CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
28 September 2004
Product News
Mentor Graphics Enables Hardware/Software Co-Verification with StarCore Processor Models
Mentor Graphics Corp. announced a technical collaboration with StarCore to offer Seamless® hardware/software co-verification processor models for StarCore's licensable processor cores, SC1200 and SC1400.
Developed to allow systems designers using Mentor's Seamless co-verification environment to quickly incorporate StarCore processor subsystems into their designs, the support packages implement SC1200 and SC1400 cores and subsystems, as well as providing performance profiling for cache activities, memory accesses and software codes.
The StarCore model, when used with the Mentor Graphics® Seamless co-verification environment, enables software/hardware development in parallel, removing software from the critical path, reducing the risk of hardware iterations and increasing overall product quality. With increased visibility into a hardware design, designers can debug designs while they are exercised by production software running on the CPU.
"The Seamless hardware/software co-verification StarCore Processor Support Packages for SC1200 and SC1400 can help organizations significantly improve time-to-market by allowing them to develop in software before creating physical hardware," said Alex Bedarida, vice president of marketing and sales, StarCore. "Mentor Graphics is a known leader in the hardware/software co-verification space, and we are pleased to offer our customers this important and cost-saving package."
"Optimizing the performance of key software algorithms is critical for DSP system development," said Serge Leef, general manager, SoC Verification Division, Mentor Graphics. "The performance profiling features of Seamless and the StarCore Processor models provide an early, accurate analysis, ensuring confidence that specifications are being met."
Pricing and Availability
The Seamless hardware/software co-verification StarCore Processor Support Packages for SC1200 and SC1400 cores and subsystems are available now. More information is available at http://www.mentor.com/seamless
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