Mentor Graphics Veloce Delivers 400X Acceleration for OVM Driven Verification
06 5월 2010 - 10:00PM
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Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT), a leader in high-performance
system verification solutions, today announced that the Veloce®
emulation platform fully supports the Open Verification Methodology
(OVM). The primary advantage to companies using both the OVM and
the Veloce platform is the ability to use a single
transaction-based testbench for both simulation and emulation --
two technologies that are critical to the functional verification
of large, complex system-on-chip (SoCs) designs.
Mentor pioneered transaction-based acceleration in 2001 to
maximize user throughput on hardware emulators. The fundamental
structure of the then popular time-based testbenches limited
emulation acceleration to a mere 10X over logic simulation. The
TestBench XPress™ tool, the culmination of over 100 staff-years of
development, speeds transaction-based testbenches up to 400X.
Testbench development consumes up to 80 percent of the SoC
verification effort, making testbench reuse a mandatory practice.
With the TestBench XPress tool, engineers can accelerate their OVM
simulation testbenches on the Veloce emulator without modification
and speed execution by two orders of magnitude, transforming a five
hour video frame simulation into a 30 second run on the Veloce
platform.
"The widespread adoption of OVM validates our direction over the
past decade that an untimed, transaction-based testbench is the
most effective path to functional verification," said Eric Selosse,
vice president and general manager of the Mentor Graphics Emulation
Division. "With the entire EDA industry now promoting
transaction-based methodology, the Veloce platform, combined with
the TestBench Xpress tool, is uniquely positioned to accelerate the
verification process."
The Veloce and TestBench XPress tools consistently outperform
other emulators on OVM-based customer evaluations, including those
claiming higher raw emulation speed. The Veloce emulator
high-performance implementation of the Accellera standard SCE-MI
2.0 (Standard Co-Emulation Model Interface) and extended
synthesizable RTL subset accelerates more of the testbench in
emulation hardware, including interface elements critical to
high-bandwidth communication. Testbenches adhering to OVM
guidelines are accelerated on the Veloce platform without
modification, delivering effortless testbench reuse between
simulation and emulation.
About the Veloce Platform The Veloce
platform is the industry's first dual-mode accelerator/emulator,
providing MHz performance for both transaction-based verification
and traditional in-circuit emulation (ICE). The Veloce platform has
a full-custom IC architecture that enables fast, reliable design
compilation and uncompromised, at-speed full nodal visibility to
minimize time to insight. With an extensive portfolio of vertical
market solutions, the Veloce platform is the solution of choice for
multimedia, networking, wireless, and embedded systems
applications.
About OVM The Open Verification
Methodology, based on IEEE Std. 1800™-2005 SystemVerilog standard,
is the first open, language-interoperable SystemVerilog
verification methodology in the industry. It provides a methodology
and accompanying library that allows users to create modular,
reusable verification environments in which components communicate
with each other via standard transaction-level modeling interfaces.
It also enables intra- and inter-company reuse through a common
methodology and classes for sequential stimulus and block-to-system
reuse.
About Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics
Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware
and software design solutions, providing products, consulting
services and award-winning support for the world's most successful
electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the
company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $800
million and employs approximately 4,425 people worldwide. Corporate
headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville,
Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics and Veloce are registered trademarks and
TestBench XPress is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All
other company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners).
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For more information, please contact: Carole Dunn Mentor
Graphics 503.685.4716 carole_dunn@mentor.com Suzanne Graham Mentor
Graphics 503.685.7789 suzanne_graham@mentor.com
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