The MathWorks Introduces Link for Cadence Incisive.Streamlines Development of Integrated Circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. with Interface from MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) A programming language for technical computing from The MathWorks, Natick, MA (www.mathworks.com). Used for a wide variety of scientific and engineering calculations, especially for automatic control and signal processing, MATLAB runs on Windows, Mac and and Simulink to Cadence Incisive Verification Platform NATICK, Mass. -- The MathWorks today introduced Link for Cadence Incisive, which offers verification of hardware description language (language) Hardware Description Language - (HDL) A kind of language used for the conceptual design of integrated circuits. Examples are VHDL and Verilog. (HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. ) implementations based on MATLAB[R] and Simulink[R] models. Link for Cadence Incisive integrates MATLAB and Simulink with the Incisive[R] functional verification Functional verification, in electronic design automation, is the task of verifying that the logic design conforms to specification. In everyday terms, functional verification attempts to answer the question "Does this proposed design do what is intended?" This is a complex task, platform from Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. , Inc., for efficient design and verification of systems-on-a-chip (SoC), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), and field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) through cosimulation. By providing a bidirectional The ability to move, transfer or transmit in both directions. path between MathWorks system models and Incisive simulators, Link for Cadence Incisive simplifies and accelerates the verification process, reducing the design time and errors associated with traditional verification methods. "Link for Cadence Incisive combines the power of Model-Based Design using MATLAB and Simulink with the comprehensive hardware simulation capabilities of the Incisive platform," said Colin Warwick, technical marketing manager at The MathWorks. "The MathWorks collaboration with Cadence has helped solve a large verification bottleneck in integrated circuit design: It has eliminated the need for time-consuming and unreliable methods like handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. HDL or Perl scripts." Engineers can reuse test benches developed in Simulink with verification environments created using the Incisive platform for full system-level verification. This flexibility lets them verify, before tape out, that their HDL implementation matches the executable specification previously validated in MATLAB and Simulink. Link for Cadence Incisive supports three workflowsCoSimulink cosimulation, MATLAB test bench, and MATLAB componentCothat offer full interactive 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. capability in both client and server. Link for Cadence Incisive can interface to multiple HDL entities and Incisive simulators from a single MATLAB test bench or Simulink model. Pricing and Availability Link for Cadence Incisive is available immediately for the Microsoft Windows, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , and Linux platforms. U.S. list prices start at $2,000. For further information on Link for Cadence Incisive, please visit the product page at www.mathworks.com/products/incisive. For further information on the Cadence Incisive platform, please visit the Cadence website at www.cadence.com. About The MathWorks The MathWorks is the world's leading developer of technical computing and Model-Based Design software for engineers and scientists in industry, government, and education. With an extensive product set based on MATLAB and Simulink, The MathWorks provides software and services to solve challenging problems and accelerate innovation in automotive, aerospace, communications, financial services, biotechnology, electronics, instrumentation, process, and other industries. The MathWorks was founded in 1984 and employs more than 1,400 people worldwide, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts. For additional information, visit www.mathworks.com. MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, Handle Graphics, Real-Time Workshop, and xPC TargetBox are registered trademarks, and SimBiology, SimEvents, and SimHydraulics are trademarks of The MathWorks, Inc. Cadence and Incisive are registered trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 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