Synopsys Synplify Pro
The industry standard for producing high-performance, cost-effective FPGA designs.
Overview
Synopsys Synplify Pro is a leading FPGA synthesis tool known for its ability to produce high-performance and area-efficient results. It takes VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog code as input and generates an optimized netlist for a specific FPGA architecture. Its Behavior Extracting Synthesis Technology (BEST™) performs high-level optimizations to achieve superior Quality of Results (QoR).
✨ Key Features
- Behavior Extracting Synthesis Technology (B.E.S.T™)
- Fast runtime and support for very large designs
- Comprehensive language support (Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, VHDL-2008)
- Advanced optimizations like re-timing and register balancing
- Support for multi-FPGA vendor designs from a single RTL source
- Features for high-reliability and safety-critical design (e.g., DO-254)
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Superior Quality of Results (QoR) in terms of performance and area
- Vendor-agnostic, allowing for design retargeting
- Mature and robust synthesis algorithms trusted for decades
Unique Value: Achieve significantly better performance and area utilization for your FPGA designs compared to the default synthesis engines provided by FPGA vendors.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- High-performance computing
- Avionics and defense systems
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Full design flow (it's a synthesis tool, not an IDE)
- Users who only use the free, integrated synthesis engine from their FPGA vendor
🏆 Alternatives
While vendor tools are free and integrated, Synplify Pro often delivers superior results that can mean fitting a design into a smaller, cheaper FPGA or meeting critical timing constraints that would otherwise fail.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (All tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
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