SYNPLICITY EXECUTIVES TO SPEAK AT THE AEA MICRO CAP
FINANCIAL CONFERENCE

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 5, 2003 — Synplicity Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNP), a leading supplier of software for the design and verification of semiconductors, today announced that Bernard Aronson, president and CEO, and Doug Miller, vice president of finance and CFO, of Synplicity, Inc., will be featured speakers at the AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference at the Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, California on Tuesday, May 13, 2003

A live webcast will be available on the investor relations page of Synplicity’s Web site at http://www.synplicity.com/aea at 2:00 p.m. Pacific. A replay of the presentation will be available for 30 days following the presentation.

About Synplicity
Synplicity Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNP) is a leading provider of software products that enable the rapid and effective design and verification of semiconductors used in networking and communications, computer and peripheral, consumer and military/aerospace electronics systems. Recognizing the company's industry-leading position, since the year 2000 Dataquest has named Synplicity as the #1 provider of PLD synthesis tools, announcing a 54 percent market share in 2001. Synplicity leverages its innovative logic synthesis, physical synthesis and verification software solutions to improve performance and shorten development time for complex programmable logic devices, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), structured ASICs and system-on-chip (SoC) integrated circuits. The company’s fast, easy-to-use products offer high quality of results, support industry-standard design languages (VHDL and Verilog) and run on popular platforms. As of March 31, 2003, Synplicity employed over 261 people in its 20 facilities worldwide. Synplicity is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information on Synplicity, visit http://www.synplicity.com.

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Synplicity Press Contact:
Steve Gabriel
Porter Novelli
408/369-1800
steve.gabriel@porternovelli.com

Synplicity Reader Contact:
Doug Miller
Synplicity, Inc.
408/215-6000
ir@synplicity.com