ARM gets Cadence's Verification Kit

NEW DELHI: Cadence Design Systems Inc. and ARM today announced the Cadence
Functional Verification Kit for ARM technology, presenting design teams with a

low-risk path to verification closure when verifying ARM processor-based

designs.






The kit covers the verification process from architectural verification to
system validation for both hardware and software — all tied together with

Cadence's proven Incisive Plan-to-Closure Methodology. The result is improved

team productivity, higher design quality and greater predictability in the

verification process for designers in segments such as wireless and digital

personal entertainment.






According to Mike Inglis, executive vice president of Marketing, ARM, “ARM and
Cadence continue to deliver solutions that provide measurable value to our

mutual customers. This kit collaboration, using Cadence's Plan-to-Closure

Methodology and ARM-technology-certified AMBA verification IP, reinforces our

commitment to accelerate verification closure for producing industry-leading ARM

processor-based designs.”






This Cadence Kit contains block, chip, and system-level flows and verification
methodology tailored for ARM processor-based designs using the Cadence Incisive

platform, Cadence applicability consulting, an ARM926 processor-based

representative design to demonstrate the methodologies, and a full suite of ARM

technology-certified AMBA methodology-based verification IP (VIP). The VIP

includes reusable verification plans, AMBA compliance metrics, advanced

testbenches, formal and accelerated protocol assertions, accelerated transactors,

cycle-callable ARM processor models, and ARM emulation LogicTiles.






Moshe Gavrielov, executive vice president and general manager of the Cadence
Verification Division, said, “The Cadence Functional Verification Kit for ARM

offers significant enhancements for the challenging task of verifying complex

ARM processor-based designs. Design and verification teams now have at their

disposal a powerful set of technologies, supported by a proven methodology, to

help them speed their designs to high-quality silicon.”






The Cadence Functional Verification Kit for ARM further strengthens the Cadence
Kits approach to solving the complex design challenges of electronics.






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