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For
Immediate Release
Lattice
And Synplicity Extend OEM Agreement
FPGA
synthesis leader will enhance performance, add new architecture
support for latest Lattice FPGAs
HILLSBORO,
OR and SUNNYVALE, CA - APRIL 18, 2005 - Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) and Synplicity Incorporated (NASDAQ:
SYNP) today announced a multi-year extension of their longstanding
agreement for Lattice to OEM Synplify synthesis tools, which
currently support all Lattice digital programmable logic devices.
The new OEM agreement ensures that Synplify will continue to
be included in the Lattice ispLEVER® design tool suite, and continued
enhancements in performance and additions of new architecture support
for the latest generation of Lattice FPGAs, including the new,
non-volatile LatticeXP™ devices.
“We're excited to extend our partnership with Synplicity,” said
Chris Fanning, Lattice vice president of software. “Synplify is
widely recognized as an exceptional FPGA synthesis tool, and our
agreement means customers will continue to enjoy robust functionality
and performance as part of our ispLEVER design tool suite.”
Joe Gianelli,
Synplicity vice president of business development, said, “Lattice
FPGAs are exciting new choices for FPGA designers. Synplicity
is very pleased to continue its long-term relationship with Lattice,
and to make available the industry leading Synplify synthesis
tools to the growing number of Lattice FPGA customers.”
Availability and pricing
The ispLEVER HDL-BASE design tool for Windows includes Synplify
FPGA synthesis, and sells for $695. The product is available immediately.
About the latest generation of Lattice FPGAs
The
newest generation of Lattice FPGAs, LatticeXP devices employ
a combination of SRAM and Flash technology to provide a non-volatile,
in-system reconfigurable FPGA family that offers a single chip,
secure solution for logic integration. The low cost, SRAM-based
LatticeEC™ family provides the best DDR memory interface
performance in its class, as well as economical SPI Flash memory
configuration. The LatticeECP-DSP™ family adds a best-in-class
multiplier-accumulator engine to the optimized architecture of
the LatticeEC to support the expanding use of DSP functionality.
Additional complementary device families are planned for announcement
later this year.
About Synplicity
Synplicity® Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNP) is a leading
supplier of innovative synthesis, verification and physical implementation
software solutions that enable the rapid and effective design and
verification of semiconductors. Synplicity's high-quality, high-performance
tools significantly reduce costs and time-to-market for FPGA, structured/platform
ASIC and cell-based/COT ASIC designers. The company's underlying
Behavior Extracting Synthesis Technology® (BEST™), which is
embedded in its logical, physical and verification tools, and has
led to Synplicity's top position in FPGA synthesis, now provides
the same fast runtimes and quality of results to ASIC and COT customers.
The company's fast, easy-to-use products support industry standard
design languages (VHDL and Verilog) and run on popular platforms.
Synplicity employs over 280 people in its 20 facilities worldwide.
Synplicity is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more
information visit http://www.synplicity.com .
About Lattice Semiconductor
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation provides
the industry's broadest range of Field
Programmable Gate Arrays ( FPGA )
and Programmable
Logic Devices ( PLD ),
including Field
Programmable System Chips ( FPSC ), Complex
Programmable Logic Devices ( CPLD ), Programmable
Mixed-Signal Products ( ispPAC â )
and Programmable
Digital Interconnect Devices ( ispGDX â ).
Lattice also offers industry leading SERDES products.
Lattice is “Bringing the Best Together” with
comprehensive solutions for system design, including an unequaled
portfolio of non-volatile programmable
devices that deliver instant-on operation, security and “single
chip solution” space savings.
Lattice products are sold worldwide through an extensive network
of independent sales representatives and distributors, primarily
to OEM customers in communications, computing, industrial, consumer,
automotive, medical and military end markets. Company headquarters
are located at 5555 NE Moore Court, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421,
USA; telephone 503-268-8000, fax 503-268-8037. For more information
about Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, visit http://www.latticesemi.com
Statements in this news release looking forward in time are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties including market acceptance
and demand for our new products, our dependencies on our third
party software suppliers, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, technological and product development risks and other
risk factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings. Actual results may differ materially from forward-looking
statements.
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Lattice
Semiconductor Corporation, Lattice (& design),
L (& design), ispLEVER, LatticeEC, LatticeECP-DSP, LatticeXP,
ispGDX, ispPAC and specific product designations are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
Synplicity, Synplify, and Behavior Extracting Synthesis
Technology are registered trademarks of Synplicity Inc. BEST
is a trademark of Synplicity Inc.
GENERAL NOTICE: Other product names used in this publication
are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of
their respective holders.
Synplicity
Contact:
Joe Gianelli
Synplicity, Inc.
408-215-6000
joeg@synplicity.com
Lattice
Contact:
Brian Kiernan
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
503-268-8739
brian.kiernan@latticesemi.com
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