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C Level Design Joins SystemC and SpecC Initiatives to Further Standardization Efforts of C/C++
CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2001--
C Level Design, Inc. the sales and technology leader in hardware
design for C/C++, today announced it is joining both the Open SystemC
Initiative (OSCI) and the SpecC Technology Open Consortium (STOC). The
company, which is committed to overseeing the widespread adoption of
C/C++ for system-level design, will participate as an active member in
both organizations. In a related announcement, C Level Design also
stated that it would place its CycleC(TM) Modeling and Methodology
into the public domain by donating its technology to OCSI and
Accellera (see press release titled ``C LEVEL DESIGN DONATES CYCLE C
METHODOLOGY TO THE OPEN SYSTEMC INITIATIVE AND ACCELLERA'').
``The convergence of language standards in the C/C++ area is
critical to the widespread adoption of C/C++ for system-level design,''
said Daniel Skilken, President and CEO of C Level Design. ``The
language of choice for next-generation system design is C/C++. C Level
Design has always been committed to supporting standards efforts to
develop best-in-class solutions for designing with C/C++. Both SystemC
and SpecC have been instrumental in raising industry awareness for the
need of standardization in the use of C/C++ as a system and hardware
design language. Now that OCSI is an independent organization, we can
finally join as an active, contributing member. We are also committed
to participating with and contributing to Accellera and SpecC to
create a truly industry-wide standard for hardware and system design
in C/C++.''
``We welcome C Level Design to the Open SystemC Initiative and
applaud their commitment help our efforts to make SystemC an industry
standard,'' confirms Kevin Kranen, co-chair of the SystemC steering
group. ``C Level Design has been a pioneer in the area of C/C++ design
and their participation enhances this rapidly growing initiative.''
``We are delighted that C Level Design will be joining the SpecC
initiative,'' said Daniel Gajski, professor and director of the Center
for Embedded Computer System at UC Irvine and creator of the SpecC
language specification. ``C Level Design's vision of system design
using ANSI C/C++ is extremely compatible with development efforts of
the SpecC consortium. Their knowledge in using C/C++ as a hardware
design language combined with their simulation and synthesis expertise
will significantly strengthen the efforts to provide a system design
standard based on SpecC.''
Leading electronics companies worldwide use C Level Design's
CycleC methodology to accelerate the development and verification of
their designs targeted for networking, telecommunications and
processor markets. Designs written using the CycleC methodology
simulate hundreds of times faster than traditional, native compiled
HDL simulators. Once those designs have been verified, they are
synthesized by System Compiler(TM) into RTL VHDL/Verilog, and are
optimized for logic synthesis. The resulting hardware implementations
equal hand-coded RTL HDL for area and speed.
About SystemC
The Open SystemC Initiative establishes an interoperable, open
modeling platform to promote the growth of C-based design and enable
exchange of system-level C++ models and co-design. The collaboration
promises to establish a de-facto modeling standard for the benefit of
the entire electronics industry. There is broad and growing support
for SystemC from leading companies in the semiconductor, electronic
systems, IP, EDA and embedded software industries. Users can download
the SystemC modeling platform, which includes the SystemC
specification, source code and reference manual, at
http://www.systemc.org.
About SpecC
The purpose of SpecC Technology Open Consortium (STOC) is to
create standard languages and interchange formats for system
specification design using SpecC technologies. Originally developed at
University of California, Irvine, SpecC is a language-specification
based on C, and is designed to support smooth overall integration of
product development, from determining specifications to design
implementation. The SpecC language establishes a set of abstraction
levels above RTL and set of refinement rules for the transformation
from one level into another, thus allowing a smooth transition from
specification to implementation. For more information, visit
http://www.specc.org.
About C Level Design
C Level Design, Inc., the sales and technology leader for C/C++
design tools was founded in 1997 to develop and market system-level
design products for system and hardware designers. The company's
products and consulting expertise in C/C++ enable global electronics
companies in the networking, telecommunications and processor market
segments to create and verify their designs using ANSI C/C++ for
higher simulation performance and designer productivity, and
synthesize those designs for use in their existing RTL HDL design
flows. C Level Design is fully committed to supporting industry
standards for C/C++ design and is a member of the SystemC, SpecC,
Accellera and VSIA. For more information, visit:
http://www.cleveldesign.com.
Note to Editors: C Level, CycleC and System Compiler are
trademarks of C Level Design, Inc. All other brands or product names
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies and should be treated as such.
Contact:
C Level Design
David Park, 408/558-7780
dave@cleveldesign.com
or
KJ Communications
Kella Knack, 650/508-0371
kjcomk@cs.com
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