CoWare Renews Contract to Supply ARM IP Models to ESL Designers; Agreement Covers SystemC Models for Current and Future ARM Processors
MUNICH, Germany—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 6, 2006—
CoWare(R) Inc., the leading supplier of electronic
system-level (ESL) design software and services, announced today that
it renewed its Model Distribution agreement with ARM ((LSE: ARM);
(Nasdaq: ARMHY)) to supply SystemC models for ARM(R) Intellectual
Property (IP) to users of its ESL design tools. The agreement covers a
broad range of ARM processor models from the ARM RealView Model
Library including the ARM 7(TM), the ARM 9(TM), the ARM10(TM), the
ARM11(TM) and the Cortex(TM) processor families. These can be
integrated with the AMBA(R) 2 AHB(TM) and AMBA 3 AXI(TM) interconnect
and PrimeCell(R) peripheral models. This secures the ongoing supply of
SystemC models of ARM IP currently available in the CoWare Model
Library for mutual customers of ARM and CoWare, as well as the timely
provision of SystemC models for new IP in ARM's roadmap.
"We are currently designing SoCs with ARM processors and AMBA
interconnect, using transaction-level SystemC models in CoWare's ESL
tools," said Mr. Akira Usui, design manager, YAMAHA Corporation. "We
are very pleased that ARM and CoWare have entered into this agreement
so that we will be able to continue to receive models and support for
ARM IP from CoWare."
"As system-on-chip complexity increases, ESL design is becoming
more popular, and that requires IP models for the ESL design flow to
be readily available," stated Tim Holden, director of EDA Services,
ARM. "In addition to developing our own RealView(R) ESL tools, we have
been working successfully with CoWare for many years. ARM is fully
committed to ESL design and will continue to supply CoWare with ARM IP
models from the ARM RealView Model Library in a timely manner, for the
benefit of mutual customers."
"ARM processors continue to power the vast majority of mobile
devices in high-volume consumer markets, where the need to work at the
ES level to optimize designs for performance, low power, and cost is
most acute," said AK Kalekos, vice president marketing and business
development, CoWare. "Through our continuing strong relationship with
ARM, we are able to provide models that significantly lower the
barriers to adoption, to more quickly experience the benefits of ESL
design."
Availability
ARM IP models for CoWare tools are exclusively available from and
supported by CoWare. About 30 different SystemC models of ARM
processors, interconnect, and peripheral IP are available today in the
CoWare Model Library. New models are frequently added as they become
available. For more information about ARM IP models from CoWare,
please visit www.CoWare.com.
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 ((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.
ARM, AMBA, RealView and PrimeCell are registered trademarks of ARM
Limited. ARM7, ARM9, ARM10, ARM11, AXI and Cortex are trademarks of
ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of
their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc;
its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM
INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM
Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design
Automation Inc.; AXYS GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; and
ARM Physical IP, Inc. CoWare is a registered trademark of CoWare, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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