VERISITY AND ARM DELIVER VERIFICATION PROCESS AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF., AND CAMBRIDGE (ots) -
Companies Expand Strategic Relationship to Supply
Full System-Level Solutions for ARM11 Core Family-Based Designs
Key message points for analysts and journalists:
- ARM and Verisity announce that they will collaborate to produce
Verification IP to help mutual customers verify ARM core-based
designs more quickly and thoroughly.
- This Verification IP will be compatible with Verisity tools and
AXI bus structures enabling the ARM verification files, supplied
to ARM Partners to be run out-of-the-box.
- Veristiy tool users, including many leading ARM Partners will be
able to use the verification files written by and delivered by
ARM. This is not automatic today; this will make the
verification task easier and quicker.
- The first examples of this should be available during 3Q04
Verisity Ltd. (Nasdaq:VRST), the leading supplier of Verification
Process Automation (VPA) solutions, and ARM [(LSE:ARM);
(Nasdaq:ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit
embedded RISC processor solutions today announced their collaboration
to provide mutual customers with verification Intellectual Property
(IP) solutions that address the ever-growing complexities of
system-level verification. The two companies will jointly develop
verification IP for the ARM11(TM) core family. Starting with the AXI
e Verification Component (eVC), and advanced methodologies based on
Verisity's VPA solutions.
Many of the ARM(R) semiconductor Partners are pushing the limit of
system integration on a single chip. These designs, many of which are
based on the ARM11 microarchitecture require billions of verification
cycles and hundreds of Gbytes of information, distributed over
several compute and engineering resource locations. It is with this
problem in mind that ARM has teamed up with Verisity to help ease the
issues associated with the verification of these next-generation
designs.
"We believe that the next generation of chip developments need an
automated verification process that spans the block, system, and
project levels," said Alan Hunter, Verification Methodology manager,
ARM. "The VPA solutions offered by Verisity, work well with a new set
of verification IP components, under development, and enable our
customers to run ARM verification suites out-of-the-box. This will
make the verification of ARM core-based design quicker and easier in
the future."
The ARM11 processor family comprises a range of high-performance
microprocessor cores and platforms that exploit the new high-data
throughput AMBA(TM) 3.0 AXI bus system. The AXI eVC will be part of a
complete verification environment for the AXI bus, including block
and chip level scenario generation, data and assertion checking and
specification based functional coverage analysis. The AXI eVC will
comply with Verisity's e Reuse Methodology (eRM(TM)) and will run AXI
verification scenarios, supplied by ARM.
"Solving the challenges of system-level verification requires
automated processes leveraging reuseable, adaptable verification
environments,," said Steve Glaser, vice president of corporate
marketing and business development for Verisity. "The verification IP
ARM and Verisity are jointly developing will enable the highest
productivity and scalability, while supporting a spec-driven
verification flow all the way through closure."
About ARM
ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC
microprocessor solutions. The company licenses its high-performance,
low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals, and
system-on-chip designs to leading international electronics
companies. ARM also provides comprehensive support required in
developing a complete system. ARM's microprocessor cores are rapidly
becoming the volume RISC standard in such markets as portable
communications, hand-held computing, multimedia digital consumer and
embedded solutions. More information on ARM is available at
http://www.arm.com.
About Verisity
Verisity Ltd. (Nasdaq: VRST), is the leading supplier of process
automation solutions for the functional verification market. The
Company addresses customers' critical business issues with its
market-leading software and intellectual property (IP) that
effectively and efficiently verify the design of electronic systems
and complex integrated circuits for the communications, computing,
and consumer electronics global markets. Verisity's VPA solutions
enable projects to move from executable verification plans to module,
unit, and chip/system level 'total coverage' and verification
closure, while maximizing productivity, product quality, and
predictability of schedules. The Company's strong market presence is
driven by its proven technology, methodology and solid strategic
partnerships and programs. Verisity's customer list includes leading
companies in all strategic technology sectors. Verisity is a global
organization with offices throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.
Verisity's principal executive offices are located in Mountain View,
California, with its principal research and development offices
located in Rosh Ha'ain, Israel. For more information, visit
www.verisity.com.
ENDS
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