Synopsys and Lattice extend FPGA synthesis agreement

6th August 2013

Synopsys Inc

Nat Bowers

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Synopsys and Lattice Semiconductor reveal a multi-year extension of their OEM agreement for Synopsys' Synplify FPGA synthesis tools optimized for Lattice FPGAs and Complex Programmable Logic Devices. Under this continued agreement, Synopsys remains the exclusive independent provider of FPGA logic synthesis technology for designers targeting Lattice FPGA and CPLD products.

Mike Kendrick, director of software marketing at Lattice Semiconductor, comments: "The extension of our long-standing relationship with Synopsys gives our customers continued access to a complete, easy-to-use FPGA synthesis design flow that enables them to meet the stringent timing and area requirements of their designs. Synopsys' Synplify Pro synthesis software is optimized to take advantage of the architectural features of Lattice's programmable logic devices to deliver the superior performance and fast turnaround time required by our customers."

FPGA designers can achieve aggressive timing goals using Synplify Pro software, thanks to Synopsys' unique timing-driven approach to FPGA synthesis. Minimizing the FPGA resources required for their design, this approach reduces production cost by enabling designers to meet timing requirements. Incorporating leading-edge HDL support with the HDL Analyst Tool, the Synplify Pro software automatically generates RTL schematics for analysis and cross-probing with RTL source code and advanced synthesis technologies such as automatic RAM inferencing. Integrating Synplify Pro into Lattice's Diamond software environment offers high user productivity and ease of use with RTL coding, constraint entry and logic synthesis through placement and routing.

"The high performance, low power applications targeted by FPGA designers require advanced synthesis tools that deliver optimal timing results while minimizing logic to enable the use of smaller, lower power devices. Our long-standing collaboration with Lattice continues to provide FPGA designers with the tools and support required to create highly optimized FPGA implementations in the shortest possible time," comments Ed Bard, senior director of marketing, solutions group at Synopsys.

Availability

Synplify Pro for Lattice devices is available now from Lattice Semiconductor and from Synopsys' SolvNet for customers that have purchased an all-vendor configuration of the Synplify Pro product.