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IKOS Systems Donates Key Technology for Common Emulation Application Programming Interface -- SCE-API --
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001--IKOS Systems,
Inc. (Nasdaq:IKOS), a leading provider of high-performance design
verification solutions, today announced it is taking a key role in the
newly formed SCE-API Consortium. The company has agreed to donate its
innovative Application Programming Interface (API) initially developed
to enable C models running on a workstation to communicate with the
design under test running in the IKOS VStation emulator. IKOS has
agreed to work with the other founding members of the Consortium,
emulation user ST Microelectronics, and EDA vendors, Mentor, Aptix,
CoWare, TransEDA and Synopsys to put the fundamental technology in the
public domain.
``We are very enthusiastic about donating our API to the SCE-API
Consortium,'' said IKOS CEO and president, Ramon Nunez. ``The alliance
is furthering our effort to promote emulation as a mainstream solution
for the verification of complex system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Donating
our API technology to the Consortium for release to the public domain
makes it much easier for third-party solutions to integrate to the
VStation emulator.
The API enables verification tools running on the host workstation
to co-emulate at speeds up to 1MHZ. Early adopters are currently
seeing performance in the 100-700 KHZ range. The powerful and
easy-to-implement API also allows vendors to integrate third party
solutions such as intelligent test benches and system-level design
tools with their emulation solution.
Linda Prowse-Fosler, vice president of marketing for IKOS Systems
commented, ``We completed the initial development of the IKOS API TIP
(Transaction Interface Portal) one year ago, with the intent of
keeping the technology proprietary. When our customers implemented the
technology, they experienced huge productivity improvements. We also
saw tremendous interest from producers of emulation compatible
third-party solutions. We realized putting the API into the public
domain was to the benefit of our customers and to the growth of
emulation as a mainstream verification method for complex designs.''
Prowse-Fosler continued, ``ST Microelectronics and the manager of
its CMG division functional verification competence center, Gerard
Mas, has been instrumental in helping to drive the efforts of the
consortium. ST helped interest a number of EDA software and hardware
vendors in supporting the effort.''
The consortium is currently in discussions with two industry
standard's groups, Open SystemC and Acellera. Each of these
organizations has expressed interest in making the phase one
specification and example available to their members by the end of
March 2001.
ABOUT IKOS
IKOS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:IKOS) is a technology leader in
high-performance design verification solutions including hardware and
software simulation for language-based design, logic emulation for
system integration and compatibility verification, and verification
services. The company's mission is to help customers realize their
high-complexity electronic systems through innovative design
verification solutions. IKOS has direct sales operation in North
America, UK, France, Germany, Benelux, Japan, and India, and a
distribution network throughout Asia-Pacific and Israel. The corporate
headquarters is at 79 Great Oaks Blvd., San Jose, Calif., 95119, 408/
284-0400. For more information, visit http://www.ikos.com.
Note to Editors: IKOS is a trademark of IKOS Systems. All other
brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective companies and should be treated as such.
Contact:
IKOS Systems, Inc.
Linda Prowse Fosler, 408/361-9667
linda@ikos.com
or
Peter DeNardo, 925/938-2678 Ext. 223 (Investor Relations)
pdenardo@demer-ir.com
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