SiliconBlue selects Synopsys as FPGA synthesis partner for its iCE65 mobile FPGA family

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(2010), "SiliconBlue selects Synopsys as FPGA synthesis partner for its iCE65 mobile FPGA family", Microelectronics International, Vol. 27 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/mi.2010.21827cab.001

SiliconBlue selects Synopsys as FPGA synthesis partner for its iCE65 mobile FPGA family

Article Type: Industry news From: Microelectronics International, Volume 27, Issue 3

SiliconBlue has chosen Synopsys Synplify Pro(r) field-programmable gate array (FPGA) synthesis software as the synthesis tool of choice for its iCE65(tm) family of mobile FPGA™ devices. SiliconBlue will distribute with its iCEcube™ software a version of the Synplify Pro software optimised for iCE65 devices. This version of the Synplify Pro software will have a thorough understanding of the unique architectural structure of SiliconBlue’s devices, bringing Synopsys’ world-class synthesis and mapping technology to SiliconBlue customers.

The customised version of the Synplify Pro software will contain all of the features of the standard version, and will be tuned for the SiliconBlue mobile FPGA device architecture. Because of its understanding of the iCE65 family architecture, the Synplify Pro software will be able to generate a high-performing netlist optimised for low area utilisation – an important consideration in low power applications. Users of the Synplify Pro software can choose to generate either Verilog or VHDL netlists to be used for simulation from the software. The Synplify Pro software will also be tightly integrated and tested with SiliconBlue’s iCEcube software.