/> The Synplify Pro FPGA synthesis solution helps designers take full advantage of the high I/O Spartan-3A devices by delivering superior logic utilization results. With more I/O pins and less logic available in the device, it is essential to produce designs that are area efficient while still meeting timing requirements. By using a true timing-driven approach to synthesis, the Synplify Pro software meets these design performance requirements while simultaneously minimizing area. An efficient use of
logic is critical when targeting high-volume applications in order to minimize costs. In addition to cost reduction, use of the Synplify Pro software reduces power consumption since, typically, fewer logic resources are needed to implement a design.

The Synplify Pro software supports industry I/O standards such as AGP, PCI and many others which are pre-engineered into the Spartan-3A devices. This allows designers to quickly and easily specify an I/O standard for various ports in a design. The Synplify Pro software is tightly integrated with the
Xilinx ISE software for maximizing designer productivity.

Synplicity is committed to supporting Xilinx in its goal of providing cost and time-to-market advantages for customers who design high-volume applications, said John Gallagher, Senior Director outbound marketing at Synplicity. The high I/O-to-gate count ratio introduced by the new
Spartan-3A device advances programmable logic use in several areas including fast-growing consumer and industrial applications. We believe the new Spartan-3A FPGAs, when synthesized by the Synplify Pro software, will allow our mutual customers to reach their timing goals quickly and at the
same time minimize overall costs.

Synplicity's timely support for new 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 understand the unique structure and benefits of the new devices and to optimize its synthesis software to provide users with optimal performance immediately upon device
availability.