UMC and Synopsys develop second UMC 14-nm process qualification vehicle , demonstrating both companies' ongoing investment in accelerating DesignWare IP adoption on UMC's 14-nm FinFET process -- Second UMC 14-nm FinFET PQV includes DesignWare Embedded Memories and DesignWare STAR Memory System -- Expanded collaboration follows silicon success of 14-nm FinFET PQV containing Synopsys DesignWare Logic Library IP and utilizing StarRC parasitic extraction tool Synopsys, Inc. and United Microelectronics Corporation today announced an expanded collaboration to include Synopsys DesignWare Embedded Memory IP and the DesignWare STAR Memory System test and repair solution on UMC's second 14-nanometer FinFET process qualification vehicle .