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News Release from: Synplicity | Subject: Synplify and Synplify Pro
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 September 2003
FPGA synthesis supports latest Xilinx
environment
Synplicity's FPGA logic synthesis and physical synthesis products now provide full support for the recently announced Xilinx Integrated Software Environment 6.1i (ISE).
Synplicity's FPGA logic synthesis and physical synthesis products now provide full support for the recently announced Xilinx Integrated Software Environment 6.1i (ISE) With this support, Synplicity's Synplify and Synplify Pro 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 usage
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Customers using Synplicity's Synplify logic synthesis and Amplify 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 optimisation 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.
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Synplicity's FPGA synthesis and physical synthesis software focus on the true critical paths in designs, optimising them for speed, while noncritical paths are simultaneously optimised for area.
This combination of area and performance optimisations 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 optimised solutions for our mutual customers", said Jeff Garrison, director of FPGA products at Synplicity.
"Leading edge devices like Spartan-3 and Virtex-II Pro 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 utilisation 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 Platform and 90nm/300mm Spartan-3 low-cost FPGAs, create the highest performance, most cost-effective hardware/software solution available in logic design today".
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