SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:
MENT) and Breker Verification Systems today announced that the
three companies have collaborated on a technology contribution to
the Accellera Portable Stimulus Working Group. The contribution
leverages the combined experience of the three companies in
providing portable test and stimulus solutions, and is intended to
assist the Accellera Portable Stimulus Working Group in defining a
system-on-chip (SoC) verification standard that offers both
vertical (intellectual property to SoC) and horizontal (simulation
to post-silicon) reuse of stimulus and test.
The collaborative contribution includes:
- A concise specification language for use-cases that allows high
level abstraction of stimulus and tests, including coverage and
results checking
- Semantics to allow generation of tests by automation tools in a
variety of languages and tool environments with consistent behavior
across multiple implementations from simulation through emulation
to FPGA and post-silicon
- A model-based approach supporting graph-based descriptions of
stimulus and test scenarios
- A library of predefined utility functions plus support for
user-defined functions helpful when generating system-level
portable stimulus and tests
For more information on the Portable Stimulus Working Group,
visit
http://www.accellera.org/activities/working-groups/portable-stimulus
"When we initiated the portable stimulus project within
Accellera and offered technology we have in use today, we sought to
collaborate with other leading vendors and their technologies to
create a standard that would enjoy broad and rapid adoption,"
stated John Lenyo, vice president
and general manager, Design Verification Technology Division at
Mentor Graphics. "We are pleased to see this early collaborative
effort to seed the Accellera Portable Stimulus Working Group result
in a joint contribution that pulls these technologies together to
help accelerate availability of a completed standard."
"Cadence believes portable stimulus will be the hallmark for the
next generation of verification automation," said Ziv Binyamini,
corporate vice president, research and development, Advanced
Verification Solutions at Cadence. "Much like our collaboration on
OVM and UVM standardization, this joint contribution offers a
significant step toward creating a usable standard that can be
supported by multiple vendors, and enables Cadence and our
customers to leverage the current investments in our
technology."
"Breker has been a vocal supporter of portable stimulus and our
customers understand the need and value of our technology," said
Adnan Hamid, CEO and co-founder of
Breker Verification Systems. "The development of the standard and
our joint contribution offer evidence of portable stimulus'
progress from early adopter to mainstream technology."
About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an
essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and
electronics. Customers use Cadence software, hardware, IP, and
services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer
electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and
computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design
centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the
global electronics industry. More information about the company,
its products, and services is available at www.cadence.com.
About Mentor
Mentor Graphics Corporation 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 electronic, semiconductor and systems companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues in the last
fiscal year in excess of $1.24
billion. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W.
Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon
97070-7777.
About Breker
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software company Breker
Verification Systems provides innovative solutions to solve the
challenge of complex system-on-chip (SoC) functional verification.
Its products are used in production at leading semiconductor
companies in the U.S., Europe and
India. Founded in 2003, it is
privately held and funded. More information about Breker can be
found at www.brekersystems.com.
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Breker Verification Systems
Tom Anderson
408.823.9075
toma@brekersystems.com
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