Satris to provide sales, marketing and technical support for market-leading high level synthesis tools


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – November 5, 2009 – Synfora, Inc., the premier provider of high level synthesis tools for integrated circuit and system designers of large, complex processing applications, has appointed Satris Group as its distributor to electronics companies in Israel. Satris will provide sales, marketing and technical support for Synfora’s PICO High Level Synthesis Platform products.

“We are seeing a growing number of customers in Israel looking for solutions at higher levels of abstraction, both for ASICs and FPGAs”, said Coby Hanoch, President & CEO of Satris Group, “Several customers have already expressed interest in Synfora’s PICO C Synthesis tool and we are very proud to represent it in Israel.”

The PICO High Level Synthesis Platform provides designers with productivity gains by creating application accelerators from an untimed C algorithm at the highest level of abstraction.

“Israeli designers are among world leaders in algorithm development, and we are noticing a growing demand for the highest productivity and the best quality of results at higher levels of abstraction,” said Simon Napper, president and CEO of Synfora. “Satris is known for its in-depth knowledge of the Israeli market coupled with wide-ranging technical expertise; they are ideal partners to support Synfora products in our growing customer base in Israel.”

About Satris Group
Satris is the leading distributor of electronic design automation (EDA) products and advanced services in Israel, providing sales, marketing and technical support services for the products it represents. The company was set up by a group of EDA veterans with a deep knowledge of the Israeli market, its customers and its needs. Satris’ team is well known for its high level of technical expertise and also offers advanced design and verification services, providing Israeli customers with a full, high quality solution. For additional information, please see http://www.satrisgroup.com/

About Synfora
Synfora, Inc. is the premier provider of high level synthesis tools used to design complex systems-on-chips (SoCs) and FPGAs. Synfora's PICO C Synthesis tool offers designers of large, complex subsystems productivity gains at the highest-level design abstraction and delivers high QoR. Synfora serves customers worldwide in the audio, video, imaging, wireless, and security segments of the integrated circuit (IC) design market. The company's investors are ATA Ventures, Foundation Capital, U.S. Venture Partners, Wafra, and Xilinx. For the latest information on Synfora, please visit http://www.synfora.com.