Synopsys Announces Implementation and Verification IP for PCI Express Technology; New Additions to the DesignWare IP Portfolio Accelerate Adoption of PCI Express
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2003--Synopsys,
Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), the world leader in integrated circuit (IC) design
software, today announced new implementation and verification
intellectual property (IP) to accelerate the adoption of the PCI
Express interface standard.
"PCI Express promises to deliver significantly enhanced bandwidth
at low cost for a wide variety of hardware platforms and
applications," said Joachim Kunkel, vice president of marketing,
Intellectual Property and Design Services at Synopsys. "The
DesignWare(R) PCI Express implementation and verification IP will give
the systems and semiconductor industry a low-risk path towards
bringing standards-compliant products to market quickly and reliably."
"Timely availability of implementation and verification IP is
critical to rapid development of new technology solutions," said Jason
Ziller, technology manager from Intel's Corporate Technology Group.
"With the broad industry focus on PCI Express product delivery, the
need for PCI Express building blocks that enable IP is acute.
Synopsys' release of implementation and verification IP is a major
milestone and should help rapid deployment of PCI Express technology
in the industry."
The DesignWare PCI Express Implementation IP Core is a
synthesizable end-point solution that can be configured to address
multiple applications, ranging from server and desktop systems to
mobile devices. Licensees of the core will receive Verilog source code
and example synthesis scripts as well as implementation guidelines for
straightforward integration, including block placement information,
list of critical paths, I/O driver requirements and technology
requirements. The DesignWare PCI Express Core is being developed for
flexibility, simplicity and reuse with a principal focus on
configurability, reliability and low gate count.
The DesignWare PCI Express Verification IP significantly
simplifies testbench development. It includes bus functional models
for endpoint and switch, and a user-extensible monitor to validate
protocol conformance and measure coverage. Verification engineers can
take advantage of its built-in advanced constrained-random
capabilities to generate thousands of transactions and test
corner-case behavior with just a few commands. Written in
OpenVera(TM), the DesignWare PCI Express Verification IP takes full
advantage of the built-in Synopsys Smart Verification technology and
has been implemented to be fully functional in Verilog, VHDL, and
C-based verification environments.
Pricing and Availability
The DesignWare PCI Express Verification IP is currently in limited
availability and is scheduled for general availability in the second
quarter of calendar 2003. The DesignWare PCI Express Verification IP
is included as part of the DesignWare Verification Library, which is
priced at $9,800 for a one-year technology subscription license (TSL).
Customers with a current DesignWare Library or DesignWare Verification
Library license will have access to the DesignWare PCI Express
Verification IP at no additional cost. In addition to the PCI Express
Verification IP, the DesignWare Verification Library also includes
verification IP for PCI, PCI-X, PCI-X 2.0, AMBA, USB, 14,000 memory
models and other popular interfaces.
The DesignWare PCI Express Implementation IP is scheduled for
availability in the second quarter of calendar 2003. For more
information about the DesignWare PCI Express solution, or the
extensive synthesizable and verification IP offerings from the
DesignWare family of products, please visit
http://www.synopsys.com/designware.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) is the world leader in electronic
design automation (EDA) software for integrated circuit (IC) design.
The company delivers technology-leading IC design and verification
platforms to the global electronics market, enabling the development
of complex systems-on-chips (SoCs). Synopsys also provides
intellectual property and design services to simplify the design
process and accelerate time-to-market for its customers. Synopsys is
headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and is located in more than 60
offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Asia. Visit
Synopsys online at http://www.synopsys.com/.
Synopsys and DesignWare are registered trademarks of Synopsys,
Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned in this
release are the intellectual property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Synopsys, Inc.
Troy Wood, 650/584-5717
twood@synopsys.com
or
Edelman
Andrea Zils, 650/429-2731
andrea.zils@edelman.com
