<Goals>    To develop new design methods and design technologies that will dramatically improve SoC (System on a Chip) design productivity and will enable the most effective use of advanced semiconductor technologies, as well as to promote the standardization of these methods and technologies      System-Level Design Automation Technologies Development of design methods and design automation technologies, including system-level, architecture, and software, required to optimize design and reduce the time required for Soc design, which continues to increase in scale      IP Reuse and Sharing Technologies Establishment of design methods for promoting the reuse of design assets (Intellecctual Property) relating to SoC design, and establishment of technical foundations for promoting the sharing of such Intellecctual Property      Circuit/Layout Design Optimization Technologies Development of circuit/layout design optimization technologies and high-accuracy simulation/modeling technologies for ultra-miniaturization of CMOS      Low Power Technology of SoC Development of low power technology of CPU and analog IP from architecture and circuit levels Previous　Project VCDS Project（2000/4-2003/3）

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