What is Synplify?

Synplify is an FPGA synthesis tool from Synopsys. It translates high-level hardware description language (HDL) code, such as VHDL or Verilog, into a gate-level netlist optimized for a specific FPGA architecture. This netlist describes the hardware implementation of the design, and is then used by the FPGA vendor's place and route tools to generate the final bitstream that programs the FPGA. Synplify is commonly used for optimizing designs for speed, area, and power consumption.