Will Also Showcase Industry-Leading SystemC Synthesis, Intellectual Property, Design Services 

SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– September 5, 2013 ––

WHO:  Forte Design Systems™ ( www.ForteDS.com), the #1 provider of SystemC synthesis products, enabling design at a higher level of abstraction and improving design results

WHAT:  Will showcase a design flow between Cynthesizer™ 5 and Synopsys’ RTL synthesis and functional verification products at the SNUG® (Synopsys Users Group) Boston and Austin Designer Community Expos (DCE) in the System-level Design community. Forte will demonstrate Cynthesizer 5’s low power synthesis and SystemC intellectual property (IP) development capabilities.

WHEN and WHERE:

SNUG Boston

Boston Newton Marriott

Newton, Mass.

Thursday, September 12

5-7 p.m.

SNUG Austin

Hilton Austin Hotel

Austin, Texas

Wednesday, September 18

5-7 p.m.

To learn more about Forte Design Systems and Cynthesizer, visit: www.ForteDS.com

About SNUG Designer Community Expo

The SNUG Designer Community Expo (DCE) is a unique networking event featuring Synopsys and its ecosystem partners from across the electronics industry. At SNUG DCE Synopsys users can interact with exhibitors and see the latest design enablement solutions spanning seven Designer Communities: Compute and Design Infrastructure, Custom Design and AMS Verification, FPGA, IC Design, IC Verification, IP, and System-Level Design. The event is open to all registered attendees of SNUG Boston and SNUG Austin.

The SNUG website can be found at: http://tiny.cc/f5vf2w

About Forte Design Systems

Forte Design Systems™ is the #1 provider of electronic system-level (ESL) synthesis software, confirmed by Gary Smith EDA, provider of market intelligence for the global Electronic Design Automation (EDA) market. Forte’s software enables design at a higher level of abstraction and improves design results. Its innovative synthesis technologies and intellectual property offerings allow design teams creating complex electronic chips and systems to reduce their overall design and verification time. More than half of the top 20 worldwide semiconductor companies use Forte’s products in production today for ASIC, SoC and FPGA design. Forte is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in England, Japan, Korea and the United States. For more information, visit www.ForteDS.com.

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For more information, contact:
Brett Cline                                            
Forte Design Systems                              
(978) 206-1855                                      
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