Bernard Aronson, President and CEO of Synplicity, to Speak at Needham & Company Growth Conference in New York City

Business Wire, Dec 20, 2001

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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2001

Synplicity Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNP), a leading supplier of software for the design and verification of semiconductors, today announced that Bernard Aronson, president and CEO of Synplicity, will be a featured speaker at the Needham & Company Growth Conference in New York City. Mr. Aronson will speak on Wednesday, January 9, 2002. A replay of Mr. Aronson's presentation will be available on the investor relations page of Synplicity's Web site at http://www.synplicity.com after the presentation.

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 next-generation communications, computer, consumer and military/aerospace electronics systems. 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. Recognizing the company's industry-leading position, Dataquest named Synplicity as the No. 1 provider of PLD synthesis tools in 2000 with 45 percent market share. Synplicity's fast, easy-to-use products offer high quality of results, support industry-standard design languages (VHDL and Verilog) and run on popular platforms. As of September 30, 2001, Synplicity employed 265 people in its 16 facilities worldwide. Synplicity is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information on Synplicity, visit http://www.synplicity.com.

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