Cynergy Offers ARM Core Models for Open Simulation Platform for Embedded System Software Development and SoC Verification.Business Editors/High Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2001 Industry-Leading 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. Cores Available for Cynergy's Open Co-simulation Environment Cynergy System Design, Inc., the leading provider of embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. simulation solutions for hardware and software co-verification, today announced that it has signed an agreement with ARM (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :ARM)(Nasdaq:ARMHY), the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor RISC processor [Reduced Instruction Set Computer], computer arithmetic-logic unit that uses a minimal instruction set, emphasizing the instructions used most often and optimizing them for the fastest possible execution. technology, to integrate and distribute ARM(R) processor core models as an option to Cynergy's ASVP ASVP Ada Simulator Validation Program ASVP Advanced Strategic Value Propositions (management consulting) ASVP Australian Society for Veterinary Pathology ASVP Air Saturated Vapor Pressure ASVP Area Senior Vice President Builder(TM) product. Design teams building 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. with ARM processor cores, can now use Cynergy's ASVP Builder for cycle-accurate simulation of both the system-on-chip (SoC) hardware design and the software running on the SoC, to get products to market quickly. ASVP's (Application Specific Virtual Prototypes) created with ASVP Builder are suitable for specifying RTL-based hardware component assemblies, verifying the functional accuracy of the resulting SoC designs and for co-simulating 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. on the ASVP Builder's hardware simulator(s). Cynergy, a member of the ARM EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. Partnership Program, is supporting members of both the ARM7(TM) and ARM9(TM) families of microprocessor cores. ASVP Builder's implementation as an Open Simulation Platform enables end-user integration of cycle-accurate ARM models with project-specific verification environments, third party hardware and software (HW and SW) development tools, 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; HW component models for the verification of a complete embedded design. "ARM's Cycle-Callable Models (CCM CCM Contemporary Christian Music CCM Critical Care Medicine CCM County College of Morris (New Jersey) CCM Chama Cha Mapinduzi (political party, Tanzania) CCM CORBA Component Model ) complement Cynergy's Open Simulation Platform, which is enabled by the ASVP Builder product," said Jon Connell, Modeling Solutions Engineering manager, ARM. "CCMs are a new class of C model from ARM, offering high performance and cycle accuracy. They also offer a cycle-by-cycle advance capability and so are ideally suited to the clock-accurate C modeling environment provided by Cynergy's ASVP Builder." "By making industry-leading ARM cores available within an Open Simulation Platform, customers can develop more reliable ARM core-based SoC designs in less time," said Prem Jain, founder 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 Cynergy System Design. "The combination of ARM and Cynergy enables our joint customers to design SoCs without the architectural limitations imposed by other co-verification solutions. The user-programmability of our environment allows internally-developed or externally acquired C verification environments to be integrated with fully-integrated clock-accurate system-IC C models including the ARM core models. This demonstrates how existing CPU C models are easily integrated into open simulation platforms." Both ASVP Builder and the ARM core model options are available from Cynergy now. About the ARM EDA Partnership Program The ARM EDA Partnership Program brings together ARM's expertise in reusable intellectual property (IP) generation and IP modeling, with the EDA design methodology expertise of leading EDA tool vendors to develop faster, more accurate routes to SoC products. The Program establishes a framework of co-operation between engineering teams. The goal is to specify a range of core models, or IP views, that are developed by ARM as an integral component of the internal IP generation flow. About Cynergy Cynergy System Design, Inc. is the premier provider of solutions for early and accurate simulation of embedded systems to companies developing SoC and other embedded system products. Cynergy's solutions reduce design iterations and accelerate time-to-market for embedded system applications. Using Cynergy's products, embedded developers can create ASVPs for simulation early in the SoC design process. For more information please call 512/338-0165, or visit Cynergy's Web site at www.cynergysd.com. Note to Editors: ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. ARM7 and ARM9 are trademarks of ARM Ltd. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE: ARM and Nasdaq: ARMHY); its operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM, INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan. RTL-C(R) and ASVP-Builder(TM) are trademarks of Cynergy System Design, Inc. All other marks are property of their respective owners. Acronyms API Application Programming Interface ASVP Application Specific Virtual Prototype CCM Cycle-callable Model EDA Electronic Design Automation HW Hardware RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing RTL Register Transfer Level SoC System-on-a-chip SW Software |
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