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News Release from: Synplicity | Subject: Amplify ISSP Physical Optimizer
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 27 October 2003
Physical synthesis aids structured ASIC
design
NEC Electronics and Synplicity are expanding their joint development and marketing agreement.
NEC Electronics and Synplicity are expanding their joint development and marketing agreement Under terms of the expanded agreement, Synplicity and NEC Electronics will work together to develop the Amplify ISSP Physical Optimizer software, an optimised physical synthesis tool for NEC Electronics' Instant Silicon Solution Platform (ISSP) structured ASICs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 31 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Open Alliance Programme was created to give customers access to third-party IP, EDA tools and certified design houses for easy development of ISSP-based solutions.
Synplicity is a charter member of the programme, and through this relationship NEC Electronics and Synplicity share a history of design tool development that includes the announcement of a custom synthesis mapping technology for structured ASICs with Synplify ASIC for ISSP.
"The availability of effective design tools is a key enabler of our easy-to-design ISSP silicon platform", said Dr Hitoshi Yoshizawa, General Manager, 3rd Custom LSI Division, NEC Electronics.
"Over the past year, we have leveraged Synplicity's extensive expertise in synthesis technology to jointly develop an optimised version of their Synplify ASIC synthesis software to support our ISSP architecture.
These efforts to provide customers with superior-quality design tools has helped NEC Electronics earn numerous design wins for the ISSP platform and enforce our leading position in the structured ASIC market.
By expanding our relationship with Synplicity to include development of custom physical synthesis software, our customers will be able to achieve advanced performance goals using our ISSP devices.
We are pleased to recommend Synplicity as a synthesis tool provider to our customers".
"With the ISSP devices, NEC Electronics has established itself as a leader in the structured ASIC market.
In order for customers to fully utilise the ISSP silicon platform, they must have access to a physical synthesis engine customised for that specific architecture", said Joe Gianelli, Director of Business Development and Strategic Alliances at Synplicity.
"In working with NEC Electronics to develop a high-performance, high-capacity ASIC physical synthesis solution optimised for ISSP devices, we believe we will deliver to its customers a highly automated, accurate and user-friendly synthesis solution.
We believe customers using the Amplify ISSP software in the design and development of ISSP1 and ISSP2 devices will be more productive, by turning more highly optimised designs in less time and at significantly lower design costs".
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