Release Highlights:

1. New Schematic Update Utility

a. Schematic Update is an SDD_ADDIN that expands use case support.

-- Schematic Update adds signals to already placed symbols in the schematic.

-- Schematic Update will support flat or hierarchical schematics.

-- It allows the user to mix FPGA and non-FPGA symbols (decoupling caps) on the same schematic page.

b. New Schematic Update support for Design Architect is now available. Contact Customer Support or your Applications Engineer for details.

c. New Schematic Update support for DxDesigner 2007 is now available.

2. New Microsoft Vista support is now available with this release.

3. New 64 bit Linux support. Many FPGA vendors are beginning to recommend 64 bit platforms for the larger devices.

4. Updated FPGA vendor support

a. Xilinx ISE 10.1

-- New Family – Virtex-5 FXT

-- New radiation-tolerant Virtex-4QV family optimized for high-performance logic, DSP, and embedded processing

b. Actel Designer 8.3

-- New IGLOO PLUS family - Ultra-Low-Power FPGAs with Enhanced I/O Capabilities

c. Altera Quartus 7.3 SP3

5. New I/O Designer Tutorial Availability