SYDNEY, July 20--AsiaNet/InfoQuest JOINT DEVELOPMENT... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & SHANGHAI: Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in semiconductor design software, Wednesday announced that it has jointly developed reference design flow 2.0 with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, the largest foundry in China. http://www.smics.com http://www.synopsys.com SENIOR NOTES... CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Bank of America Corporation Wednesday priced three senior note offerings of $1.250 billion in 10-year fixed-rate notes, $1.250 billion in 5-year fixed-rate notes and $500 million in 5-year floating-rate notes for sale in the United States and abroad. http://www.bankofamerica.com RETIREMENT SURVEY... WASHINGTON, D.C.: AARP, a 35 million member organization representing people over the age of 50, Wednesday released the findings of its International Retirement Security Survey conducted on the general population in ten countries. http://www.aarp.org FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of US$25 million of one securities issue on July 29, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com STRATEGIC ALLIANCE... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.: Quintiles Transnational Corp., the world's leading pharmaceutical services organization, Wednesday announced that it has signed an agreement with Aptuit Inc. to enter a strategic partnership. http://www.quintiles.com CONTEX MERGES... BURLINGTON, Mass. & ALLEROD: Contex Scanning Technology and Z Corporation Tuesday announced that the companies will merge to create a global leader in color scanning and 3D printing solutions for engineering markets, including computer-aided design (CAD), geographic information systems (GIS) and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). http://www.zcorp.com http://www.contex.com http://www.eqt.se MOBILE STRATEGIES... SINGAPORE: The forthcoming 3GSM World Congress Asia in Singapore this September will include a number of top agenda items, including discussions on strategies for driving mobile phone growth in Asia, which is set to have more than a billion subscribers by 2006. http://www.3gsmasia.com http://www.gsmworld.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)