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Axis and ARM Partner to Develop Co-Verification Solution for Embedded System Designs
CAMBRIDGE, UK and SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Mar. 19, 2001--
Companies to develop improved software debugging capabilities and a
faster hardware/software co-verification solution for designers using
ARM processors
ARM (LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY), the industry's leading provider
of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor technology, and Axis Systems,
Inc., announced today that Axis has partnered with ARM to develop a
hardware/software co-verification product for embedded system
designers. Axis joins the ARM EDA Partnership Program, whose other
members include AXYS Design Automation, Cadence, CoWare, IKOS,
Innoveda, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys and Virtio.
The companies will work together to integrate Axis' ReConfigurable
Computing technology with ARM® processor models and software
debugging environment. The integration aims at providing a solution
that is much faster and easier to use than other products on the
market.
``Our customers have been telling us that the current
hardware/software co-verification tools are slow and difficult to
setup and debug, especially for software developers,'' said Mike Tsai,
president and CEO, Axis. ``As a result, designers trying to verify
whole systems -- with hardware and embedded software -- are missing
market windows. Our partnership with ARM has been created to eliminate
the bottleneck that currently exists in system verification.''
One of the key advantages of Axis technology is the ability to
directly connect the ARM co-verification models to the Axis emulator
from within the co-verification environment, resulting in a much
higher performance hardware/software co-verification solution than is
currently available. Axis' proven ReConfigurable Computing technology
has demonstrated significant improvements in debug efficiency for
hardware designers.
This technology will be extended to software designers for more
powerful embedded software debugging capabilities.
``There's an ever increasing demand for a more efficient embedded
software verification environment,'' said Duncan Bryan, product
manager, ARM. ``Axis has an innovative technology that will help our
mutual customers verify their embedded software long before hardware
prototypes are available. With Axis in our EDA Partnership Program, we
can help ensure that our mutual customers will be able to take
advantage of a very powerful hardware/software co-verification
methodology.''
The joint solution will help reduce time-to-market by enabling
software verification to start much earlier in the design process. In
addition, by verifying real software on the hardware design prior to
prototype will increase the confidence that the system will operate as
expected when manufactured.
About the ARM EDA Partnership Program
The ARM EDA Partnership Program brings together ARM's expertise in
reusable intellectual property (IP) generation and IP modelling, with
the electronic design automation (EDA) design methodology expertise of
leading EDA tool vendors to develop faster, more accurate, routes to
system-on-chip (SoC) products.
The Program establishes a framework of co-operation between
engineering teams. The goal is to specify a range of core models, or
IP views, that are developed by ARM as an integral component of the
internal IP generation flow.
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-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 www.arm.com.
About Axis Systems
Axis Systems, Inc. offers high-performance verification platforms
for the hardware and software development of complex electronic system
and system-on-a-chip designs. Axis' products help increase confidence
in new designs, improve overall verification productivity and shorten
time to market. On a single platform and with one design database,
Axis' patented ReConfigurable Computing (RCC) technology provides
software simulation, accelerated simulation, system emulation and
hardware/software co-verification. Axis' verification products go ``way
beyond fast'' -- they not only run fast, but also help customers
identify and isolate bugs in a design faster than any other tool on
the market. Customers include the world's leading networking and
multimedia companies. Axis is headquartered at 209 Java Drive,
Sunnyvale, CA 94089. To learn more about Axis, visit www.axiscorp.com.
ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. All other brands or
product names are the property of their respective holders. ``ARM'' is
used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE:ARM and NASDAQ:ARMHY); its
operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM,
INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan.
Contact:
Axis
Yukari Chin, 408/588-2000 Ext. 154
yukari@axiscorp.com
or
Cayenne
Michelle Clancy, 252/940-0981
michelle.Clancy@cayennecom.com
or
ARM
Michelle Spencer, +44 1628 427780
michelle.spencer@arm.com
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