What is the best synthesis tool available on the market ?

[anishjp]

Hi Everybody,

Which is the best synthesis tool available in market.

 

[prashanthknl]

Re: Synthesis Tool

I dont know about Market but I think its good to use Synopsys Design Compiler which is the same tool thats used in IC compiler and synopsys has a good sign off tool Primetime

 

[omara007]

Synthesis Tool

Design Compiler from Synopsys is the best ASIC synthesis tool .. then comes RTL compiler from Cadence ..

For FPGA, Synplify is considered the best synthesis tool ..

 

[joe2moon]

Re: Synthesis Tool

As you may know
Synplicity has been acquired by Synopsys last month.
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Please refer to: https://www.deepchip.com/items/snug07-05.html

Dataquest FY 2002 RTL Synthesis Market (in $ Millions)

Synopsys DC ###################################### $132.7 (90%)
Cadence Ambit ### $8.8 (6%)
Synplify ASIC # $2.9 (2%)
Get2chip # $2.9 (2%)



2005 - In your opinion, how does Design Compiler rank against its rivals
Cadence Get2chip, Ambit, Synplicity ASIC, Magma Blast Create,
Incentia in your eyes? Which synthesis are you using now?

Synopsys DC ################################### 82%
Cadence Ambit # 3%
Synplify ASIC ## 6%
Cadence Get2chip ######### 21%
Magma Blast Create ##### 11%
Incentia . 1%




2007 - How does Design Compiler rank against its rivals Cadence Get2chip
RTL Compiler, Ambit, Magma Blast Create, Synplicity ASIC, Incentia
in your eyes? Which synthesis is your project using now?

Synopsys DC ############################# 67%
Cadence Ambit # 3%
Synplify ASIC # 2%
Cadence Get2chip ########## 22%
Magma Blast Create ######### 21%
Incentia # 2%

 

[omara007]

Synthesis Tool

WoW .. Get2Chip is 22% of the market !!!
Is it different from RTL Compiler and Build-Gates ?

 

[ericyuan]

Synthesis Tool

design compiler....
maybe physical systhesis is another good way to implement the chip

 

[joe2moon]

Re: Synthesis Tool

WoW .. Get2Chip is 22% of the market !!!
Is it different from RTL Compiler and Build-Gates ?

In fact, Get2Chip has been renamed as "RTL Compiler" after acquired by Cadence.

 

[andy2000a]

Synthesis Tool

As I know PC (windows Base) only

SYnopsys DC 2000 --> but only beta test , and many bug

Synplify ASIC
Examplar

 

[red_boy0928]

Re: Synthesis Tool

Synopsys: Design Compiler
Cadence: RTL compiler
Magma: Blast Create
The market share of Design compiler is largest.

 

[ljxpjpjljx]

Re: Synthesis Tool

In most company , we use DC !

 

[krivan]

Synthesis Tool

We use Synopsys Design Compiler and as long as worked perfectly. For Xilinx FPGA -> ISE. However, I have no experiences with another synthesis tools.

 

[sarath51]

Synthesis Tool

I think still Design compiler has market dominance

 

[gliss]

Synthesis Tool

That's true but RTL Compiler is competitive and offers similar, sometimes greater, performance.

 

[ljxpjpjljx]

Re: Synthesis Tool

Now the Physical compiler is become popular!

 

[shiv_emf]

Synthesis Tool

DC is popular among top notch companies!

 

[anssprasad]

Re: Synthesis Tool

DC is the best for ASIC synthesis. One of the marketing managers of a rival company had to confess this to me once!!

 

[kola]

Re: Synthesis Tool

LeonardoSpectrum is very useful synthesis tools. We compare different versions of DC and LeonardoSpectrum. Result: Leo is faster and more efficient

 

[omara007]

Re: Synthesis Tool

LeonardoSpectrum is very useful synthesis tools. We compare different versions of DC and LeonardoSpectrum. Result: Leo is faster and more efficient

Leonardo Spectrum is no more used by companies in ASIC synthesis as it's not efficient .. DC is pioneer in that .. on the other hand, Leonardo is famous for FPGA synthesis .. same as Synplify ..

 

[raju3295]

Synthesis Tool

i have done synthesis of a design on both the tools (DC &RTL compiler) observed that RTL gives some wht more area than DC, but the tech talk says in other way ,,, so how to ensure that we do a apple to apple comparision between the two synthesis runs

 

[Amruth]

Re: Synthesis Tool

Synopsys Design Compiler