Synplicity Inc. is a leading provider of software products that enable the rapid and effective design and verification of semiconductors used in next-generation communications, computer, consumer, and military/aerospace electronics systems. The company leverages its innovative logic synthesis, physical synthesis, and verification software solutions to improve performance and shorten development times for complex programmable logic devices (PLDs), integrated circuits, and system-on-chip (SOC) integrated circuits. Recognizing the company's industry-leading position, Dataquest named Synplicity as the number one provider of PLD synthesis tools in 2000 with 45 percent market share. Synplicity's fast, easy-to-use products offer high-quality results, support industry-standard design languages (VHDL and Verilog), and run on popular platforms.