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Synplicity®, Inc.,
(NASDAQ:SYNP), a
leading supplier of innovative IC design and verification solutions, and
Tensilica,® Inc., a
leader in configurable processor technology, today announced that
Tensilica has joined Synplicity’s ReadyIP
Program, also announced today (see related press release: Synplicity
Launches ReadyIP Program: The Industry's First Universal, Secure IP Flow
for FPGA Implementation) and that Tensilica will provide
the Diamond Standard 106Micro processor core –
the industry’s smallest licensable 32-bit
processor core based on an industry-standard architecture –
free of charge through Synplicity’s ReadyIP
program. The ReadyIP program delivers a vendor independent
design methodology for FPGA implementation and allows designers to
easily access, evaluate and incorporate third-party intellectual
property (IP), like the Diamond Standard 106Micro, using Synplicity’s
Synplify Pro and/or Synplify Premier Version 9.2 FPGA synthesis
environments.
This week at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in San Jose, CA, the
companies will showcase how easy it is to download Tensilica’s
Diamond Standard 106Micro processor core through the Synplicity tool
flow. This flow includes Synplicity’s new
System Designer capability, which facilitates easy configuration,
assembly, and integration of the Diamond Standard 106Micro processor
core. ESC attendees can visit Synplicity’s booth
#2302 to view this demonstration and receive more information about
the benefits of the ReadyIP Initiative and Tensilica’s
IP Core.
“The ReadyIP program simplifies the access
and use of IP for FPGA-based system designs and offers a complete
universal design methodology using our synthesis tools,”
said Andy Haines, senior vice president of marketing, Synplicity. “To
that end,” he added, “we
are very excited to offer customers access to the Diamond 106Micro
world-class processor core for use on multiple FPGA platforms. We
believe our partnership with Tensilica not only facilitates the delivery
of production-ready IP to system designers, but also will make it easier
for designers looking to move up from an 8- or 16-bit core to a full
32-bit core.”
The Diamond 106Micro offering combines the benefits of the “free
IP” that FPGA users expect to receive from
their FPGA silicon vendor. Additionally, by providing IP-XACT models of
its processor, Tensilica supports Synplicity’s
new System Designer IP integration capability, included in the Synplify
Pro and Synplify Premier 9.2 software releases. The System Designer
capability facilitates easy configuration, assembly and integration of
the Diamond 106Micro into a design. A free 15-day evaluation version of
the Xplorer Diamond Edition software toolkit and IDE is also available
through Synplicity’s ReadyIP program and from www.tensilica.com.
“We applaud Synplicity’s
visionary approach to making third party IP instantly accessible and
more easily evaluated with their ReadyIP program,”
stated Steve Roddy, Tensilica’s vice
president of marketing and business development. “Now,
FPGA designers will benefit from having broad access to the world-class
ecosystem that supports Tensilica’s processor
architecture as well as the mature, proven software toolset, including
an instruction set simulator, debugger, optimizing C/C++ compiler, and
much more – all within Tensilica’s
Eclipse-based Xplorer™ design environment.”
About Synplicity
Synplicity®, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNP)
is a leading supplier of innovative IC design and verification solutions
that serve a wide range of communications, military/aerospace,
semiconductor, consumer, computer, and other electronic applications
markets. Synplicity's FPGA implementation tools provide outstanding
performance, cost and time-to-market benefits by simplifying, improving
and automating logic synthesis, physical synthesis, analysis and debug
for programmable logic designs. Synplicity's ESL synthesis solutions
significantly improve productivity for DSP designs realized in ASIC and
FPGA devices. The Confirma™ at-speed
verification platform, comprising software tools and the HAPS™
family of prototyping systems, enables both comprehensive verification
of ASIC, ASSP and SoC designs and software development prior to chip
tapeout. Synplicity is the number one supplier of FPGA synthesis tools
and its physical synthesis and ASIC verification technologies are the
recipients of several prestigious industry awards. The company operates
in more than 20 facilities worldwide and is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California. For more information visit http://www.synplicity.com.
About Tensilica
Tensilica, Inc., is the recognized leader in configurable processor
technology and has leveraged that technology to become the leading
supplier of licensable controllers and DSP cores for mobile audio and
video applications. Tensilica offers the broadest line of controller,
CPU, network, and specialty DSP processors on the market today –
including full software toolchain and modeling support - in both an
off-the-shelf format via the Diamond Standard Series cores and with full
designer configurability with the Xtensa processor family. The modern
design behind all of Tensilica’s processor
cores provide semiconductor companies and system OEMs with the lowest
power, smallest area solutions for high-volume products including mobile
phones and other consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications
equipment, and computer peripherals. For more information on Tensilica’s
patented, benchmark-proven processors, visit www.tensilica.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, but
not limited to, statements regarding the benefits of the ReadyIP
program. In some cases, you will be able to identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as “may,”
“will,” “should,”
“expects,” “can,”
“believes” or the
negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These
statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements and changing
technical requirements and customer demands in the FPGA and ASIC
markets. For additional information and considerations regarding the
risks faced by Synplicity, see its annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as well as other periodic reports filed with the SEC from
time to time. Although Synplicity believes that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, Synplicity
cannot guarantee the future performance or achievements of its software.
In addition, neither Synplicity nor any other person assumes
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these forward-looking
statements. Synplicity disclaims any obligation to update information
contained in any forward-looking statement.
Editors’ Notes:
Synplicity, Synplify and Synplify Pro are registered trademarks of
Synplicity, Inc. System Designer, HAPS and Confirma are trademarks of
Synplicity Inc.
Tensilica and Xtensa are registered trademarks belonging to Tensilica,
Inc. Xplorer is a trademark of Tensilica, Inc. All other company and
product names mentioned are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of
their respective owners.
Tensilica’s announced licensees include Afa
Technologies, ALPS, Aquantia, Astute Networks, Atheros, AMD (ATI),
Avision, Bay Microsystems, Berkeley Wireless Research Center,
Broadcom, Brocade, Chiplen, Cisco Systems, CMC Microsystems, Conexant
Systems, DS2, EE Solutions, Epson, ETRI, FUJIFILM Microdevices,
Fujitsu Ltd., Hudson Soft, iBiquity Digital, Ikanos Communications,
Intel, Juniper Networks, LG Electronics, Lucid Information Technology,
Marvell, MediaPhy, NEC Laboratories America, NEC Corporation,
NetEffect, Neterion, Nethra Imaging, Nippon Telephone and Telegraph
(NTT), NuFront, NVIDIA, Olympus Optical Co. Ltd., Penstar, Plato
Networks, PnpNetwork Technologies, Samsung, Sandforce, Server Engines,
SiBEAM, Silicon Optix, Sony, STMicroelectronics, Stretch, TranSwitch
Corporation, u-Nav Microelectronics, UpZide, Valens Semiconductor,
Validity Sensors, Victor Company of Japan (JVC), WiLinx, and XM Radio.