CoWare Adds MIPS32(R) 34K(TM) Processor Support Package to SystemC-based Model Library; Expansion of CoWare Model Library Enables Development of Optimal Architectures for MIPS32 34K-based Systems
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Feb. 6, 2006—
CoWare(R) Inc., the leading supplier of electronic
system-level (ESL) design software and services, announced CoWare
Model Library support for the MIPS32(R) 34K(TM) core family - new
processor cores launched today in a separate announcement from MIPS
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS).
Integration of the new processor model into CoWare's ConvergenSC
SystemC-based environment for platform-driven ESL design enables users
and prospective users of the MIPS32 34K cores to assess and optimize
their capabilities on system performance, at an early stage of design.
Designers can readily combine the MIPS32 34K model with other elements
of the CoWare Model Library, such as AMBA or OCP-IP-compliant on-chip
interconnects, and peripheral models, to create a SystemC
transaction-level model of the complete platform, months ahead of the
availability of a hardware prototype. Designers can also run real
software on the platform model and simulate at speeds fast enough to
analyze overall system performance and assess the impact of the 34K
cores' innovative capabilities such as Multi-threading (MT) and DSP
functions.
"Design at the electronic system level is critical to gaining full
advantage of the 34K cores' powerful capabilities in a product
platform," stated Jack Browne, Vice President of Marketing, MIPS
Technologies. "We're excited that our collaboration with CoWare
provides our mutual customers with a tool environment to help make
these architectural decisions earlier in the design cycle."
"As designers strive to manage complexity of both hardware and
software in converging applications, they are increasingly turning to
both ESL design, and to innovative new embedded processors such as the
34K core family," said A.K. Kalekos, vice president marketing and
business development, CoWare. "We have a strong relationship with MIPS
Technologies, and we're delighted to expand our modeling solution for
platform-driven ESL design to benefit our mutual customers."
Availability
The MIPS32 34K Processor Support Package is a new addition to the
CoWare Model Library and is available today.
About CoWare
CoWare is the leading supplier of electronic system-level (ESL)
design software and services. CoWare offers a comprehensive set of ESL
tools that enable SoC developers to "differentiate by design" through
the creation of system IP including embedded processors, on-chip
buses, and DSP algorithms; the architecture of optimized SoC
platforms; and hardware/software co-design. The company's solutions
are based on open industry standards including SystemC. CoWare's
customers are major systems, semiconductor, and IP companies in the
market where consumer electronics, computing, and communications
converge. CoWare's corporate investors include ARM Ltd. ((LSE: ARM);
(Nasdaq: ARMHY)), Cadence Design Systems (Nasdaq: CDNS),
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), and Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE).
CoWare is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has offices around
the world. For more information about CoWare and its products and
services visit http://www.coware.com.
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