Synplicity Names Hewlett-Packard Executive to Board of Directors; Scott Stallard Appointed To Share Networking Expertise

Business Wire, Nov 8, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000

Synplicity, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNP), a leading supplier of software products for the rapid and effective design and verification of semiconductors for Internet infrastructure and other electronic devices, today announced it has named Scott Stallard, vice president and general manager of the Business Systems and Technology Organizations at Hewlett-Packard, to its board of directors. During his 25-year career at Hewlett-Packard, Stallard has been involved in all aspects of Hewlett-Packard's server business.

"For the last 25 years at Hewlett-Packard, Scott has had many roles including product developer, team manager and business executive," said Alisa Yaffa chairman of the board at Synplicity. "With his vast business experience and team building abilities, he has excelled in every role. We are very excited to have Scott join our board of directors and believe his depth of experience will enrich our company as we continue to serve the Internet and communications industries."

"I am honored to have been chosen to serve on Synplicity's board at such an important time in the company's development," said Stallard. "Since its inception, the company has established itself as a leader and an innovator in developing software for the design of semiconductors used in Internet infrastructure devices. I look forward to playing a role in the company's continuing success."

Stallard joined Hewlett-Packard in 1975 and was involved in the development of the HP1000 E & F and HP3000 series computer systems, Series 800 and 900 low-midrange server families and the HP9000 Kittyhawk. He was also involved in the investigation and early implementation of Hewlett-Packard's 32-bit architecture. He has managed Hewlett-Packard's netserver business, networking and enclosures business and Japan PC operations. Currently, he oversees the development of world-class components and systems in the UNIX and Linux marketplaces.

Stallard holds a BSEE from the University of California Berkeley, and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

About Synplicity

Synplicity, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNP) is a leading provider of software products that enable the rapid and effective design and verification of semiconductors used in Internet infrastructure hardware and other electronic devices. The company leverages its innovative logic synthesis, physical synthesis and verification software solutions to improve performance and shorten development time for complex programmable logic devices, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and system-on-chip (SoC) integrated circuits. Synplicity's fast, easy-to-use, affordable products offer extremely high quality of results, support industry-standard design languages (VHDL and Verilog) and run on popular platforms (Windows 98/2000, Windows NT and UNIX). The company is located at 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, Calif. 94086. Telephone: 408/215-6000; Fax: 408/990-0290; E-Mail: info@synplicity.com.

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