Product category:
Design and Development Hardware
News Release from: IKOS Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 08 June 2001
iBiquity verifies digital receiver with
IKOS kit
Digital broadcast technology developer iBiquity Digital has purchased a VStation-5M emulation system from IKOS Systems to be used for system integration and system verification.
Digital broadcast technology developer iBiquity Digital has purchased a VStation-5M emulation system from IKOS Systems to be used for system integration and system verification iBiquity Digital's first use of the IKOS system will be to verify a 1.5-million gate digital receiver design, which is an integral part of iBiquity Digital's iDABTM technology
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We were looking for a solution with tremendous performance and a partner who would work closely with us", stated Wade Stone, senior member of the technical staff with iBiquity Digital.
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"Because of our intricate testing requirements and the need to incorporate high-performance system-level verification, we found that IKOS' VStation-5M emulation system was exactly what we needed.
IKOS' product has the ability to implement data streaming in an emulation environment, thus drastically reducing the time it takes to perform extensive bit-error-rate testing".
"We are pleased to be working with a technology innovator such as iBiquity Digital", stated Ramon Nunez, president and CEO of IKOS Systems.
"They had a need for a verification solution capable of rapidly handling large data streaming test benches combined with simulator-like debug capabilities and our VStation-5M emulator is well-suited to meet those requirements.
Working together, we were able to reduce the time it took for iBiquity Digital to run these tests from days to hours".
IKOS' VStation-5M emulation system is a complete SoC verification station offering easy-to-use in-circuit emulation; high-performance comodelling through the Transaction Interface Portal; data streaming with virtually unlimited vector width and fully integrated RTL compile and debug capabilities.
The VStation-5M emulator verifies highly complex designs up to 5 million gates; has expandable memory capacity up to 48Mbyte and operates at emulation speeds up to 2MHz.
It incorporates IKOS' patented VirtuaLogic compiler and VirtualWires technology.
The VStation-5M features easy memory modelling; accurate modelling of asynchronous clocks; fast, fully automated partitioning and compilation as well as 100% visibility of internal and external signals.
It has a compact form factor, weighs 49.9kg and operates on 90-264V AC power.
Entry level price for the VStation-5M emulation system is priced $495,000 (US) including software.
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