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Synplicity and Xilinx Address Broadband Communications Market With DSP Design Flow
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2000--Synplicity, Inc.
(Nasdaq:SYNP), a leading supplier of software for the design and
verification of semiconductors for Internet infrastructure, and
Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX), the world's leading supplier of
programmable logic devices, today announced Synplicity's Synplify®
synthesis products will support the Xilinx® XTremeDSP(TM) initiative
by offering DSP designers a comprehensive solution for designing and
implementing high-performance DSPs in an FPGA.
Synplicity's DSP-friendly synthesis products feature DSP-specific
capabilities that enhance productivity and performance within the
Xilinx XTremeDSP flow. Specific enhancements within the Synplify
synthesis software include the ability to automatically infer
distributed RAM and ROM, Shift Register Lookup tables (SRLs) and
automatic register balancing for creating pipelined multipliers.
``Broadband communications is one of the fastest growing areas in
DSP applications,'' said Babak Heydayati, director, marketing and
business development of the IP solutions division at Xilinx.
``Traditional DSPs are currently running out of steam as huge volumes
of data need to be processed for applications such as HDTV and
streaming video. By using Synplicity's Synplify synthesis products
within our DSP design flow, our customers will have a high-performance
solution specifically targeted to complex DSP designs.''
``We expect to see a growing number of DSP designs being
implemented in FPGAs, and expect that broadband applications will be
at the forefront,'' said Andy Haines, vice president of marketing at
Synplicity. ``Synplicity is committed to providing high quality of
results for DSP applications by implementing focused capabilities
within the Synplify synthesis solution that are designed to
specifically address the performance requirements of DSP designs being
implemented in FPGAs.''
The Synplify software provides additional DSP design support by
increasing performance in ``multiply by constant'' and ``sum of product''
functions. This is especially useful when a designer specifies an
``n-input add'' function for which no core is available. In this case,
the Synplify software automatically infers a highly efficient
implementation of the function.
Pricing and Availability
The Synplify 6.1 synthesis products are available now from
Synplicity for use with Xilinx XtremeDSP solutions. Pricing for the
Synplify software starts at $9,000 (U.S.). Current customers on
maintenance will be upgraded at no additional cost.
Eleven new LogiCORE(TM) DSP algorithms were released as part of
the XtremeDSP initiative for implementing data communication and image
processing applications, including a new filter generator, integrated
with MATLAB from The MathWorks, a multipliers generator, a
parameterized MAC (Multiply Accumulate), DCT/iDCT, three G.711 PCM
Codec cores and four color space converters. The new LogiCORE DSP
products and prices can be downloaded from the Xilinx IP-Center at
http://www.xilinx.com/ipcenter.
About XtremeDSP Initiative
The Xilinx XtremeDSP initiative, announced November 21, 2000,
addresses the increasing need for high-performance DSP solutions
driven by the broadband revolution. The initiative marks a major
commitment by Xilinx to further establish its leadership position as a
high-performance DSP solutions provider. Solutions from the initiative
will support over 600 billion multiply accumulates cycles (MACs) per
second, more than 100 times faster than the industry's leading
embedded DSP processor core. The initiative also includes new DSP
features in its next-generation Virtex(TM)-II architecture,
pre-engineered DSP algorithms, and enabling system-level DSP
development tools.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading supplier of complete programmable logic
solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software design
tools, predefined system functions delivered as cores, and
unparalleled field engineering support. Founded in 1984 and
headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx invented the field
programmable gate array (FPGA) and fulfills more than half of the
world demand for these devices today. Xilinx solutions enable
customers to reduce significantly the time required to develop
products for the computer, peripheral, telecommunications, networking,
industrial control, instrumentation, aerospace, defense, and consumer
markets. For more information, visit the Xilinx web site at
http://www.xilinx.com.
About Synplicity
Synplicity, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNP) is a leading provider of software
products that enable the rapid and effective design and verification
of semiconductors used in Internet infrastructure hardware and other
electronic devices. The company leverages its innovative logic
synthesis, physical synthesis and verification software solutions to
improve performance and shorten development time for complex
programmable logic devices, application specific integrated circuits
(ASICs) and system-on-chip (SoC) integrated circuits. Synplicity's
fast, easy-to-use, affordable products offer extremely high quality of
results, support industry-standard design languages (VHDL and Verilog)
and run on popular platforms (Windows 98/2000, Windows NT and UNIX).
The company is located at 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, Calif. 94085.
Telephone: 408/215-6000; Fax: 408/990-0290; E-Mail:
info@synplicity.com.
The specific features, functionality and release timing of any new
products or new versions of current products remains at the sole
discretion of Synplicity, Inc., and no warranty is made as to when or
if specific features, functionality or releases may occur.
Synplicity and Synplify are registered trademarks of Synplicity,
Inc. Xilinx is a registered trademark and XTremeDSP, LogiCORE and
Virtex are trademarks of Xilinx, Inc. All other brands or products are
the trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners.
Contact:
Synplicity, Inc.
Jeff Garrison, 408/215-6000
jeff@synplicity.com
or
Xilinx, Inc.
Autumn Conrad, 408/879-6126
autumn.conrad@xilinx.com
or
Tsantes & Associates (Press Contact)
Steve Gabriel, 408/369-1500 x27
steve@tsantes.com
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