MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: Synopsys Inc. announced that the FPGA synthesis solutions from its Synplicity Business Group, Synplify Pro and Synplify Premier, support Altera's 40nm Stratix IV FPGAs.

Synopsys' Synplicity synthesis solutions deliver exceptional value to customers through efficient mapping technology, tuned specifically to capitalize on the performance features of Stratix IV devices, and timing- driven synthesis technology that produces area optimizations resulting in lower-power consumption in Stratix IV-based designs.

"For customers looking to leverage 40-nanometer technology in their next-generation products, Stratix IV FPGAs deliver a significant advantage in the areas of density, performance and low-power," said Danny Biran, senior vice president of Product and Corporate Marketing at Altera. "Synopsys' Synplify Pro and Synplify Premier synthesis software offers Stratix IV FPGA users an advanced implementation solution that delivers high quality results."

Altera's Stratix IV FPGAs leverage an advanced 40-nm technology and the company's proven transceiver and memory interface technology to provide excellent system bandwidth with a high level of signal integrity. Stratix IV FPGAs, when coupled with HardCopy IV ASICs, deliver the benefits of FPGAs with a seamless transition to ASIC implementation.