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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2001--Synopsys Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), the technology leader for complex IC design, today announced new versions of its FPGA synthesis solution: FPGA Compiler II(TM) and FPGA Express(TM). In this latest release, version 3.6, Synopsys delivers several enhancements that make FPGA design easier and more efficient than ever before.

``More and more of our customers are using FPGAs for sophisticated applications,'' said Aart de Geus, chairman and CEO of Synopsys. ``They need robust, ASIC-like design tools. We have been steadily increasing our investment in such FPGA design solutions to meet their growing needs.''

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Synopsys' FPGA Synthesis solution is in broad use today. FPGA Express is available through OEM channels and is accessed by over ten thousand designers around the world. FPGA Compiler II, which includes advanced capabilities such as full retiming, is sold directly by Synopsys and is used at over 700 customer sites around the world.

``We used FPGA Compiler II successfully on our latest design,'' said Mark Halvorsen, product development manager at Inari Inc. ``We estimate that Synopsys tools and flows saved us at least two months and were critical to meeting our time-to-market goals.''

Carle Banville, a hardware design manager at Matrox, recently purchased FPGA Compiler II. He commented, ``We're able to buy a full line of design products from Synopsys. Not having to mix and match makes my job much easier.''

Easy Access and New Capabilities with Version 3.6

Synopsys FPGA Compiler II supports all devices from Altera (Nasdaq:ALTR) and Xilinx (Nasdaq:XLNX - ). Version 3.6 now contains algorithms to support future device and software offerings from these leading silicon vendors. These algorithms are activated by downloading plug-in modules, which will be made available by Synopsys to customers who have registered on the Synopsys FPGA Compiler II web page.

FPGA Express and FPGA Compiler II both feature a new intuitive graphic user interface to select the I/O buffers for Xilinx Virtex-II devices. This significantly reduces the effort needed to design for these high-end devices by streamlining the HDL source code as well as preventing invalid combinations of I/O standards, slew rate and drive strength. In addition, version 3.6 delivers specialized high-performance multiplier support and a critical path browser, making FPGA Express and FPGA Compiler II even easier to use for designing high-performance FPGA devices.

For more information about Synopsys' FPGA synthesis solution, visit http://www.synopsys.com/fpga or see us in booth no. 2400 at DAC 2001, June 18-21 in Las Vegas.

About Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), headquartered in Mountain View, California, creates leading electronic design automation (EDA) tools for the global electronics market. The company delivers advanced design technologies and solutions to developers of complex integrated circuits, electronic systems, and systems on a chip. Synopsys also provides consulting and support services to simplify the overall IC design process and accelerate time to market for its customers. Visit Synopsys at http://www.synopsys.com.

Note to Editors: Synopsys is a registered trademark, FPGA Compiler II, FPGA Express are trademarks of Synopsys, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned in this release are the intellectual property of their respective owners.

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