Hughes Network Systems Licenses Axis' Xcite to Speed Delivery of Next-Generation Wireless Networking Chip
Real-time hardware/software accelerator shortens time-to-market for
next-generation wireless chips
SUNNYVALE, CA - March 22, 2002 - Axis Systems Inc., makers of
high-performance system-on-a-chip verification solutions, today announced
that Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS), the world's largest provider of
broadband satellite network solutions, has purchased Axis' Xcite
verification system. With the help of Xcite, Hughes expects to be able to
improve overall development schedules for its next-generation wireless
chips. Verification is required to assure successful semiconductor designs
at tape-out, before committing designs to fabrication.
Using Xcite, Hughes will extend its existing Verilog software verification
environment to test the multi-million-gate design of the company's
next-generation wireless networking chip. The rigors of new semiconductor
design techniques require extremely long verification processes that go far
beyond the capabilities of software-only design verification solutions.
Xcite, based on Axis' patented ReConfigurable Computing (RCC) engine,
consists of a single system with one design database that can be used
throughout the development process, from software simulation and
hardware-accelerated simulation to hardware-software co-verification. Xcite
enables Hughes to transition smoothly between each phase of the verification
process. The ability to swap between the hardware verification engine and
the software simulation engine instantaneously enables designers to run at
hardware speed while debugging their designs in a familiar software
environment.
"We developed Xcite to solve problems just like those encountered by the
Hughes design team," said Mike Tsai, Axis president and CEO. "Our Xcite
system combines the robust design capabilities of a software simulator with
the high speed of a hardware accelerator. When designers are dealing with
complicated system-on-a-chip designs to support next-generation systems,
they need the versatility of software combined with the power of
high-performance hardware to adequately verify designs."
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes
Electronics Corporation (HUGHES), is the world's leading provider of
broadband satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers, with
more than 500,000 systems installed in 85 countries. HNS pioneered the
development of high-speed satellite Internet access services, which it
markets globally under the DirecPC® and DIRECWAY® brands, and is a major
supplier of mobile satellite networks, including GSM-enabled portable
handsets and Internet devices. For terrestrial access, it offers the
comprehensive AIReach® family of broadband wireless, point-to-multipoint
products. In addition, HNS is a leading manufacturer of DIRECTV® satellite
television receivers, having shipped over 8 million units to date.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C. in Germantown, Maryland, USA, HNS
maintains sales and support offices worldwide. The earnings of HUGHES, a
unit of General Motors Corporation, are used to calculate the earnings
attributable to the General Motors Class H common stock (NYSE: GMH). To
learn more about HNS, please visit www.hns.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. 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.
Contacts:
Axis - Yukari Chin, (408) 588-2000 x154, yukari@axiscorp.com
Cayenne - Lois DuBois, (650) 854-5485, lois.dubois@cayennecom.com
|
