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News Release from: Mentor Graphics UK | Subject: MPC755 and MPC8240 PowerPC PSPs
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 May 2001
Co-verification support for PowerPC
architecture
Mentor Graphics has developed a new range of co-verification processor support packages (PSPs) for members of the Motorola PowerPC family.
Mentor Graphics has developed a new range of co-verification processor support packages (PSPs) for members of the Motorola PowerPC family Developed for use with the Mentor Graphics Seamless Co-Verification Environment (CVE), the PSPs accelerate design schedules by enabling designers to validate hardware and software interfaces in virtual prototype early in the design process, avoiding time-consuming design respins and shortening time-to-market
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The PSPs will support the Motorola MPC8240 Integrated PowerPC Processor and MPC755 PowerPC embedded microprocessors: two premier processors used in networking and telecommunications applications such as routers, switches, network storage applications and image display systems.
"With first-pass success a necessity in the fast-paced telecommunications and networking markets, co-verification has become an integral part of the embedded system design flow", said Brian Wilkie, corporate vice president and general manager for Motorola's Computing Platform Division.
"Mentor Graphics has been a long-standing and valued partner, providing comprehensive co-verification support for the PowerQUICC and PowerPC families".
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By combining a high-speed PowerPC embedded processor along with unparalleled integration of networking and communications peripherals, Motorola provides customers with an innovative, total-system solution for building high-end communications systems.
The MPC8240 is based on the successful PowerPC 603e embedded processor core, and integrates independent execution units targeted at the communications market.
The combination of the PowerPC cores and the independent execution units reduces chip counts and power consumption and simplifies board design for customers developing embedded systems for such applications as networking and telecommunications.
To accelerate the development process of the PSPs, Mentor Graphics used existing simulation models from Motorola.
This reuse methodology helps to ensure that customers have rapid access to the processor models in lock-step with new processor releases, such as model follow-on parts, like the MPC8245.
"Together Motorola and Mentor Graphics have worked to ensure that co-verification models are available in conjunction with new Motorola processor releases", said Serge Leef, general manager, System-on-Chip Verification Division, Mentor Graphics.
"Early access to co-verification models allows time-constrained networking and telecommunications designers to merge the hardware and software worlds earlier in the design process, shortening the overall development cycle".
The Motorola MPC755 PowerPC PSP is available now starting at $30,000.
The MPC8240 Integrated PowerPC PSP will be available in September 2001 with pricing also starting at $30,000.
Mentor Graphics also provides PSPs for other Motorola microprocessors including the MPC603e, MPC740/750, MPC7400, MPC860 and MPC8260.
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