Alps Electric Integrates Novas Verdi Automated Debug Platform.Global Device Manufacturer Looks to 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. Leader for Solutions That Accelerate Verification of Large-Scale LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Designs SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Novas Software Novas Software was founded in 1996 by Dr. Paul Huang to address the ongoing problem of debugging chip designs. Since then, Novas has grown to employ over 130 people with office locations across the world including Texas, New Hampshire, the United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, India, , Inc., the leader in debug and visibility enhancement solutions for complex chip designs, today announced that the Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan) has adopted the Novas Verdi([TM]) Automated Debug System. Alps Electric is a leading global manufacturer of electronic devices, supplying some 40,000 different components to around 2,000 companies all over the world. Alps Electric produces highly evolved devices with advanced functions by fusing a wide range of core and proprietary technologies. The company has been engaged in the development of sensors for more than 20 years, and now offers a wide variety of sensors including the most up-to-date non-contact highly reliable magnetic sensors, capacitance capacitance, in electricity, capability of a body, system, circuit, or device for storing electric charge. Capacitance is expressed as the ratio of stored charge in coulombs to the impressed potential difference in volts. type pressure sensors, and also traditional resistive resistive /re·sis·tive/ (re-zis´tiv) pertaining to or characterized by resistance. sensors. Alps Electric has initially deployed Novas' Verdi debug for their sensor IC product line, an array of mixed-signal devices used in many every day electronics applications to amplify the analog signal An analog or analogue signal is any time continuous signal where some time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity. It differs from a digital signal in that small fluctuations in the signal are meaningful. and convert to digital signal for output. "Intellectual property and 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; code reuse Code reuse, also called software reuse, is the use of existing software, or software knowledge, to build new software. Ad hoc reuse has been practiced from the earliest days of programming. Programmers have always reused sections of code, templates, functions, and procedures. is critical for today's large-scale LSI designs. But, it means that we spend a lot of time determining whether a bug is in our own RTL, the third-party IP, or in the interface, before we can even begin to analyze the root cause," said Mr. Kazuhiro Hirane, chief engineer at Alps Electric. "Verdi definitely minimizes this time with its auto trace See autotrace. and graphical schematic visualization capabilities. Verdi has also played an effective role in introducing assertion verification into our flow with its ability to both improve simulation run time and execute post-simulation assertion checks to further reduce overhead." The Novas Verdi Debug Automation System is a complete mixed-language debug system that automates the process of comprehending how complex IC and SoC designs work or why they do not. It provides a universal debug platform and common interface for accessing all the design knowledge and analysis engines needed throughout the verification tool and methodology flow. Engineers can analyze cause-and-effect relationships and visualize design behavior over time to better understand and accelerate debug of third-party intellectual property, legacy design code and new or unfamiliar components. "Alps Electric strives to 'perfect the art of electronics' with its broad device portfolio serving a diverse set of markets. This aligns with our own vision and strategy for delivering to the global design community a world-class suite of automation technologies that enhance verification for even the most complex designs," said Scott Sandler, 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. of Novas. "We welcome this opportunity to work with Alps Electric, and greatly appreciate their confidence in Verdi and our Japan-based organization to address their verification challenges." About Alps Electric Alps Electric, an electronic parts and devices provider, focuses on three key markets: the mobile market, led by increasingly advanced mobile phones; the automotive market, where electronics is becoming more critical than ever; and the home market, where demand for digital equipment has seen explosive growth. For more information, visit: http://www.alps.com/index.html. About Novas Novas Software, Inc. is the leading provider of design comprehension solutions that enhance verification of complex ICs, embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. and SoCs. The Verdi[TM] Automated Debug and Siloti[TM] Visibility Enhancement products cut debug time in half while dramatically minimizing simulation overhead. Novas' global community brings together over 10,000 users and more than 50 third-party technology and service providers. Novas is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. with offices in Europe, Japan and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.novas.com or email info@novas.com. Verdi and Siloti are trademarks of Novas Software, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. Related links: * Overview of Novas Design Comprehension Solutions http://www.novas.com/Solutions/Solutions_Overview/ * Learn more about the Verdi Automated Debug System http://www.novas.com/Solutions/Verdi/ * Learn more about the Siloti Visibility Enhancement Products http://www.novas.com/Solutions/Siloti/ * Read about the success of Novas customers http://www.novas.com/Customers/Success_Stories/ |
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