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News Release from: Knowlent Corporation | Subject: Opal TBE
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 July 2007
Testbench simplifies mixed-signal
simulation
Test bench development and simulation control environment supports all circuit simulation technologies from Synopsys.
Available now from Knowlent Corp, the Opal TBE test bench development and simulation control environment supports all circuit simulation technologies from Synopsys Opal TBE will provide Synopsys users with a graphical user interface for analysis, characterisation and verification of complex analogue/custom blocks used in system-on-chip designs implemented in the latest nanometre silicon technologies
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 29 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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For the first time, Synopsys' analogue and mixed-signal design customers have the advantage of a complete test bench development and simulation control environment launching simulations and post processing simulation results in a structured spec-driven environment.
Now, joint customers can take advantage of the complete library of GoldSpec test suites for compliance testing of high speed serial interfaces such as SATA, PCIe, SAS, LVDS, XAUI and HDMI ensuring 100% compliance of analogue blocks to their electrical specifications for that portion of an SoC design.
The increased flexibility, performance and accuracy of this integration enable customers to better achieve first-time product success.
In addition, Synopsys users can develop device-under-test (DUT) test benches for block-level designs such as ADCs, DACs, op amps and PLLs, independently making IP reuse and test bench portability a reality.
"Knowlent's support of Synopsys' family of simulators provides an advanced design environment more comprehensive than other environments in the market today", says Ed Lechner, Director, Product Marketing analogue and Mixed Signal for Synopsys.
"Combining our leadership position in circuit simulation technology with Knowlent's state-of-the-art test bench development environment provides analogue/mixed-signal design engineers the 'best in class' solution".
"Until now, Synopsys analogue/mixed-signal designers used either a command-line interface or third-party tools not optimised for the level of productivity needed to ensure the complete characterisation of their designs", says Nelson Seiden Knowlent's Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
"We are extremely proud to provide this level of integration with the Synopsys analogue/mixed-signal design environment delivering the accuracy, ease-of-use, and functionality designers need to achieve analogue signoff and to tape-out with confidence".
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