AMCC's Cycle Accurate Simulator Enables Earlier Software Verification for nP3705 Packet Processor Designs.Early Development Platform Facilitates System Debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. and Verification Accelerating Customers' Time-to-Market SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AMCC AMCC Applied Micro Circuits Corporation AMCC Air Mobility Control Center AMCC Ashore Mobile Contingency Communications AMCC Advanced Materials Commercialization Center AMCC allied movement coordination center (US DoD) ), a global leader in embedded Power Architecture[TM] processing, optical transport and storage solutions, today announced the availability of a Cycle Accurate Simulator A Cycle Accurate Simulator (CAS) is a computer program that simulates a microarchitecture cycle-accurate. In contrast a Instruction Set Simulator simulates an Instruction Set Architecture usually faster but not cycle-accurate to a specific implementation of this architecture. (CAS) for the nP3705 packet processor. The CAS provides software developers with a virtual system prototyping solution that is generated from the nP3705 design files. This hardware-accurate model of the design provides customers with an early development platform that facilitates system debug and verification. The nP3705 CAS is a platform-level simulator that utilizes Carbon Design Systems'[TM] model generation technology to provide a cycle-accurate simulation of the nP3705 subsystem that includes Reduced Latency DRAM (RLDRAM (storage) RLDRAM - (Reduced Latency DRAM) A kind of dynamic random access memory. RLDRAM comes in "common IO" and "separate IO" configurations. It supports broadside addressing. It is typically used in networking gear and set-top boxes that require high bandwidth memory. ) and Quad Data Rate Quad data rate (or quad pumping) is a communication signalling technique wherein data is transmitted at both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal, much the same way DDR technology works, but with two clock signals 90° out of phase from each other, effectively (QDR QDR Quadrennial Defense Review (US DoD) QDR Quad Data Rate (Memory Technology) QDR Quality Deficiency Report QDR Quality, Durability and Reliability (Toyota Motor Company) ) external memories, and GE and FE interfaces. The nP3705 subsystem configuration is based on the AdvancedTCA[TM] (ATCA See AdvancedTCA. ) form factor hardware evaluation platform named "Saguaro saguaro: see cactus. saguaro Large, candelabra-shaped, branched cactus (Cereus giganteus, or Carnegiea gigantea) native to Mexico, Arizona, and California. Slow-growing at first, mature saguaros may eventually reach 50 ft (15 m) in height. ". The Saguaro platform includes an nP3705 packet processor for data-plane functions, an AMCC PowerPC([R]) 440EP processor for the control plane, and AMCC's Amur S1215 integrated SONET/SDH deep-channelization framer device. The nP3705 CAS provides customers with a powerful resource that can be used for integration testing (testing) integration testing - A type of testing in which software and/or hardware components are combined and tested to confirm that they interact according to their requirements. Integration testing can continue progressively until the entire system has been integrated. of software partitioned between the control CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and the packet processor, including configuring and exercising the integrated Traffic Manager and Channel Service Manager functional blocks within the nP3705 packet processor. The performance of individual applications can be profiled helping to further isolate and identify bottlenecks. "One of the biggest problems facing customers who want to use off-the-shelf network processors is programming the devices," said Joseph Byrne, senior analyst at The Linley Group and author of A Guide to Access Processors. "By providing sophisticated software development tools, suppliers like AMCC are helping customers reduce code development time, which increases the appeal of these processors." Carbon's model generation technology automatically generates an executable software representation of the nP3705 directly from the RTL (Register Transfer Level) A high-level hardware description language (HDL) for defining digital circuits. The circuits are described as a collection of registers, Boolean equations, control logic such as "if-then-else" statements as well as complex event sequences; . This path guarantees correctness and delivers a model which executes extremely quickly in a small memory footprint. Carbon's technology seamlessly scales to millions of gates while still retaining complete RTL accuracy and enabling rapid system and software debug. "Carbon Design Systems is very pleased to partner with AMCC and enable the delivery of high-speed, cycle-accurate models to their customers," said Bill Neifert, founder and Chief Technical Officer at Carbon Design Systems. "Carbon's model generation technology coupled with our substantial transactor library allow all users of Carbon's models to rapidly debug and integrate their systems well in advance of actual silicon" "AMCC is committed to providing the necessary tools that our customers need to get an early start on their software development and deployment," said Charlie Ashton, director of software at AMCC. "The nP3705 Cycle Accurate Simulator provides an environment to start development on the nP3705 processor as well as an effective platform for our customers to debug and verify their products." About AMCC's nP3705 Packet Processor The nP3705 is an OC-24 packet processing and traffic management solution. In addition to high-performance packet processing and fine-grained traffic management, the nP3705 includes specialized coprocessors that perform classification, policing, and coherent database management for unparalleled line-rate performance. The nP3705 packet processor expands AMCC's packet processor technology to multi-service access applications. Developed over several generations of traffic management and packet processor products, AMCC's packet processor technology unites the flexibility of the industry's highest performance packet-processing nPcore with the most widely deployed and mature traffic management technology. This unique combination enables developers to achieve extremely fine-grained control of subscriber traffic, without impacting the ability to perform complex protocol inter-working at media speeds. The single-stage programming model dramatically simplifies software development and troubleshooting for faster time-to-market. Pricing and Availability AMCC's nP3705 Cycle Accurate Simulator is aggressively priced at $9500 and runs on Linux([R]). The CAS may be ordered from AMCC or any authorized distributor using part number NPWS-3705-CAS. The software is released as part of the nPWorkshop release and is separately licensed. For more information, please contact your local AMCC sales office at http://www.amcc.com/Sales/. About AMCC AMCC is a global leader in network and embedded PowerPC processing, optical transport and storage solutions. Our products enable the development of converged IP-based networks offering high-speed secure data, high-definition video and high-quality voice for carrier, metropolitan, access and enterprise applications. AMCC provides networking equipment vendors with industry-leading communications processing, Ethernet, SONET and switch fabric solutions. AMCC is also the leading vendor of high-port count SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. RAID controllers enabling low-cost, high-performance, and high-capacity storage. AMCC's corporate headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California. Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the world. For further information regarding AMCC, please visit our web site at http://www.amcc.com. 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Such forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the products discussed in this press release, are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the products may not be successfully or timely developed, completed or manufactured or achieve market acceptance, risks relating to general economic conditions, as well as the risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , and in the Company's other SEC filings. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and AMCC does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. AMCC IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ: AMCC) is a fabless semiconductor company designing network and embedded Power Architecture (including a Power Architecture license), optical transport and storage solutions. . CARBON DESIGN SYSTEMS AND VSP VSP - Very Simple Prolog+. ARE TRADEMARKS OF CARBON DESIGN SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED. THE POWERPC NAME AND LOGO ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) CORPORATION AND USED UNDER LICENSE THEREFROM. POWER ARCHITECTURE IS A TRADEMARK LICENSED BY POWER.ORG. ALL OTHER TRADEMARKS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS. |
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