Jeda Technologies Announces PCI-X, SPI-4, Ethernet, ARM AMBA Verification IP at DAC
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—June 6, 2004—
Jeda Technologies announced the availability of various
Verification IP at the 41st Design Automation Conference being held in
San Diego during June 7-11. Jeda Technologies would be exhibiting in
Booth #3332 at the San Diego Convention Center. This Verification IP
has been developed using JedaX, the Object Oriented testbench
automation tool developed by the company.
The Verification IP's generally referred to as
Jeda-Plug-n-Play-Module (JPPM), are built around standard protocols
and interfaces commonly used in the design of ASICs and FPGAs. These
include the PCI-X, SPI-4 Phase 2, Ethernet, and ARM processor (AMBA)
test bench environment.
"The whole idea behind SOC trend is to be able to use design IP
developed by others. We at Spreadtrum have been using JedaX for our
verification needs in the development of Wireless ASICS and had been
very pleased with the experience. The availability of ready-made ARM
AMBA verification environment can save us tremendous amount of effort
that we otherwise have to expend," said Mr. Jin Ji, VP of SoC Design
of Spreadtrum Communications.
PCI-X verification IP available from other sources is commonly
written using Verilog/VHDL HDL. Verilog is a great language for
designing chips but falls short when it comes to developing
testbenches. It may be adequate for testing a PCI core stand alone,
but when time comes to integrate that core with the rest of the
system, it becomes very tedious to extend the verification code
written by a third person in Verilog. The beauty of Object-Oriented
JedaX based testbench is that they are compact, modular, reusable and
easily extensible. "The PCI-X testbench couldn't have come at a better
time for us. In our system we use standard interfaces. We would rather
use our engineering resources for developing verification code for our
value-add portion of design instead of standard interfaces. The PCI-X
JPPM is exactly what we needed," expressed Mr. John Ding, Vice
President and chief architect, at Exavio, a company developing video
storage servers.
Jeda Technologies has also made available the verification IP for
the standard SPI-4 phase 2 and Ethernet MAC for companies that are in
the data networking or telecommunication equipment market. Like the
rest of IP, this is also written in JedaX using high level constructs.
Companies interested in any of the announced products should
contact Jeda Technologies to find out more about these verification
environments. Others, interested in verification IP not listed should
contact the company.
Jeda technologies announced the latest JedaX version 3.1 in Nov,
2003 with latest enhancements. The tool's first release was in Oct,
2001.
About JedaX
JedaX, is the 2nd generation purpose built tool for developing
testbenches to validate of digital ASIC and FPGA designs. It allows
rapid development of intelligent self-checking test benches, due to
its high-level abstracts and powerful checking constructs, and ease of
learning. Its object-oriented and-aspect oriented technology
facilitates testbench development in a modular manner allowing re-use
of verification code, an elusive promise so far.
About Jeda Technologies
Jeda Technologies, Inc. is a privately held EDA company providing
a IC functional verification and modeling platform to verify complex
FPGA, ASIC and SoC designs.
Jeda delivers a comprehensive solution for writing verification
testbenches at block, chip and system levels. Jeda's offering
automates the process of identifying functional design problems,
reducing overall product development costs, increasing productivity,
and accelerating time-to-market for designers of digital systems.
Jeda's products are used in the communications, computing and consumer
electronics markets. Jeda Technologies is also instrumental in the
IEEE Verilog standards committee with its donation of testbench layer
technology.
Jeda Technologies was founded in December 2002 by a team of
Hardware Verification Language (HVL) veterans involved in the creation
of one of the first commercially available HVL, and is based in
Mountain View, California. For more information, please visit
www.jedatechnologies.com.
About Spreadtrum Communications
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless
Integrated Circuits (IC), software solutions to wireless equipment
manufacturers, mobile terminal vendors and semiconductor companies.
www.spreadtrum.com
About Exavio
Exavio enables cost-effective streaming of high-quality video
anywhere, anytime over ubiquitous IP networks. Exavio also vastly
improves workflow and productivity for digital video and film
production.
www.exavio.com
Contact:
Jeda Technologies
Ennis Haq, 650-964-5332
marketing@jedatechnologies.com
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