Tvia Speeds Verification of Next-Generation Multi-Media Chips with Axis Systems' Xtreme
Tvia Uses Xtreme Verification System for Early System Integration
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2002--Axis Systems
Inc. today announced that Tvia Inc. (Nasdaq:TVIA - News), has purchased Axis
Systems' Xtreme(TM) verification system and incorporated it into
Tvia's design flow to speed the development of Tvia's CyberPro(TM)
family of next-generation multi-media display processors.
The CyberPro processors merge multiple independent streams of
audio, video, text, graphics and animation, and deliver high-quality
output streams for display to devices such as enhanced televisions and
emerging displays.
"To offer more features in our chips, we need to integrate and
verify new and legacy IP from multiple sources," said Eli Porat,
Tvia's president and chief executive officer. "Before using Xtreme,
verifying the IP in our system was difficult and time-consuming; now,
our turn-around time has improved from days to hours. We expect that
Xtreme will continue to help us remain in front of the opportunity
curve."
One of the challenges facing Tvia's design team was integrating
third-party MPEG intellectual property (IP) with legacy multi-media
designs into its next-generation processor. Using Xtreme, Tvia's SoC
designers can run accelerated simulations and emulations to verify the
integration of multiple IP from various sources, detect and isolate
bugs, and perform system integration early in the design phase.
"Shortening time-to-market is critical in the multi-media
convergence market, and we're thrilled that Xtreme gives Tvia a
competitive edge," said Mike Tsai, Axis president and CEO. "With its
CyberPro processor design, Tvia has demonstrated the power of Xtreme
to integrate and debug IP from various sources."
Xtreme is based on Axis's patented ReConfigurable Computing (RCC)
technology, which provides powerful debugging capabilities such as
VCD-on-Demand and hot swapping. VCD-on-Demand saves the simulation
history for an entire design, eliminating the need to re-simulate when
a bug is found, which improves overall verification productivity. Hot
swapping -- switching from software simulation to accelerated
simulation and emulation -- gives designers the flexibility to debug
their designs in a familiar software debugging environment while
taking advantage of acceleration and emulation performance.
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 system and with a unified
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, Calif., 94089. To learn more about Axis, visit
www.axiscorp.com
Contact:
Axis Systems Inc., Sunnyvale
Yukari Chin, 408/716-1520
yukari@axiscorp.com
or
Cayenne Communication
Lois DuBois, 650/854-5485
lois.dubois@cayennecom.com
