Synplicity's Open IP Encryption Methodology Wins 2007 DesignVision Award
January 31 2007 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Synplicity, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNP), a leading supplier of software for
the design and verification of semiconductors, today announced its
open IP encryption methodology has received a DesignVision Award in
the system-level design tools category, which recognizes
technologies, applications, products and services judged to be the
most unique and beneficial to the industry. Synplicity�s free,
non-proprietary IP encryption flow was recognized during an award
ceremony held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, during
DesignCon on January 30, 2007. This award marks the second time
Synplicity has received a DesignVision Award and the third time
Synplicity has been a DesignVision Award finalist. Started in 2005,
the International Engineering Consortium�s (IEC) DesignVision Award
recognizes companies for their innovative products, services and
technologies that have added a new dimension to the electronic
design industry. Entrants for this award were judged based on
innovation, uniqueness, market impact, customer benefits and value
to society. IEC executive vice president Roger Plummer stated, �Our
DesignVision Awards honor those catalyzing positive change in
high-technology, business, and academia, completely in line with
the IEC�s mission. We�re pleased to give tribute to the innovators
who have helped advance progress in electronic design.�
Synplicity�s IP encryption methodology supports tool
interoperability and offers EDA vendors, IP providers and end-users
a means to address the challenges designers face when using
protected IP in their design flows. The methodology utilizes openly
available, well-tested and government-approved encryption methods
combined with an encryption embedding mechanism. In October 2006,
Synplicity donated its open IP encryption methodology to the VSI
Alliance (VSIA), providing the VSIA a license to use and modify
Synplicity�s IP encryption specification for the purposes of
creating an industry IP encryption standard. For more information
on Synplicity�s IP Encryption Methodology visit
http://www.synplicity.com/ip_encryption/index.html. �Growing ASIC
and FPGA design sizes demand the use of pre-verified IP, but
without a standard encryption methodology, design flows have been
unproductive and inefficient,� said Andy Haines, senior vice
president of marketing at Synplicity. �For nearly two years, we
have worked with our customers and our partners in the EDA and IP
communities to develop a standard way to protect and use IP in
their design flow and we are pleased the International Engineering
Consortium has recognized the potential market impact this
methodology will have for ASIC and FPGA designers. We believe
receiving this award validates our opinion that the semiconductor
market requires a standard method for encrypting and decrypting IP
in designs and we are committed to working with industry leaders to
develop an industry-wide IP encryption standard.� �VSIA is pleased
that the IEC has recognized Synplicity�s open IP encryption
methodology with a DesignVision Award,� said Kathy Werner,
president of the VSIA. �We believe that this methodology, once
standardized, will benefit designers, IP vendors and EDA vendors
alike, by facilitating the use of protected IP throughout the
design flow.� About Synplicity Synplicity� Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNP) is a
leading supplier of innovative software solutions that enable the
rapid and effective design of Programmable Logic Devices (FPGAs,
PLDs and CPLDs) that serve a wide range of communications,
military/aerospace, consumer, semiconductor, computer, and other
electronic systems markets. Synplicity's tools provide outstanding
performance, cost and time-to-market benefits by simplifying,
improving and automating key design planning, logic synthesis,
physical synthesis and verification functions for FPGA, FPGA-based
ASIC verification, and DSP designers. Synplicity is the number one
supplier of FPGA synthesis solutions and has been rated #1 in
customer satisfaction since 2004 in EE Times' Annual FPGA Customer
Survey. Synplicity products support industry-standard design
languages (VHDL and Verilog) and run on popular platforms. The
company operates in over 20 facilities worldwide and is
headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information visit
http://www.synplicity.com. Synplicity is a registered trademark of
Synplicity, Inc. All other brands or products are the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their owners.
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