Synplicity and Lattice expand partnership to include DSP synthesis

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 07 November 2007, 20:30 IST
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Bangalore: Synplicity (NASDAQ: SYNP), a supplier of innovative IC design and verification solutions, and Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC), a supplier of FPGAs, have expanded their relationship to include delivery of a highly optimized, non-proprietary ESL synthesis flow for DSP design. Synplicity's Synplify DSP software now supports the LatticeECP2M and LatticeXP2 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices, creating a powerful solution for DSP algorithm implementation in aerospace, wireless, telecom and digital multimedia applications. "The optimized DSP algorithm implementation in the Synplify DSP technology, combined with the LatticeECP2M devices powerful DSP blocks and massive memory, and with the Flash-based flexiFLASH architecture of the LatticeXP2 family, delivers users exceptional design advantages for communication and multimedia algorithm design," said Stan Kopec, Lattice Corporate Vice President of Marketing. The Lattice-Synplicity relationship leverages the distinct competencies of each company to present new and innovative solutions for DSP algorithm design. The Synplify DSP software, Synplicity's ESL synthesis platform, offers high-level modeling and hardware abstraction, constraint-driven algorithm synthesis into RTL and powerful system-wide optimizations for performance, area and multi-channelization tradeoff exploration. The combination of Synplify DSP and Lattice FPGA architectures helps designers capture multi-rate DSP algorithms quickly and easily. Designers can perform architectural exploration across multiple Lattice devices and create algorithmic IP that is highly portable and reusable, so users can easily map their DSP algorithms into any computing platform. According to Andy Haines, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Synplicity, the expanded relationship with Lattice is expected to provide real user benefits for the implementation of DSP algorithms into silicon. The Synplify DSP software, offering support for Lattice devices, is now available. Pricing starts at $9,950.