Verisity Improves Verification Productivity with Specman Elite Version 4.2
Up to 5x Improvement in Generation and Coverage Performance;
Includes Support for 64-bit Simulators and SystemC
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2003--
Verisity Ltd. (Nasdaq:VRST), the leading supplier of essential
technology and methodology for functional verification, today
announced version 4.2 of the Specman Elite(R) testbench automation
solution. With Specman Elite v4.2, Verisity focused on increasing the
performance of all Specman Elite features as well as enhancing Specman
Elite's support for environments incorporating 64-bit and SystemC
simulators.
"As engineers move their verification environments to the
system-level, it is critical that their verification solutions provide
the most technically advanced capabilities," said Steve Brown, senior
product marketing manager for Verisity. "The powerful enhancements to
the latest version of Specman Elite not only speed verification for
engineers' designs today, but enables their Specman Elite environments
to scale with the increasing complexity of their next designs."
The latest release of the company's flagship product improves
performance by as much as 5x for some of the most common applications
including processor-based SoCs, and capacity improvements for general
coverage models that are common in large, complex SoC functional
verification environments. The most notable performance improvements
come from a new generation algorithm as well as a new coverage engine
that significantly improves memory efficiency. In addition, Specman
Elite's direct support for SystemC enhances interoperability for
engineers' working with system-level design flows and provides them
with a powerful way to model hardware early in the design cycle.
Version 4.2 also includes new features that make it easier and
more powerful to use. Those features include:
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| -- | A new External Simulator Interface (ESI). ESI is a procedural
interface available for Verisity Interoperability Partner
(VIP) simulator developers and customers to connect their
tools to Specman Elite in a standard way,
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| -- | Limited 64-bit platform support,
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| -- | An enhanced performance profiler: the performance profiler
helps users rapidly develop their verification environment,
identify performance bottlenecks, and efficiently produce a
final, high performance testbench,
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| -- | A Visualization Toolkit: the Visualization Toolkit enables
rapid development of new types of data reports in Specman
Elite,
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| -- | Ports: Ports are a new language feature that provide a common
syntax for unified communication and signal propagation from
the Specman Elite testbench to all different implementations
of the DUT, including HDL, SystemC, eCelerator and software.
This enables the same testbench to be used throughout the
various stages of design representation,
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| -- | Other new language features including encapsulation, delayed
assignment and semaphores. These features enable users to more
efficiently create high-level models in the e language and
easier modeling.
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Pricing and Availability
Specman Elite v4.2 will ship in July 2003, with 64-bit support
available to select customers in August 2003. Specman Elite v4.2 is
available on AIX, Linux, Solaris and HP workstations running HP-UX.
The price is $22,000 U.S. for a floating, annual LAN license.
About Verisity
Verisity, Ltd. (Nasdaq:VRST), is the leading supplier of essential
technology and methodology for the functional verification market. The
company addresses customers' critical business issues with its
market-leading software and intellectual property (IP) that
effectively and efficiently verify the design of electronic systems
and complex integrated circuits for the communications, computing, and
consumer electronics global markets. Verisity's Specman Elite(R)
testbench automation solution automates manual processes and detects
critical flaws in hardware designs enabling delivery of the highest
quality products and accelerating time to market. The company's strong
market presence is driven by its proven technology, methodology, and
solid strategic partnerships and programs. Verisity's customer list
includes leading companies in all strategic technology sectors.
Verisity is a global organization with offices throughout Asia,
Europe, and North America. Verisity's principal executive offices are
located in Mountain View, California, with its principal research and
development offices located in Rosh Ha'ain, Israel. For more
information, visit www.verisity.com.
Verisity, the Verisity logo and Specman Elite are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Verisity Design, Inc. in the
United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective holders.
CONTACT: Verisity Design, Inc.
Jennifer Bilsey, 650/934-6823
jen@verisity.com
