Axis Systems' Xcite Shortens Time to Market for WIS Technologies' New Multimedia Processor
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2002--Axis Systems Inc.
today announced that WIS Technologies has purchased the Xcite
simulation acceleration system to verify the company's next-generation
multimedia compression processors.
WIS Technologies is a pioneer in the development of hardware and
software solutions for the multimedia communications market.
Using Axis Systems' Xcite, WIS Technologies verified the complex
design of its new single-chip MPEG-4 streaming media encoder, which
combines multiple video input formats with data compression, more than
500 times faster than software simulators.
"We considered other verification tools, but after benchmarking
Xcite, we determined no other solution could give us the same
simulation performance," said Patrick LeFevre, vice president of
operations and business development for WIS Technologies.
The new MPEG-4 streaming media encoder combines processor design
with sophisticated software and advanced algorithms to support
multimedia over ADSL, LAN, and broadband networks. The chip is
designed to bring high-cost clarity to video and audio compression at
lower cost, and is completely programmable using an elegant partition
between hardware and software.
LeFevre notes that compared to previous FPGA prototyping methods,
which took months to bring up, Xcite was up and running in less than a
week. An added benefit was that the design team was able to resolve
integration issues with third-party IP and uncover other bugs that
might have gone undetected. Additionally, WIS was able to debug
hardware and software drivers simultaneously, substantially shortening
time to market.
Mike Tsai, president and CEO of Axis, said, "WIS' success with
Xcite in speeding delivery of the new encoder chip demonstrates the
power of our ReConfigurable Computing technology. We are pleased to be
a partner in their success."
Axis' verification products are based on the company's patented
ReConfigurable Computing (RCC) technology, which consists of a single
system with a unified design database that can be used for software
simulation, acceleration, emulation, and hardware-software
co-verification. RCC handles behavioral, RTL, and gate-level designs,
and enables designers to swap between the hardware verification engine
and the software simulation engine, providing hardware-based runtime
performance while debugging designs in a familiar software
environment.
About Axis Systems
Axis Systems Inc. offers high-performance verification platforms
for the hardware and software development of complex electronic system
and system-on-chip designs. Axis' products help customers increase
confidence in new designs, improve overall verification productivity
and shorten time to market. On a single platform and with one design
database, patented 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
Contact:
Axis Systems Inc.
Yukari Chin, 408/716-1554
yukari@axiscorp.com
or
Cayenne Communication
Lois DuBois, 650/854-5485
lois.dubois@cayennecom.com
