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Synplicity Adds Improvements to Industry's Only RTL Debugging Software for FPGAs
New Version of Identify Software Provides RTL Packaging and
Encryption Feature; Support of New Devices and Multiple
Debugger Synchronization
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Dec. 15, 2003—
Synplicity Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNP), a leading supplier of software for
the design and verification of semiconductors, today announced it has
enhanced its Identify(TM) RTL debugging software to further accelerate
FPGA hardware debugging. The Identify 1.3 software features a new
source code encapsulation and encryption feature that provides
designers with better access to source code and makes source code more
secure. The latest version of the Identify software features support
of additional devices from Altera and Xilinx(R), demonstrating
Synplicity's commitment to support leading devices from FPGA vendors.
The Identify software also features multiple debugger synchronization,
enabling multiple debuggers to run on a single PC while accessing the
same hardware. Additional features within the Identify software
include Verilog 2001 support and black box attribute support.
"We believe our RTL debugging software is an ideal choice for
designers of highly complex FPGA designs who need a verification
solution that runs at full-speed," said Brian Caslis, director of
marketing, Synplicity. "We believe our Identify software continues to
raise the bar for verification products by offering enhanced features
based on customer requests and by supporting industry-leading devices
such as Altera's Cyclone and Xilinx's Spartan-3(TM) families."
The Identify RTL debugging software has been enhanced with the
addition of a new source code encapsulation and encryption feature.
This new ability to encapsulate or package the RTL source for
debugging allows designers to easily transfer projects to PCs in a lab
without network access. The new version of the software also uses
Blowfish encryption technology to optionally allow the RTL source code
to be encrypted, allowing designers to debug hardware even in unsecure
environments.
This version of the Identify software also features multiple
debugger synchronization, allowing multiple debuggers to be run on the
same PC, talking to the same hardware board via a single JTAG
connection and waiting for triggers to happen. This feature is
especially useful on boards with multiple devices where designers want
to test for multiple asynchronous conditions.
In addition to the software's new support for Altera's Cyclone and
Xilinx's Spartan-3 FPGAs, additional devices supported by the Identify
1.3 software include Altera Apex, Apex-II and Stratix FPGAs; Actel's
ProASIC and ProASIC Plus FPGAs; and Xilinx Spartan-II(TM),
Spartan-IIE(TM), Virtex(R), Virtex-E(TM), Virtex-II(R) and Virtex-II
Pro(TM) FPGAs.
"Synplicity's Identify software provides a nice compliment to our
ISE 6.1i design environment, giving customers enhanced capabilities
that can significantly shorten the time required for design debug,"
said Jerry Banks, director of Global Alliances at Xilinx. "Our close
relationship with Synplicity ensures our customers have access to
software tools that deliver the high level of performance and
productivity that is required to maximize the performance benefits of
our Spartan and Virtex FPGA families."
Synplicity has added Verilog blackbox support capabilities to the
Identify software, enabling the tool to read the same directives or
tags in Verilog code that designate a module as a blackbox as
Synplicity's Synplify(R) synthesis software. This eliminates the need
to remove a module that would normally be treated as a blackbox. The
Identify software also features greater synchronization between the
tool and the Synplify(R) software, allowing designers to seamlessly
write a project out of Identify and read it into the Synplify
software.
Pricing and Availability
The Identify 1.3 software is available now. Pricing for the
Identify software starts at $9,000 (U.S.). For more information on the
Identify software, visit Synplicity at http://www.synplicity.com.
About the Identify Software
Synplicity's Identify software is the only software tool that
allows FPGA and ASIC prototyping designers to functionally debug their
hardware directly in their RTL source code. This allows functional
verification with RTL designs that is 10,000 times faster than RTL
simulators and enables the use of in-system stimulus for applications
like networking, audio and video, and HW/SW designs. The Identify
software allows designers to directly select signals and conditions in
their RTL source code for debugging and viewing directly in the RTL
source code. The software can also save results in standard VCD format
that can be used with most waveform viewers.
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, Platform 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. Synplicity employs over 260 people in its 20
facilities worldwide. Synplicity is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.
For more information on Synplicity, visit http://www.synplicity.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including,
but not limited to, statements regarding the capabilities and
performance of the enhanced Identify software, both individually and
used in conjunction with products from FPGA vendors, and Identify's
industry position. These statements are only predictions and involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause the actual performance or achievements of the enhanced Identify
software to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Such performance or achievements could
differ materially due to a number of factors, including the
performance and quality of Synplicity's software products relative to
other debugging software and the growth and changing technical
requirements in the programmable semiconductor market. For additional
information and considerations regarding the risks faced by
Synplicity, see its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as well as other periodic reports filed with the SEC from
time to time, including its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Although
Synplicity believes that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, Synplicity cannot guarantee
the future performance or achievements of its software. In addition,
neither Synplicity nor any other person assumes responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of these forward-looking statements.
Synplicity disclaims any obligation to update information contained in
any forward-looking statement.
Synplicity and Synplify are registered trademarks of Synplicity
Inc. Identify is a trademark of Synplicity Inc. All other names
mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
owners.
Contact:
Synplicity Inc.
Brian Caslis, 408/215-6000 (Reader Contact)
caslis@synplicity.com
or
Porter Novelli
Steve Gabriel, 408/369-1500 x23 (Press Contact)
steve.gabriel@porternovelli.com
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