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Innoveda Enhances Regent Tool for Hardware/ Software Interface Design
MARLBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2001--Innoveda, Inc.
(Nasdaq: INOV), a leading provider of innovative software and services
for the design of advanced electronic products, today unveiled a more
powerful version of Regent(TM), its wizard-like design and
documentation tool for programmable register modules in embedded
systems. Version 3.0 optimizes the design process and implementation
using a distributed model approach in which multiple register blocks
are captured within one register table.
Regent is an advanced tool designed specifically to handle the
programming of System-on-Chip (SoC) and embedded system registers. It
provides a consistently synchronized flow to the various groups
designing and testing HW/SW interface register blocks. This approach
frees firmware designers at companies such as Core Optics, Inc. from
the tedious and error-prone job of manually adapting software drivers
to the latest hardware changes.
CoreOptics is a privately held U.S.-German company that develops
and manufactures optical networking solutions for the next-generation
backbone transmission systems in the DWDM, SONET/SDH, ATM and IP
areas. Through its subsidiary based in Nurnberg, Germany, CoreOptics
owns a world-class R&D operation. The company is focused on ultra
high-speed optical networking solutions and will provide system
manufacturers differentiating solutions for their next-generation
systems.
According to Christoph Schulien, CEO of CoreOptics, ``Regent
enables us to design and document the HW/SW interface modules of our
advanced ASICs, capturing large numbers of registers with their
attributes in an intuitive way, and being able to automatically
generate their RTL representation and SW macros. We have found Regent
an important component in the design flow. It greatly supports our
efforts to provide a collaborative environment for our hardware and
software groups.''
Distributed Model
Commenting on the new distributed model approach in Version 3,
Rami Rachamim, director of marketing for Innoveda's System-Level
Design group, said, ``This approach enables designers to capture in one
register table multiple functionally related, yet autonomous,
programmable register blocks and distribute them anywhere in their
system.''
With its ``always-in-sync'' software macros, which are used in
software drivers to reflect the latest changes in registers, Regent
provides a comprehensive solution for the fast-growing area of
hardware/software interface design and verification.
``Using programmable registers to configure hardware devices is not
new,'' Rachamim added. ``Recently, however, software-controlled
hardware configurations have become a key way to shorten overall
hardware design cycles in systems. As a result, more and more
programmable registers are required, and that's where Regent comes
into play.''
Reduces Errors
Regent adds design and documentation to systems and RTL
methodology by generating synthesizable RTL from a structured register
table. It also automatically generates software macros that depict
hardware register addresses, size and bit position, eliminating errors
that can occur in a manual approach. Designers simply include the
latest C header file automatically generated by Regent.
Regent Version 3.0, available now, supports all Windows-based
platforms in addition to Solaris and HP-UX. Pricing starts at $15,000
in the United States.
About Innoveda
Innoveda, Inc. (Nasdaq:INOV) is a leading provider of innovative
software and services that help engineers visualize, design and build
advanced electronic systems for companies participating in the
telecommunications, transportation, computer and consumer electronics
markets. The company enjoys a rich heritage of technical innovation
from the merger of Viewlogic Systems, Inc. and Summit Design, Inc.
that formed Innoveda, and the subsequent merger of Innoveda and PADS
Software, Inc. These unions form the foundation of Innoveda's
comprehensive electronic product solutions for system-level design,
design capture, board design and electromechanical design.
Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Innoveda has offices worldwide.
Additional information can be found at: http://www.innoveda.com/
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements that are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements, other
than statements of historical facts, included in this press release
including, without limitation, statements regarding Innoveda's
financial projections for any period, strategy, future operations,
financial position, utility of products, market acceptance of
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objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in
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``intend'', ``estimate'', ``expect'', ``project'', ``plan'' and similar
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although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying
words. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements, and you should not place undue reliance
on our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do
not reflect the potential impact of any future transactions or
strategic alliances. Our actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of
various factors, including the ability of Innoveda to successfully
integrate its business combinations and restructuring, recent economic
uncertainty, weakness in the business of our customers, market
acceptance of Innoveda's products, the cyclical nature of the
electronics industry, the failure of Innoveda's quarterly results to
meet market expectations, the impact of financial charges related to
business combinations, the intense competition Innoveda faces,
Innoveda's ability to develop new products, and the other risks
described in Innoveda's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 30, 2000 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 30, 2001, Innoveda's most recent quarterly report
on Form 10-Q and the other public filings made by Innoveda with the
SEC, which factors are incorporated herein by reference.
Note to editors: Innoveda and Regent are trademarks of Innoveda,
Inc.
Contact:
Innoveda
North America:
Sarah Miller
508.303.5254
smiller@innoveda.com
or
Europe/Middle East:
Peter van der Sluijs
+44 1442 879222
peterv@neesham.co.uk
or
Asia Pacific:
Mieko Takiyama
011-81-3-5485-8101
mtakiyama@innoveda.com
or
CoreOptics
CoreOptics Media Line
+49 (911) 94151 737
www.coreoptics.com
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