Product category: Design and Development Software
News Release from: Mentor Graphics UK | Subject: C-Bridge
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 26 February 2002
Enhancement speeds prototyping and verification
C-Bridge technology is an extension to the Mentor Graphics Seamless coverification environment
C-Bridge promotes high-level modelling and improves the verification performance of embedded designs by incorporating C and C++ hardware descriptions, test benches and protocol models into Seamless coverification sessions. C-Bridge encourages architectural exploration through c-verification of hardware and software early in the embedded design process, before key design blocks are realised in RTL.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 February 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Control system demonstrates viability of Autosar
Mentor Graphics has completed a demonstrator project for Volvo that entailed completely redeveloping an existing climate control system using Autosar technology
Acquisition delivers powerful design-to-fab flow
Mentor Graphics Corp has acquired Sierra Design Automation for US $90 million in cash and stock
Seamless with C-Bridge supports mixed C, C++ and HDL design environments.
"The design environment for hardware prototyping is changing", said Serge Leef, general manager of the System-on-Chip Verification Division at Mentor Graphics.
"Increasingly, higher-level languages, such as C and C++, are used to define complex hardware.
Further reading
Infineon and Chartered use litho-friendly design
Mentor Graphics has validated its Calibre LFD (litho-friendly design) results in silicon on 65nm process technology
Mixed-signal flow is proved with UWB transceiver
Mentor Graphics has set up a new reference flow for analogue and mixed-signal SoC designs
Inclusion of these models into a verification environment, where they can efficiently interact with existing RTL and embedded software, is a critical issue for design success.
C-Bridge technology extends the use of Seamless in the design flow, providing explicit support for system prototyping, architectural exploration and early system verification".
Functions modelled at higher levels of abstraction enable designers to rapidly create flexible prototypes that encapsulate desired functionality and performance attributes.
Seamless with C-Bridge enables hardware and test-related constructs to be described in C language to be incorporated smoothly into a design composed of C and RTL blocks.
C-Bridge does not impose any particular restrictions on the C code which enables the use of any appropriate language constructs and re-use of pre-existing C models.
Additionally, C-Bridge supports Open SystemC.
Simulating embedded systems containing large RTL designs can be a slow process.
A faster logic simulation enables more software to be exercised against the design.
When using C-Bridge to increase the power of Seamless optimisations, areas of the RTL design not critical to the current focus of the verification, such as an MPEG decoder or USB port, can be modeled in C and still be part of the verification.
As the target of the verification changes, the mixture of RTL and C can change to focus the logic simulator on the current area of interest.
This minimises the processing demands on the logic simulator.
Seamless with C-Bridge will be available in late March 2002 as part of the Seamless 4.3 release.
Pricing of Seamless with C-Bridge starts at $60,000.
All current Seamless processor support packages for processors and DSPs are supported by Seamless C-Bridge.
Seamless C-Bridge will be available on Solaris, HP/UX and Linux platforms.
Request a free brochure from Mentor Graphics UK....
• Mentor Graphics UK: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Electronicstalk email newsletter
• NEW
• Electronicstalk Home Page
Related Business News
Icoa Is Partnering With Anchorfree To...
...Enhance And Monetize Thousands Of Wi-fi Hotspots. Icoa, Inc., a national provider of wireless broadband Internet access and managed network services in high-traffic public locations, and AnchorFree Inc., a rapidly growing Wi-Fi community powered by advertising, have announced today that they are partne
Olympics raises demand for IT contractors
The number of IT contractors working in the engineering sector has almost doubled in 12 months because of demand generated by the 2012 Olympics, according to contractor Giant Group PLC.
Stellar Appoints CIO to Lead Call...
...Centre Outsourcing Technology Strategy. Stellar, a leading global business process outsourcing provider, today announced that Warwick Marx has been appointed Chief Information Officer of Stellar Asia Pacific.
Dell pushes for better Linux drivers
Dell wants to see better software drivers for Linux so that the firm can ship more notebooks and desktops running the operating system, according to one of its software engineers.
Eds Sales Take A Tumble
Dave Friedlos, Computing , Thursday 17 May 2007 at 00:00:00 But experts say downturn may reflect market weakness, writes Dave Friedlos Outsourcing giant EDS has released disappointing first-quarter figures showing slower growth and fewer con
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
