WHO:

Forte Design Systems™ (www.ForteDS.com), the #1 provider of high-level synthesis (HLS) products, enabling design at a higher level of abstraction and improving design results

What:

Will co-sponsor the India SystemC User's Group (ISCUG) Conference (www.iscug.in).

WHEN:

Sunday, April 14, through Monday, April 15

WHERE:

Hotel Radisson, Noida, India

As a co-sponsor, Forte will host a three-hour tutorial session April 14 titled, "Raising the abstraction of chip design above RTL High Level Synthesis," presented by Mike Meredith, vice president of technical marketing. Meredith will give an invited talk April 15 on "A look at the origins of SystemC and the future directions of SystemC." Forte will participate in the product expo and demonstrate Cynthesizer™ SystemC HLS with support for IEEE 1666™-2011 SystemC.

To learn more about Forte Design Systems and Cynthesizer, visit: www.ForteDS.com.

Information about ISCUG can be found at: www.iscug.in.

About Forte Design Systems

Forte Design Systems™ is the #1 provider of electronic system-level (ESL) synthesis software, confirmed by Gary Smith EDA, provider of market intelligence for the global Electronic Design Automation (EDA) market. Forte's software enables design at a higher level of abstraction and improves design results. Its innovative synthesis technologies and intellectual property offerings allow design teams creating complex electronic chips and systems to reduce their overall design and verification time. More than half of the top 20 worldwide semiconductor companies use Forte's products in production today for ASIC, SoC and FPGA design. Forte is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in England, Japan, Korea and the United States. For more information, visit www.ForteDS.com.