On 01/05/2011 18:34, Herbert Graf wrote:
>> >  In the free version Actel IDE they use Synplify, and ModelSim for
>> >  simulation, both launch from the main software (Libero)
>> >     I thought Xilinx might do something similar.
> Wow, really? I didn't know that. Synplify is a very powerful tool, I'm
> surprised they include it in any free version of anything! I wonder if
> Actel simply decided to use Synplify for all synthesis instead of
> developing it's own synthesizer?

I think this is probably the case, I have never seen mention of an Actel=20
synthesis tool. I just checked and Synplify Pro AE comes as standard=20
with all versions. Overall I have been very impressed with the Actel=20
parts/tools. I intend to try Xilinx out in the very near future so it=20
will be interesting to see how the tools/parts/prices compare.



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