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News Release from: Atrenta | Subject: SpyGlass for VCS
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 April 2002
Simulator option speeds up Verilog RTL
SpyGlass for VCS is an option for Atrenta's SpyGlass 3.0 that improves RTL descriptions, which speeds up VCS simulation performance.
SpyGlass for VCS is an option for Atrenta's SpyGlass 3.0 that improves RTL descriptions, which speeds up VCS simulation performance Electronics companies look for every opportunity to increase simulation runtime performance for their complex designs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Analysis tool checks structure of RTL code
SpyGlass 3.0 from Atrenta is a predictive analysis tool that cuts IC design time by providing the industry's first structural analysis of RTL (register transfer level) code.
Analysis tool checks testability of RTL code
Atrenta's SpyGlass DFT incorporates two new engines to find testability issues at register transfer level (RTL) that would normally only be identified at the gate level.
The new SpyGlass for VCS option takes advantage of Atrenta's unique expertise in predictive analysis to provide customers with a powerful and comprehensive rule set to identify areas in their Verilog RTL that can be improved for faster runtimes while avoiding race conditions.
To ensure an optimised flow between SpyGlass and VCS, Atrenta participates as a member of Synopsys' in-Sync program for EDA interoperability.
"Through Atrenta's participation in Synopsys' in-Sync program, mutual customers will benefit from a smoother, more interoperable flow between Atrenta and Synopsys tools to help meet their design needs", said Karen Bartleson, director of Quality and Interoperability, Synopsys, "We are happy to work with Synopsys to bring products to market that increase productivity for our common customers", said Ghulam Nurie, senior vice president of marketing and business development at Atrenta.
"We believe SpyGlass for VCS will provide VCS users with an easy-to-use approach to avoid race conditions and time consuming iterations.
The ability to increase VCS runtime performance will play a critical role in meeting engineering schedules and improving time to market".
SpyGlass for VCS employs an innovative "look-ahead" engine, based on fast-synthesis and a logic evaluator, to create a structural representation of the Verilog RTL so it can perform detailed structural analysis and pinpoint exactly what areas of the RTL should be modified to improve VCS runtime performance.
The additional constructs in Verilog 2000 are also supported in SpyGlass 3.0.
SpyGlass for VCS costs $10,000 per year as an option to SpyGlass 3.0.
It runs on Sun/Solaris 2.5-2.8, HP-UX 10.2 and RedHat Linux 7 and above.
(This was Electronicstalk's Top Story on 4 April 2002).
(This was Electronicstalk's Top Story on 4 April 2002).
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