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21 September 2004

Product News

Fujitsu and Synplicity Join Forces to Deliver Customized Amplify Product for Fujitsu

Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and Synplicity, Inc. announced a joint development and marketing agreement to develop a custom physical synthesis product for Fujitsu AccelArrayT structured/platform ASIC devices. Fujitsu and Synplicity will work closely to produce an optimized version of Synplicity's Amplify® physical synthesis software, specifically targeting the AccelArray architecture and enabling greater performance and faster overall timing closure for Fujitsu's devices.

"Synplicity's established expertise in deep synthesis technology and its excellent track record in the structured/platform ASIC market were key factors in our decision to choose the company as a recommended EDA synthesis supplier," said Yoji Hino, general manager of ASIC, Network and Communication Products Division at Fujitsu Limited's LSI group. "We believe Synplicity's customized tool will set a new standard for designer productivity and will help our customers fully exploit the inherent benefits of our AccelArray devices, as well as achieve the performance and timing closure previously unattainable with other physical synthesis solutions."

"AccelArray leverages Fujitsu's decades of ASIC design expertise and can help significantly reduce the customer's total cost of ownership," said Keith Horn, vice president of marketing at Fujitsu Microelectronics America. "With its extensive sets of IPs such as embedded processor cores and high-speed SerDes, AccelArray's innovative and versatile design platforms are appropriate for a wide range of applications."

Under the terms of this agreement Fujitsu and Synplicity will jointly define and Synplicity will develop the customized Amplify software for the AccelArray physical synthesis product. Upon its completion, Fujitsu will offer the Amplify software as the preferred physical synthesis solution to AccelArray customers. Fujitsu and Synplicity believe that bundling the Amplify physical synthesis software with the AccelArray platform will provide customers with a more complete ASIC solution.

Fujitsu and Synplicity expect its customized physical synthesis product will be available for AccelArray customers in the first quarter of 2005.

AccelArray is a semiconductor "structured platform" and design environment that addresses the design challenges in 0.11um technology by offering a high-performance customized solution. The technology is an alternative to the 0.11um standard-cell ASICs with the fast time-to-market and customization benefits of FPGAs. AccelArray takes advantage of the extensive, proven ASIC design techniques reducing design risks, costs and time-to-market with a fast turn around and a low upfront NRE cost.

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$45 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com/

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, provides high-quality, reliable semiconductor products and services for the networking, communications, automotive, security and other markets throughout North and South America. For product information, visit the company web site at http://www.fma.fujitsu.com/Accel

 

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