Synplicity's FPGA Synthesis Solutions Offer Full Support for Xilinx ISE 6.1i Software
Synplicity's FPGA Synthesis and FPGA Physical Synthesis Solutions with
Xilinx's ISE Software Provides Users with a Completely
Integrated Design Environment
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2003--
Synplicity Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNP), a leading provider of software for
the design and verification of semiconductors, today announced its
FPGA logic synthesis and physical synthesis products now provide full
support for the recently announced Xilinx (Nasdaq:XLNX) Integrated
Software Environment 6.1i (ISE). With this support, Synplicity's
Synplify(R) and Synplify Pro(R) FPGA synthesis software can work
directly with Xilinx's ISE 6.1i software, providing designers with a
completely integrated "plug-and-play" environment for achieving
maximum design performance and efficient area utilization. Customers
using Synplicity's Synplify logic synthesis and Amplify(R) FPGA
physical synthesis products together with ISE 6.1i will have access to
a complete FPGA design solution for their high-speed designs.
The advanced optimization technology of the Amplify FPGA, Synplify
and Synplify Pro products, coupled with the virtual speed grade
reduction in ISE 6.1i, provides the ultimate solution for meeting
aggressive timing goals using the most cost-effective FPGA devices.
Designers using this solution are afforded substantial area savings
while still meeting specified performance requirements. Synplicity's
FPGA synthesis and physical synthesis software focus on the true
critical paths in designs, optimizing them for speed, while
non-critical paths are simultaneously optimized for area. This
combination of area and performance optimizations provides Xilinx
designers with best-in-class results for today's complex programmable
logic design.
"Synplicity and Xilinx understand the challenges associated with
complex design and are working together to deliver highly optimized
solutions for our mutual customers," said Jeff Garrison, director of
FPGA products at Synplicity. "Leading edge devices like Spartan-3(TM)
and Virtex-II Pro(TM) from Xilinx have opened up significant new
opportunities in electronic applications for programmable logic. These
applications require advanced design software like Synplify Pro,
Amplify and ISE 6.1i to get the most out of the silicon. We believe
our customers will experience a substantial increase in performance
and logic utilization when using this combined software solution."
"Partnering with technology leaders like Synplicity enables us to
deliver highly integrated design solutions that address today's design
bottlenecks," said Steve Lass, director of software product marketing
at Xilinx. "Through our continued partnership, we are providing
designers with comprehensive design flows from synthesis to place and
route. These design solutions, coupled with Xilinx's flagship
Virtex-II Pro(TM) Platform and 90nm/300 mm Spartan-3(TM) low-cost
FPGAs, create the highest performance, most cost-effective
hardware/software solution available in logic design today."
About Synplicity's FPGA Synthesis and FPGA Physical Synthesis
Software
Synplicity's Synplify software helps programmable logic designers
rapidly achieve aggressive performance objectives. The Synplify
software takes designs written in VHDL or Verilog as input, and
compiles, optimizes and maps them into efficient, high-performance
netlists for all leading CPLD and FPGA devices. The Synplify Pro
software offers high quality of results and fast runtimes along with
an expanded feature set optimized to increase performance and
productivity for today's complex programmable devices.
The Amplify Physical Optimizer(TM) software is the first physical
synthesis tool for FPGAs. The Amplify software improves circuit
performance and timing closure and accelerates productivity by
performing simultaneous placement and logic optimization during the
synthesis process. The Amplify Physical Optimizer product has been
used in hundreds of programmable logic designs around the world.
Pricing and Availability
The Amplify 3.2, Synplify 7.3 and Synplify Pro 7.3 software are
available now. Pricing for the Amplify software starts at $29,000
(U.S.), pricing for the Synplify software starts at $9,500 (U.S.) and
pricing for Synplify Pro software starts at $20,000 (U.S.).
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 June 30, 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, Amplify, Synplify and Synplify Pro are registered
trademarks of Synplicity Inc. Physical Optimizer is a trademark of
Synplicity Inc. All other brands or products are the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their owners.
CONTACT: Synplicity, Inc.
Jeff Garrison, 408/215-6000 (Reader Contact)
jeff@synplicity.com
or
Porter Novelli
Steve Gabriel, 408/369-1500 (Press Contact)
steve.gabriel@porternovelli.com
