Synplify Feature Comparison Chart 
 
Synplify Feature Comparison Chart
Product DescriptionSynplify®Synplify Pro®Synplify® Premier
Behavior Extracting Synthesis Technology® (BEST™) produces globally optimized results for very large FPGAs

Comprehensive Language Compiler for supporting a wide range of Verilog and VHDL language constructs

SCOPE® constraints editor for spreadsheet-like entry of design constraints for synthesis, place and route

Integrated module generation for high-performing, area-efficient implementations of arithmetic/datapath functions

Automatic RAM inferencing for technology independent RTL source code

Integrated language-sensitive HDL source code editor with syntax checker

Customized mapping software for each FPGA device family ensures optimal implementation and technology independence

Integration with VCS Simulator

HDL Analyst® automatically produces an RTL schematic of your design for analysis and cross-probing with RTL source code

Option

Management of multiple design implementations for larger team-oriented design projects

Mixed Verilog, System Verilog and VHDL language support

FSM Explorer for optimal implementation of encoding for finite state machines with a graphical state machine viewer

Automatic re-timing (balancing registers across combinatorial logic) for improved performance

Timing knowledge of Altera Megafunctions and Xilinx CoreGen modules enables system-level optimizations

System Designer™ for system design and assembly of IP-XACT components

Automatic gated-clock and generated clock conversion for efficient implementation of RTL written for an ASIC / SOC

Integrated RTL instrumentation and debug of operating FPGAs

Incremental RTL debug flow

DesignWare® library support for easy ASIC code migration into an FPGA for prototyping

Graph-based physical synthesis for fast timing closure and a push-button performance boost

Enhanced Synthesis Mode uses physical information to produce a more highly optimized netlist than standard logic synthesis

Fast Synthesis Mode for fast design iterations

Vectorless generation of switching activity (SAIF) for power analysis

Design Planner™ OPTIONAL product for guiding the physical synthesis process with an RTL design plan (floorplan)

Option