation needed|date=February 2013}}

The code has been subsequently re-used in a large number of [[List of Konami code games|other games]].

[[Metal Gear Solid 2]] has a cutscene where the game's hero, [[Solid Snake]], does a complicated handshake with his sidekick [[Otacon]], which is actually the Konami code.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schaumberg |first=Bill |url=http://www.cracked.com/article_20538_6-games-that-put-insane-detail-into-stuff-you-didnt-notice.html |title=6 Games That Put Insane Detail Into Stuff You Didn't Notice |publisher=Cracked.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-01}}</ref>

==Variations==
The original version of the cheat code was designed for the NES controller. The exact sequence varies from game to game and has been adapted to fit the button layouts of different [[video game console]]s, mostly the {{key press|A}} and {{key press|B}} buttons. For example:
* Any code for a [[PlayStation]] controller, which uses shapes instead of letters, would use "[[Image:PlayStationX.svg|15px|X]], [[Image:PlayStationCircle.svg|15px|Circle]]", appearing even in Konami's ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'' series, input on the dance pad.
* In mobile phone games by Konami, they are substituted with {{key press|5}} {{key press|7}} {{key press|3}} on the numerical pad, which is the [[goroawase]] pronunciation for "konami."

These deviations may occur:
* for purely operational reasons (e.g., if the code must be entered while the game is paused, the code might be altered to avoid hitting the unpause button),
* to keep powerful upgrades better concealed while still referencing Konami, or
* through an error in writing the code in the game.

Despite the differences, though, these codes are still often referred to in general discussion as "Konami Code", "Conami Kode", or, less commonly, "Pseudo-Konami Code".

[[Image:Facebook Konami Code.jpg|thumb|right|The result of entering the Konami code on [[Facebook]] within [[Mozilla Firefox]] in November 2009.]]
A common misconception is that the code ends with Start or Select Start. In ''Contra'', the player must press Start after entering the code in order to start the game, or press Select Start to switch to two-player mode and then start the game, leading to the confusion. In other games, pressing these buttons will cause the code to not work.[[Image:Marvel konami code.jpg|thumb|right|One-time result of entering the Konami code on Marvel's website, a squirrel version of [[Deadpool]].]]

==See also==
* [[List of Konami code games]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://g4tv.com/videos/9381/Cheat---The-Konami-Code/ Video about the Konami Code] from the [[G4 (TV channel)|G4]] TV show ''[[Cheat!]]''
* [http://konamicodesites.com/ List of websites with special responses to the code]

[[Category:Konami]]
[[Category:Video game cheating]]
[[Category:Video game memes]]

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