Synplicity Supplies Key Technology to Axis Systems
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002--Synplicity, Inc.
(Nasdaq:SYNP), a leading supplier of software for the design and
verification of semiconductors, today announced that Axis Systems'
Xtreme-II verification system leverages key software technology from
Synplicity to help reduce verification times for today's most complex
system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs. The software, based on Synplicity's
core technology, delivers extremely fast compile times and offers
mapping technology designed to deliver high quality of results for the
Xilinx Virtex-II Platform FPGAs in the Axis verification system. Axis
will provide this software to customers within its Xtreme-II
verification system, which enables chip designers to simultaneously
simulate, accelerate and emulate their designs.
"We found that the custom software Synplicity developed is a
natural match for Xtreme-II," said Axis' vice president of products,
Keith Howard. "Synplicity's core technology enables extremely high
capacity, delivers fast runtimes and provides excellent quality of
results. By combining our own leading-edge technology with
best-in-class solutions from companies like Synplicity and Xilinx, the
Xtreme-II system enables our customers to thoroughly verify their SoC
designs and significantly shorten their time to market."
"Axis shares our goal of improving designer productivity and
reducing unnecessary barriers to design success," said Gary Meyers,
vice president of worldwide sales at Synplicity. "The core technology
found in our verification and synthesis products was designed to
deliver fast runtimes and excellent results and we are pleased to be
able to extend our technology into the realm of emulation and
simulation. We believe implementing our customized software into the
Axis Xtreme-II flow will enable customers to address the challenges of
large, complex designs more easily and achieve excellent results."
The Xtreme-II verification system from Axis verifies designs up to
100 million gates. Xtreme-II contains more than two gigabytes of
memory so designers can load their most demanding memory-intensive
applications.
About Axis Systems
Axis Systems, Inc. offers high-performance verification systems
for the hardware and software development of complex electronic system
and system-on-chip designs. Axis' products help customers increase
confidence in new designs, improve overall verification productivity
and shorten time to market. On a single system and with one design
database, patented RCC technology provides software simulation,
accelerated simulation, system emulation and hardware/software
co-verification. Customers include the world's leading graphics,
multimedia, networking and processing companies. Axis is headquartered
at 209 Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. To learn more about Axis,
visit http://www.axiscorp.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 networking and communications, computer and
peripheral, consumer and military/aerospace electronics systems.
Recognizing the company's industry-leading position, Dataquest named
Synplicity as the #1 provider of PLD synthesis tools in 2000, the
latest year for which information is available, with a 45 percent
market share. Synplicity 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. The company's fast,
easy-to-use products offer high quality of results, support
industry-standard design languages (VHDL and Verilog) and run on
popular platforms. As of June 30, 2002, Synplicity employed 268 people
in its 20 facilities worldwide. Synplicity is headquartered in
Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information on Synplicity, visit
http://www.synplicity.com.
Synplicity is registered trademark of Synplicity, Inc. All other
brands or products are the trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective owners.
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Contact:
Synplicity, Inc.
Brian Caslis, 408/215-6000 (Reader)
caslis@synplicity.com
or
Porter Novelli
Steve Gabriel, 408/369-1500 (PR)
steve.gabriel@porternovelli.com
Source:
Synplicity
