VSIA Functional Verification Specification Released to Membership; Document Drives Reuse in Verification Environment
WAKEFIELD, Mass.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 22, 2004—
The VSI Alliance (VSIA) today announced that the
"Specification for VC/SoC Functional Verification" is now available
for VSIA members to download and use. Created by the VSIA Functional
Verification Development Working Group (DWG), the document defines a
number of common verification approaches, and provides insight into
how use by a virtual component (VC) or IP provider could be understood
or even reproduced by a VC/IP integrator. In addition to the
guidelines normally provided in other VSIA specifications, the
functional verification specification includes a list of well-defined
rules for good verification practices. The ultimate goal of the
specification is to facilitate reuse by the end user of the
verification environment delivered by the VC/IP provider for the
integration and chip-level verification of an end product. Corporate
members involved in the Functional Verification DWG that created this
document include: Cadence Design Systems, Elixent, Hewlett-Packard,
IBM, Infineon Technologies, Intel, Mentor Graphics, Motorola SPS,
Palmchip, Synopsys and Verisity Design.
"While EDA vendors may provide detailed instructions and
methodology guides for their specific tools, there has not been much
industry activity in establishing more general rules, guidelines and
best practices," said Tom Anderson, Functional Verification DWG
Chairperson. "Recognizing this need, a working group with
representatives from more than twenty leading semiconductor, system,
VC and EDA suppliers has developed a specification for the functional
verification of virtual components and the system-on-chip (SoC)
designs that use them."
The functional verification specification includes:
-- Best practices for effective functional verification of a
VC/IP
-- Definitions of the verification-related deliverables that
should pass from the VC/IP provider to the VC/IP integrator
(SoC team) along with the VC/IP design itself
-- A set of detailed rules for these deliverables, including
acceptable formats and coding guidelines
-- A description of the process for using these deliverables to
verify the integrity of the delivered VC/IP
-- Description of how certain deliverables can be reused during
full-chip SoC verification
-- A glossary of terminology related to VC/IP and SoC functional
verification methods
Availability
The Specification for VC/SoC Functional Verification Version 1.0
(VER 2 1.0) is currently available for VSIA members to download on the
VSIA website at www.vsi.org. Members can download the specification at
no cost. This specification may become available to non-members at the
end of this year for $750.
About VSIA
The VSI Alliance (VSIA) is an open, international organization
that includes representatives from all segments of the SoC industry:
System houses, Semiconductor vendors, Electronic Design Automation
(EDA) companies, and Intellectual Property (IP) providers. VSIA's
vision is to dramatically improve the productivity of SoC development
by specifying open standards and specifications that facilitate the
integration of software and hardware Virtual Components from multiple
sources. Many companies have adopted the use of VSIA specifications,
standards and documents. VSIA has wide industry participation with
more than 100 member companies from around the world. Membership is
open to any company with an interest in the development and promotion
of open standards used in the design of System-on-Chip. For more
information, visit the VSIA web site at www.vsi.org, or e-mail to
info@vsi.org.
Adoption of VSIA Specifications and Standards
Adoption and use of VSIA's documents, specifications, and
standards is growing at many System-on-Chip companies. Some of the
companies that have adopted VSIA specifications and standards include
Alcatel; ARM; Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; Fujitsu Limited;
Hewlett-Packard Company; Infineon Technologies Corp.; Intel Corp.;
LogicVision, Inc.; LSI Logic Corp.; Mentor Graphics Corp.; Motorola
SPS; Nokia Mobile Phones; Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.; Philips
Semiconductor; sci-worx.; STMicroelectronics Ltd.; Synopsys, Inc.; and
Virtual Component Exchange.
The VSI Alliance is a trademark of the Virtual Socket Interface
Alliance. All other brands or trademarks are the property of their
respective holders and should be treated as such.
Contact:
Cain Communication
Hillary Cain, 831-439-2071
hcain@caincom.com
