CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
7 June 2004
Product News
EVE, Novas Collaborate on Optimized SoC Verification & Debug Flow
Advanced verification specialist Emulation and Verification Engineering (EVE) ( http://www.eve-team.com ) announced a collaborative effort with Novas Software, Inc., a provider of open, interoperable debug systems for complex chip designs, to enhance interoperability between their electronic design automation (EDA) solutions.
This effort, which targets reduced tool complexity and accelerated learning curves, was enabled through the Novas Harmony Program and will optimize the verification flow between EVE's ZeBu-or Zero Bugs-hardware/software co-verification platform and Novas' debug platform to provide a single, unified interface for verification and debug.
EVE's ZeBu generates waveform data in FSDB format used by the Novas DebussyŽ and VerdiT Debug Systems. Further development will integrate elements of the Novas debug platform as the cockpit for ZeBu creating a complete development, verification and debugging solution for system-on-chip (SoC) designs. The integrated EVE/Novas solution will provide an intuitive way for system engineers and software developers to track, understand and correct causes of errant behavior before a design is implemented.
"The complexity of SoC designs requires a greater level of EDA tool interoperability throughout the verification flow," adds George Bakewell, Novas' director of Technical Marketing. "EVE's ZeBu platform gives system engineers and software developers early access to cycle-accurate SoC models running at MHz speed to integrate drivers and operating systems. Integration with our debug platform enhances this methodology with a common interface for accessing design knowledge that enables the entire design team to better understand chip behavior."
Novas established the Harmony program in 1999 to lower the cost of EDA tool interoperability. The Harmony program provides developers of verification and other tools with software licenses, engineering support for integration efforts, and ongoing support for mutual customers. Novas' open application programming interfaces (APIs) ensure that the widest range of chip design and verification solutions can take advantage of its industry-leading debug capabilities.
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