Lattice Semiconductor and Aldec Deliver Quality Design Solution.HENDERSON, Nev. -- Aldec, Inc., a pioneer in mixed-language simulation and advanced design tools for ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. devices, announced today that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:LSCC LSCC Lake-Sumter Community College (Florida) LSCC Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (stock symbol) LSCC Lawson State Community College (Alabama) ) has validated Aldec's Riviera and Active-HDL simulators for use with Lattice devices. Mutual customers can now utilize Aldec's simulators in conjunction with Lattice's ispLEVER(R) 6.0 design environment when implementing Lattice devices. "Aldec continues to see wide-spread customer interest in the latest Lattice device offerings," stated David Rinehart, vice president of marketing at Aldec. "Lattice's use of our simulator in the validation process of their libraries, including the newest 90nm devices, enables Aldec to fully support designers using the latest Lattice devices." "The Lattice ispLEVER 6.0 design tool suite includes support for the industry's fastest 90nm FPGAs," said Tim Schnettler, director of design tools marketing at Lattice. "By validating our libraries at the factory using Aldec's simulation technology we are able to provide our mutual customers with a synchronized release and the highest quality support." The ispLEVER 6.0 programmable logic design tool suite is a complete design environment for all Lattice digital FPGA devices. The addition of Aldec's simulation technology support in ispLEVER 6.0 allows mutual customers to utilize Aldec's HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. simulation technology as well as co-simulation support for Matlab and Simulink. About Aldec Aldec, Inc., a 22-year EDA tool provider, is committed to delivering high-performance, HDL-based design verification software for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R), Linux(R) and Windows(R) platforms. Aldec is dedicated and responsive to serving its customers' needs with its offices located around the globe. Continuous innovation, superior product quality and a total commitment to customer service comprise the foundation of Aldec's strategic objectives. Additional information about Aldec is available at http://www.aldec.com. About Lattice Semiconductor Lattice Semiconductor Corporation provides the industry's broadest range of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) and Programmable Logic Devices (PLD), including Field Programmable System Chips (FPSC FPSC Florida Public Service Commission FPSC Financial Planners Standards Council (Canada) FPSC Field Programmable System Chip (Lucent Technologies) FPSC Fundación Promoción Social de la Cultura ), Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLD (Complex PLD) A programmable logic device that is made up of several simple PLDs (SPLDs) with a programmable switching matrix in between the logic blocks. CPLDs typically use EEPROM, flash memory or SRAM to hold the logic design interconnections. See PLD and SPLD. ), Programmable Mixed-Signal Products (ispPAC(R)) and Programmable Digital Interconnect Devices (ispGDX(R)). Lattice also offers industry leading SERDES See serializer/deserializer. products. For more information about Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, visit http://www.latticesemi.com. Active-HDL is a trademark of Aldec, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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