Institute of Computing Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences Selects Mentor Emulator as Verification Platform for Goodson Series CPU Chips
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Oct. 27, 2004—
Mentor Graphics Corp. (Nasdaq:MENT) today announced that
the Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) of the Chinese Academy of
Sciences has selected the VStation(TM)PRO emulation system as its
accelerated verification platform for its Goodson series central
processing unit (CPU) chip.
The Goodson series CPU design is comprised of 32-bit integer and
64-bit floating point functions with performance of 200MIPS at up to
266MHz clock frequency. Since its functionality is complicated,
complete functional verification for such chips can require several
months. The VStationPRO emulator provides RTL or gate-level
verification for designs up to 120 million gates and is widely used
for the functional verification of complex system designs such as
CPUs, image processors and multi-media/communications system-on-chips
(SoCs).
"With the great help of Mentor's advanced VStationPRO verification
system, ICT will be able to slash verification time and supply its
customers with fully verified Goodson CPUs in a short time period,
which will accelerate its adoption," said Mr. Tang Zhimin, the
technical principal of the Goodson chip project at the Institute of
Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The VStationPRO emulator is the Mentor Emulation Division's
sixth-generation VStation product family and provides the high
performance and capacity required for such applications as
hardware/software co-verification, accelerated verification, direct
code verification and in-circuit emulation (ICE). Complex system
design verification can be greatly shortened while ensuring highest
function coverage with the VStation solution, with emulation speed
thousands of times faster than other methodologies. The VStation
system was used to reduce verification time for the Goodson CPU
design.
"ICT selected the VStationPRO emulator as its Goodson series CPU
functional verification platform because of Mentor's advanced
technology and excellent support," said Danny Perng, general manager,
Mentor Graphics China. "We are pleased that our most advanced
emulation platform will contribute to the success of the Goodson
series chip design and verification flow."
The Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of
Sciences
Founded in 1956, the Institute of Computing Technology of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICT-CAS) is the first academic
institution specializing in the comprehensive research of computer
science and technology. China's first general-purpose digital
electronic computer was created at ICT-CAS, which later became a
research and development base for high-performance computers. It is
also the birthplace of the first high-performance general-purpose CPU
chip.
At present, there are six research labs, one engineering center,
and several incubated high-tech companies at ICT-CAS, hence, forming a
well-coordinated system of scientific research and commercialization.
The major research areas at ICT-CAS are CPU and SoC design,
high-performance computing and grid computing, network and
digitalization technologies, information processing, and
intellectualized Internet software. World Wide Web site:
www.ict.ac.cn.
About the Goodson Chip Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The "Goodson Chip No. 1" is the first commercial general-purpose
CPU chip designed independently by China with self-owned intellectual
property rights. The CPU has 32-bit integer unit and 64-bit double
precision floating point unit that meet the IEEE754 standard. "Goodson
Chip No. 1" is designed and manufactured with 0.18um technology, with
up to 266MHz maximum clock frequency and top calculation speeds for
both integer and floating point exceeding 200MOPS. The chip has passed
high/low temperature loop test and reaches industrial application
standards. With respect to operating system (OS) software, the Goodson
Chip also supports popular international operating systems such as
Linux, VxWorks and China's "Hopen (Creation Goddess of China)"
embedded OS, making the Goodson Chip suitable for embedded system
applications.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most
successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in
1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about
$675 million and employs approximately 3,800 people worldwide.
Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are
located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314.
World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com.
Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark and VStation is a
trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company and/or
product names are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville
Larry Toda, 503-685-1164
larry_toda@mentor.com
Suzanne Graham, 503-685-7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
