AXYS Introduces the MaxView Debugger.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2004 The New AXYS Product Offers Synchronous Multicore Source-Level Debugging (programming) debugging - The process of attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions in a program or other system. These symptoms may be detected during testing or use by real users. and Optional Automatic Debugger Software that helps a programmer debug a program by stopping at certain breakpoints and displaying various programming elements. The programmer can step through source code statements one at a time while the corresponding machine instructions are being executed. Generation out of LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. + Descriptions AXYS(R) Design Automation, Inc., the leading provider of electronic system-level (ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. ) simulation and debugging solutions, today announced the immediate availability of the new MaxView(TM) debugger for scalable multicore software development. The new debugger was built from ground up by the AXYS engineering team in order to address the software development requirements of the new multicore system-on-chip (SoC) era. It is offered standalone or integrated with AXYS' MaxSim(TM) tool and is based on the patented technology for synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. control of multiple processors. "With the widespread use of multicore SoCs, the embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. became make or break for every new electronic products. The software debugging technology, however, made only modest progress in adapting to new embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. targets which gradually evolved from single-core component-based boards to highly integrated multicore SoCs. AXYS has built MaxView from ground up to systematically and properly address the requirements of multicore SoC software developers. With the release of the MaxView debugger AXYS has once again promptly provided the solution requested by our rapidly growing user base and at the same time raised the bar in SoC software development," said Vojin Zivojnovic, AXYS' President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . The new MaxView debugger is a production quality software development tool with an intuitive easy-to-use frontend offering C-source level debugging, complex breakpoints, forward and backward stepping, full cycle awareness, detailed pipeline display, tracing with built-in viewer, save and restore functionality, extensive profiling, customizable window layout, advanced symbolic register display and many other advanced features. Although currently primarily targeted to ARM and Ceva DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive processors and system simulation, AXYS plans to extend the MaxView debugger support to cover a wide variety of processors including both simulation and emulation targets. Software debuggers are essential for successful architecture exploration and benchmarking of newly developed processor and system architectures. As a new option to its MaxCore(R) Developer Suite, AXYS is now offering the automatic generation of the MaxView debugger out of the LISA+ processor description. The MaxView debugger can be automatically generated for a variety of processors including architectures with multiple memory spaces, non-standard bitwidths including VLIW (Very Long Instruction Word) A CPU architecture that reads a group of instructions and executes them at the same time. For example, the group (word) might contain four instructions, and the compiler ensures that those four instructions are not dependent on each , unlimited number of registers with heterogeneous bitwidth, compound registers and register groups and other advanced features. The semiconductor companies and IP houses benefit from the immediate availability and full control over the software debugger whether targeted to fixed or reconfigurable processors. MaxView is available on Windows2000/XP, Linux Red Hat and Solaris OS platforms. The MaxView generator option of MaxCore runs on Linux Red Hat and Solaris and generates the MaxView debugger for Windows2000/XP, Linux Red Hat and Solaris. About AXYS Design Automation, Inc. AXYS(R) Design Automation, Inc. is a provider of fast, accurate, and integrated processor and SoC (System-on-Chip) modeling and simulation solutions for the development of high software content SoC devices. The use of AXYS' tools in the pre-silicon phase substantially shortens the SoC design cycle by enabling early system integration and embedded software development, thus reducing NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering) Refers to the cost of creating a new product, which is paid up front. Contrast with "production cost," which is ongoing and based on the quantity of material produced. cost and time to market. The MaxSim(TM) Developer Suite enables SystemC modeling and verification of multi-core SoC designs. The MaxCore(R) Developer Suite is a tool set for LISA based processor architecture description and automatic generation of processor models and software development tools. MaxLib(R) is AXYS' growing library of models for popular SoC components. For more information, visit the AXYS web site at http://www.axysdesign.com. AXYS, MaxCore, MaxLib and sBOX are registered trademarks, and MaxSim and MaxView are trademarks of AXYS Design Automation, Inc. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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