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News Release from: Mentor Graphics UK | Subject: VStation-30M
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 14 May 2002
New-generation emulator tackles more complexity
New from Mentor Graphics, the VStation-30M emulator is a high-performance verification solution for complex system design
The VStation-30M is the company's fifth-generation emulator and is based on patented VirtualWires technology. The product will be marketed by the newly formed Mentor Emulation Division (MED), which will develop and market Mentor's emulation products worldwide, including all products from the recently acquired IKOS Systems.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 14 May 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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For single- and multichip designs that require the highest capacity, the VStation-30M provides up to 30 million usable ASIC gates at up to 2MHz performance, at a lower cost per gate than previous generations.
The VStation-30M provides 100% visibility of all signals at any time.
The Mentor Graphics VStation-30M emulator will be showcased at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) in New Orleans, from 10th to 14th June 2002.
"Our recent acquisition of IKOS establishes Mentor Graphics as the worldwide leader in emulation", said Eric Selosse, vice-president and general manager of the Mentor Emulation Division.
"Mentor is committed to emulation and to continuing to support all of its customers and driving forward its entire product line.
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The VStation-30M simplifies high-performance system verification with breakthrough comodelling capabilities that are similar in use to familiar simulation models.
The tool can be run in both targetless and in-circuit modes to ensure maximum productivity.
Comodelling delivers verification performance of up to 800kHz with software models or testbenches running on a workstation.
Current comodelling products include a multichannel transaction level interface (MCT), a pin- and cycle-accurate interface (PCA), as well as a broad range of off-the-shelf transactors.
Comodelling also includes HDL Link for supporting coverification with HDL simulators.
HDL Link provides a quick and smooth migration path from a HDL-based verification environment to an emulation environment, while providing performance of up to 20x over HDL simulators alone.
"The productivity and capacity enhancements of the VStation-30M are in response to our customers' growing requests for higher capacity and performance in three key market areas: data processing, communications and networking", added Selosse.
"VStation-30M technology provides accurate modelling of designs with multiple asynchronous clock domains in a manner which is not possible with emulators using processor architectures".
The VStation-30M emulator consists of nine array boards with Virtex XCV2000E parts.
Physical dimensions have not changed from the previous IKOS emulator, the VStation-15M, at 914 x 546 x 699mm.
The small footprint, one of the hallmarks for IKOS, allows the emulator to reside conveniently at the desktop or office.
Other key features in the VStation-30M emulator include: easy-to-use in-circuit emulation; accurate modelling of design with multiple asynchronous clock domains; high-performance comodelling through SCE-API compatible transaction interface portal (TIP); HDL Link for migrating HDL-based verification to emulation (optional); and fully integrated RTL compile and debug capabilities for Verilog and VHDL.
The VStation-30M emulator will be available in June 2002 and the base system pricing begins at $1,375,000.
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