Re: [oc] Synthesis tools

[Gareth Edwards <gareth@darkblue.demon.co.uk>]

On Thu, Mar 02, 2000 at 07:45:07PM +0000, Alex Holden wrote:
> Hi, I was just wondering what synthesis tools the OpenCore developers are
> using... I haven't managed to find any free synthesis (to target 
> FPGA/CPLDs) tools except for Icarus Verilog which has limited support for
> Xilinx parts, and the thing on the Xilinx web site which wasn't working 
> the last time I tried it. Are there any others I've missed? What are the
> cheapest usable commercial synthesisers, and how much do they cost? Do any
> of them do educational discounts?
> 
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At work, I use LatticeVantis ispDesignExpert which I got for a couple
of hundred dollars. Only targets LatticeVantis parts, but you get Synplify 
and ModelSIM... WinTel only, though


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