Chip Express Endorses Synplicity's ASIC Synthesis Software in Its Structured ASIC Flow
The Synplify ASIC Software in Combination with Chip Express
Libraries Ease Transition to Structured ASIC Design
SANTA CLARA & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2003--
Chip Express Corp., a long-standing leader in structured ASIC
devices, and Synplicity Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNP), a leading supplier of
software for the design and verification of semiconductors, today
announced that Chip Express has endorsed Synplicity's Synplify ASIC(R)
software within its structured ASIC flow. By working together, the two
companies have identified a fast, high-performance, area optimizing
design flow that offers the push-button ease of Synplicity's Synplify
ASIC software for Chip Express' cost-effective CX4000 0.25um and
CX5000 0.18um structured ASICs. Logic designers can download the
complete synthesis libraries for Chip Express' structured ASICs from
its website at http://www.chipexpress.com.
"FPGA and ASIC design tools and methodologies have taken divergent
paths," said Doug Bailey, vice president of marketing at Chip Express.
"Designers are already familiar with Synplicity's Synplify software
for FPGA design. With the customized version of our libraries for the
Synplify ASIC software, designers can more easily tie together FPGA
and ASIC designs and easily transition to structured arrays without
learning to use different tools and platforms."
"Structured ASICs have rapidly become a major focus of our
customers due to advantages in cost, time-to-market and design flow,"
said John Gallagher, director of marketing at Synplicity. "Based on
this customer interest, we have been working closely with Chip Express
to support its structured ASIC devices and are pleased to be endorsed
by Chip Express within its design flow. We believe Chip Express'
support of Synplicity's synthesis software further underlines the
leading position of the Synplify ASIC software as the structured ASIC
synthesis tool of choice."
The Synplify ASIC software addresses both performance and area
optimization for Chip Express products. For example, datapath
functions such as multipliers and adders are inferred from RTL and
efficiently mapped into Chip Express' structured ASIC technology,
enabling easy generation of complex control logic and DSP functions
without explicit declarations in the HDL. This approach improves HDL
portability between FPGA and structured ASIC implementation
technologies. Likewise, the ability of the Synplify ASIC software to
run fully top-down for all Chip Express products leads to better
full-chip utilization and timing performance.
About Chip Express
Chip Express is a leading manufacturer of late-stage programmable
Structured ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits). The
company's innovative, patented technology enables the consolidation of
wafer manufacture tooling, reducing time-to-market and the cost of
initial production. Structured ASIC devices find wide use in
automotive electronics, computing, communications, consumer products,
industrial control, medical equipment, and military/aerospace systems.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Chip Express is a privately held
corporation, founded in the U.S. in 1989. A subsidiary, Chip Express
(Israel) Ltd. performs Research & Development and manages European
operations.
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, since the year
2000 Dataquest has named Synplicity as the #1 provider of PLD
synthesis tools, announcing a 54 percent market share in 2001, the
last year for which data is available. 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), structured 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 March 31, 2003,
Synplicity employed over 260 people in its 20 facilities worldwide.
Synplicity is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information
on Synplicity, visit http://www.synplicity.com.
Synplicity and Synplify ASIC are registered trademarks of
Synplicity Inc. All other names mentioned herein are the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their owners.
CONTACT: Chip Express
Doug Bailey, 408/235-7309 (Reader)
doug_bailey@chipx.com
or
Quint Public Relations for Chip Express
Matthew Quint, 650/599-9450 (PR)
mquint@quintpr.com
or
Synplicity Inc.
John Gallagher, 408/215-6000 (Reader)
johng@synplicity.com
or
Porter Novelli for Synplicity
Steve Gabriel, 408/369-1500 (PR)
steve.gabriel@porternovelli.com
