Co-Design Automation Forms SUPERLOG Superuser Forum as Component of Standardization Process; Accelerating Momentum From Verilog Community Drives Language Interaction Across Industry.

Business/Technology Editors

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001

Co-Design Automation, Inc., an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software supplier and developer of the SUPERLOG(TM) system design language, today announced the formation of the SUPERLOG "Superuser" Forum. The Forum is designed to allow member companies to play an active role in the language development.

The Superuser forum will initially consist of SUPERLOG users and EDA companies with a vested interest in the language. Included among the participants are Ericsson Microwave Systems AB; Micronas GmbH.; Nortel Networks, Inc.; and Freehand Communication AB who have completed the first design to be taped out using SUPERLOG in the design flow. Among the EDA companies involved is Get2Chip, Inc., which today announced a SUPERLOG-based synthesis product. The initial moderator of the forum is Peter Flake, Chief Technical Officer of Co-Design Automation, Inc.

"SUPERLOG is the clear evolutionary path of Verilog, as demonstrated by its active usage within industry leading companies that have incorporated it into advanced methodologies," notes Simon Davidmann, chief executive officer of Co-Design. "Given this accelerating momentum, the Superuser forum is an essential component of the SUPERLOG standardization process, facilitating feedback and direction from a diverse range of interested parties."

The charter of the SUPERLOG forum is to provide a channel for transferring data and exploring issues between engineers, EDA tool vendors, university researchers, industry consultants, and other groups or individuals actively utilizing SUPERLOG. The forum will consist of an Internet-based newsletter and web bulletin system, where information can be shared between all forum members.

"The incorporation of SUPERLOG into our methodology is going well, and will provide a significant improvement in our verification productivity," states Patrice Grondin, ASIC Designer, Nortel Networks, Inc. "We see the Superuser forum accelerating the evolution of our design flow, helping to maximize the productivity benefit we receive from SUPERLOG."

"SUPERLOG has the potential to dramatically improve our design and verification flow, absolutely necessary as we continue to drive state-of-the-art devices into the market," adds Ulrich Hummel, Manager CAD/CAE, Micronas GmbH. "As we exploit the power of the SUPERLOG language, the Superuser Forum will provide an effective mechanism to share ideas and feedback methodology issues around the expanding SUPERLOG community."

The SUPERLOG System Design Language

SUPERLOG is a unified system design language that provides a single environment for advanced design and verification methodologies. It encompasses all SOC methodology requirements -- from architectural specification through functional implementation, and complex verification.

SUPERLOG is a superset of the Verilog Hardware Description Language (HDL) IEEE1364 standard and encompasses a large portion of the C Software Programming Language. Additional language constructs targeted at system modeling and verification provide a new level of descriptive power to dramatically improve productivity. Built to unify disparate parts of the design flow using the principle of a single language driving all design activities, SUPERLOG eliminates tool and methodology bottlenecks and streamlines the product development process.

Today, SUPERLOG is in active use for both design and verification at a number of leading edge electronics companies. Twelve EDA companies have endorsed it, with several producing products based on the language.

About Co-Design Automation

Co-Design Automation is an electronics design automation (EDA) company focused on the efficient creation, implementation, and verification of system on chip (SOC) designs. Founded in 1997, it is privately held and funded by investors from within the EDA developer and user communities. The staff includes notable simulation experts Phil Moorby, creator of the Verilog HDL, and Peter Flake, creator of the HILO HDL. In 1999, it announced the SUPERLOG system design language, now utilized by 12 EDA partner companies, and at a number of electronics design companies. Its products --SYSTEMSIM and SYSTEMEX -- were unveiled in 2000 and are achieving a significant level of success throughout the worldwide electronics industry. Corporate headquarters is located in San Jose, Calif. Telephone: (877) 6 CODESIGN. Facsimile: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]. On-line information is found at its Web Sites: http://www.co-design.com and http://www.superlog.org.

SYSTEMSIM, SYSTEMEX, CBlend and SUPERLOG are trademarks of Co-Design Automation, Inc. Verilog is a trademark of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Co-Design Automation acknowledges trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products and services.