Alliance Series version 1.4 from Xilinx, Inc. (design of programmable logic devices)
Platforms: Windows 95, NT, SunOS, Solaris, and HP-UX
Price: starts at $495 on PCs and $750 on workstations
URL: http://www.xilinx.com

Alliance Series version 1.4 delivers up to 85 percent faster compile times and a 25 percent increase in clock speed performance for programmable logic devices. The software supports the industry's highest density FPGA, the Xilinx XC40125XV with up to 250,000 system gates.

Place and route algorithms enable digital designers to achieve faster run times over the previous versions. These allow new place and route default settings that further contribute to a compile time reduction. The addition of a new, graphical place and route option simplifies user selection between fast compile times and optimum design performance.

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