SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- May 5, 2011 -- Realtek Semiconductor Corp. of Hsinchu, Taiwan,
has selected high-level synthesis (HLS) software and floating point intellectual property
(IP) from Forte Design Systems™ for the design and development of systems on chip (SoCs) for
communications network, computer peripheral and multimedia applications.
Forte's Cynthesizer™ SystemC high-level synthesis software and CellMath™ were
purchased after a thorough evaluation because they improved overall quality of results (QoR) and
turnaround time (TAT) on Realtek's initial designs. CellMath's support for floating-point
datatypes was also cited by Realtek as a reason for choosing Forte Design Systems as its HLS vendor.
"Forte's tools offer many important advantages to our design team, allowing us to reduce
our floating point hardware design time and significantly improve time-to-market," notes Jessy
Chen, Realtek's vice president and spokesman. "We were impressed by Cynthesizer's
capabilities, CellMath's support for floating-point datatypes, and Forte's extensive
expertise in design with high-level synthesis."
Brett Cline, Forte's vice president of marketing and sales, says: "We're delighted
to have the opportunity to work with a company pioneering and developing many of today's
breakthrough high-tech applications. Realtek's cutting edge designs demand the improved
productivity and quality of results of a new level of abstraction using high-level synthesis."
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. is one of the world's leading IC providers. Realtek designs
and develops a wide range of IC products for communications network, computer peripheral, and
multimedia applications. Products include 10/100/1000M Ethernet Controllers/PHYs, 10/100/1000M
Ethernet Switch Controllers/Media Converter Controllers/Gateway Controllers, Wireless LAN
Controllers & AP/Router SoCs, DSL Chips, VoIP Solutions, AC'97/High Definition Audio Codecs,
Clock Generators, Card Reader Controllers, Web Camera Controllers, LCD Monitor/ATV/DTV Controllers,
and Digital Media Processors. With advanced design expertise in RF, analog, and mixed signal
circuits, and with strong manufacturing and system knowledge, Realtek offers full-featured,
high-performance, and competitive total solutions. More information on Realtek can be found on
our web site: www.realtek.com.
Forte Design Systems is a leading provider of software products that enable
design at a higher level of abstraction and improve 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.
Forte acknowledges trademarks or registered trademarks of other
organizations for their respective products and services.
For more information, contact:
Brett Cline, Forte Design Systems
(978) 206-1855
brett@ForteDS.com
Nanette Collins, Public Relations for Forte Design Systems
(617) 437-1822
nanette@nvc.com
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