best and better <Synthesis> tools...<<<>..

• Jul 4, 2007

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synplicity or precision

can anybody tell the best and better SYNTHESIS tool..( a small list)
what abt Synplicity tool

 

• Jul 4, 2007

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Re: best and better tools

Design complier

 

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Re: best and better <Synthesis> tools...<<<&g

There is no other tool like dc for synthesis

 

• Jul 4, 2007

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Re: best and better <Synthesis> tools...<<<&a

RTL compiler from Cadence also good for synthesis.

 

• Jul 4, 2007

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Re: best and better <Synthesis> tools...<<<&a

If You're programming for chip from Xilinx, use XST (included in ISE). It works great for me, and there's no need for leaving ISE during designing-simulating-programming.

 

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I think Synopsys Design compiler is easy to learn n it has HOLD fixing option too !!
Shiv

 

• Jul 9, 2007

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Re: best and better <Synthesis> tools...<<<&a

Design Compiler is industry standard tool.

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best for synthesis and easier to learn..

 

• Jul 10, 2007

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Re: best and better <Synthesis> tools...<<<&a

Synplicity's synplify pro is best for FPGA synthesis...

 

• Jul 11, 2007

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Re: best and better <Synthesis> tools...<<<&a

DC for asic
Synplify for FPGA

 

• Jul 12, 2007

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tools is developping, and if u have a synthesis tool, just use it, the principle is almost the same

 

• Jul 12, 2007

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Re: best and better <Synthesis> tools...<<<&g

leonardo spectrum is good for synthesis. synplify is also one of the tool for synthesis which is provided some of the vendors like lattice.

 

• Jul 20, 2007

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dc is considered to be the de-facto in ASIC ind.
fpgacompiler is a dc variant for fpgas (dc with only fpga libs, I think discontinued)
Synplify pro
RTL compiler
Magma Blast create
Leonardo Spectrum (Matured. Read deprecated)
Precision RTL (Mentor's replacement for Leonardo)
:arrow: Vendor specifics:
xst
planahead (I am not sure if it IS a synth tool or uses xst for synth)
QuartusII
isplever (Does it have a synth tool ?)
Libero (???)
Quickwork (Uses Precision ??)

 

• Jul 20, 2007

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DC is classic, but I think Magma will soon be the new de-facto standard in ASIC world.

 

• Jul 23, 2007

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DC for ASIC synthesis with Physical synthesis tools becoming more popular.

Synplicity or Precision for FPGAs.

 

• Sep 18, 2007

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DC is great!!!!!!

 

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DC is better

 

• Sep 19, 2007

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Re: best and better <Synthesis> tools...<<<&a

there are so many tools
but what i used are
leonardospectrum
quartus II
project navigator

 

• Sep 19, 2007

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DC is classic

 

• Sep 20, 2007

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use sysnopsys's DC to do synthesis, but Candence's Conformal to do equivalence check.

 

• Sep 22, 2007

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RTLCompiler is good tool.. interm if you want EC clean netlist..