Samsung Electronics Licenses Synplicity's ASIC Synthesis Software; Samsung Adopts High-Performance Synplify ASIC Software, Enabling Customers to Achieve Outstanding Quality of Results

Business Wire, April 6, 2005

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Synplicity Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNP), a leading supplier of software for the design and verification of semiconductors, today announced its Synplify ASIC(R) synthesis software has been adopted by Samsung Electronics Co. and may now be used by Samsung's ASIC customers. As a part of the relationship between the two companies, Samsung is integrating Synplicity's ASIC synthesis software into its ASIC design flow as a qualified ASIC synthesis solution. In addition, Synplicity has added Samsung as the latest member of the Synplify ASIC vendor support program.

"We believe the Synplify ASIC software provides our customers with a broad range of benefits, such as the tool's ease-of-use, QoR optimization functionality and its top-down design capabilities for multi-million gate designs," said Dr. Jeong-Taek Kong, vice president of computer-aided engineering at Samsung Electronics' System LSI Division. "We have evaluated the ASIC synthesis product through an extensive qualification process and now our customers can take advantage of Synplicity's ASIC software."

"We're extremely pleased that Samsung, one of the top semiconductor companies in the world, has worked so closely with us to qualify the Synplify ASIC software for use by its global ASIC customers," said Andrew Haines, vice president of marketing, Synplicity. "Through our ongoing relationship, Synplicity and Samsung will continue to work together to deliver best-in-class solutions to our mutual customers."

Samsung joins a growing list of ASIC vendors who support the Synplify ASIC software. Other members of the Synplify ASIC vendor support program include: AMI Semiconductor, ChipX, eASIC, Faraday, Fujitsu, IBM, K-Micro, MagnaChip, NEC Electronics, and Oki Semiconductor.

About Synplicity

Synplicity(R) Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNP) is a leading supplier of innovative synthesis, verification and physical implementation software solutions that enable the rapid and effective design and verification of semiconductors. Synplicity's high-quality, high-performance tools significantly reduce costs and time-to-market for FPGA, structured/platform ASIC and cell-based/COT ASIC designers. The company's underlying Behavior Extracting Synthesis Technology(R) (BEST(TM)), which is embedded in its logical, physical and verification tools, and has led to Synplicity's top position in FPGA synthesis, now provides the same fast runtimes and quality of results to ASIC and COT customers. The company's fast, easy-to-use products support industry standard design languages (VHDL and Verilog) and run on popular platforms. Synplicity employs over 280 people in its 20 facilities worldwide. Synplicity is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information visit http://www.synplicity.com.

Synplicity, Behavior Extracting Synthesis Technology and Synplify ASIC are registered trademarks of Synplicity Inc. BEST is a trademark of Synplicity Inc. All other brands or products are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners.