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News Release from: LogicVision Europe
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 April 2002
LogicVision and Magma get their act
together
LogicVision and Magma Design Automation have successfully completed placement, routing and timing verification of a high-performance SoC for a major broadband communications company.
LogicVision and Magma Design Automation have successfully completed placement, routing and timing verification of a high-performance SoC designed by a major broadband communications and networking services company, using advanced technology from the two companies The 10 million-gate, 200MHz, 0.13-micron design SoC was partitioned for layout into several hierarchical blocks, including LogicVision's embedded test designed to implement at-speed self-test of logic and memories
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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LogicVision's hierarchical test architecture enabled its micro-testers to coexist with the functional logic in each block designated for layout, improving the ability of the physical design software to meet timing specifications.
Timing constraints for the functional and the LogicVision embedded test circuits were handled simultaneously by Magma's Blast Chip, enabling the timing-driven layout to be completed without costly iterations.
Achieving compliance with timing specifications typically requires several sets of constraints and analysis runs and many passes through placement and routing.
Blast Chip includes advanced modelling capabilities that make it possible for designers to combine constraints for all modes of operation into a single set and achieve timing closure in a reasonable and predictable amount of time.
This successful completion of this project is an important milestone in the relationship between LogicVision and Magma.
The two companies now plan to accelerate efforts to fully automate the interfaces between LogicVision and Magma products.
"We're extremely pleased with the initial results of our collaboration with Magma", said Mukesh Mowji, vice president of marketing and business development for LogicVision.
"This project demonstrates the excellent fit between the LogicVision hierarchical logic test architecture and the advanced Magma physical design environment".
"Having pioneered the concept of integrating design solutions to deliver better results and faster time to market, we're constantly looking for ways to interface more closely with other important tool providers", said Bob Smith, Magma's vice president of product marketing.
"We're very excited to be working with LogicVision to offer mutual customers an automated and seamless flow between our implementation solution and their industry-leading embedded test products".
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