Synthesis software is ready with FPGA support

Synplify Pro synthesis software supports the newest members of the Xilinx Virtex-5 family of 65nm FPGAs.

Synplify Pro synthesis software supports the newest members of the Xilinx Virtex-5 family of 65nm FPGAs.

The Xilinx Virtex-5 LXT FPGAs are the second of four domain-optimised platforms, featuring built-in PCI express block and low-power serial I/Os.

Synplicity's timely support for the newest Xilinx devices is a result of the long-term relationship between the two companies, in which Synplicity obtains early access to Xilinx device architecture specifications.

This early access allows Synplicity to optimise its synthesis software for new devices and provide support immediately on availability.

The Virtex-5 LXT FPGAs are the first to deliver built-in PCI Express Endpoint and Tri-mode Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC) blocks.

The Virtex-5 LXT platform also features the industry's lowest power 65nm transceiver, typically consuming less than 100mW per channel at 3.2Gbit/s.

"Our Virtex-5 LXT platform addresses the challenging bandwidth, power and cost targets facing equipment vendors today", said Sandeep Vij, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Xilinx.

"We recognise the importance of having an optimised flow to support our latest FPGA devices and our partnership with Synplicity enables Virtex-5 LXT designers to take full advantage of the device's speed, capacity and versatility when using the Synplify Pro software".

"The Virtex-5 LXT platform opens up a much broader market for FPGAs, and we are excited to provide optimised support for these high-performance devices", said Andy Haines, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Synplicity.

"Through our close relationship with Xilinx, we believe we are able to offer our mutual customers an advanced synthesis solution, enabling them to achieve the highest device performance possible".

"We look forward to our continued partnership with Xilinx in which we will jointly tackle some of the most complex timing closure issues for ultra high-capacity FPGAs so that we can provide even greater support for future generations of Virtex-5 devices".

Synplicity and Xilinx continue to work closely through the Ultra-high Capacity Timing Closure Task Force announced by the two companies in May 2006.

The mission of this joint task force is to allow engineering teams from both companies to collaborate, define and implement new design flows that maximise the quality of results and design productivity of ultra high-density designs with next-generation 65nm FPGAs.

There is a wide variety of applications enabled by these ultra high-capacity devices and Synplicity has created technology that will be used in the future to support better incremental design flows optimised to meet these unique design goals.

The Synplify Pro software, offering support for Virtex-5 LXT devices, is available now.

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