Now available, Synfora's version 9.04 of the PICO Extreme and PICO Extreme FPGA C synthesis tools are claimed to offer additional C++ support, including support for classes, templates, and operator over-loading; host interface and memory mapping enhancements, including flexible address mapping; and enhanced language support, with expanded support for looping syntax and expanded pointer support.

Synfora said that the latest version of its PICO Extreme delivers up to 8-percent area improvements.

It also provides enhanced mapping to Xilinx DSP48 units and enhanced timing estimates for complex operations, yielding improvements in achievable performance for FPGA designs of up to 25 percent, the company claimed.