Summary of Silicon Interfaces Announces Bluetooth and USB 2.0 OpenVera Assertions-Based Verification Intellectual Property
Silicon Interfaces introduced Bluetooth and USB 2.0 verification IP based on OpenVera Assertions (OVA) via its subsidiary Silicon Cores. These tools streamline testbench creation, reduce time-to-market, and lower verification costs by automating protocol checks. The offerings aim to boost productivity for the growing OpenVera community by replacing traditional HDL-based methods with efficient, reusable checkers.
Parts used in the Verification Project:
- Bluetooth 1.1 Checker
- USB 2.0 Verification IP
- OpenVera Assertions (OVA)
- Automated Testbench Environment
- Silicon Cores Platform
(PRWEB) December 13, 2002
Silicon Interfaces, a high-end design services provider, today announced the availability of Bluetooth and USB 2.0 verification intellectual property (IP) offerings based on OpenVera(TM) Assertions (OVA). These easy-to-use OVA verification IP solutions significantly reduce the time necessary to create the verification infrastructure and automated testbench environment required for verifying complex Bluetooth and USB 2.0 design interfaces, and ensure thorough protocol checking. The Bluetooth and USB 2.0 verification IP increase the portfolio of Silicon Interfaces’ OpenVera-based verification IP and are available through Silicon Cores, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silicon Interfaces.
“With the increasing pressure of time-to-market deadlines and design cycle reductions, our customers can reap significant benefits, including greater productivity and reduced verification costs, by using OVA-based Bluetooth and USB checkers,” said Kiran Patel, program manager of Silicon Cores’ IP Development Program. “Our own productivity has more than doubled by using OVA instead of hardware description language (HDL)-based verification IP.”
“Silicon Interfaces is focused on providing efficient, reusable and scalable verification IP for the rapidly growing OpenVera community,” said Deepak Parikh, North America manager of operations at Silicon Interfaces. “We are now expanding our verification IP offerings to support OVA-based verification to address the needs of our growing global customer base for OVA verification IP.”
“The OVA community is requesting OVA verification checkers and IP to jumpstart their verification environments,” said James Watts, OpenVera program manager at Synopsys, Inc. “The OpenVera community welcomes the availability of Silicon Cores’ OVA-based verification IP, marking growing support for the language.”
Bluetooth 1.1 Checker Key Features:
- What verification IP solutions did Silicon Interfaces announce?
Silicon Interfaces announced Bluetooth and USB 2.0 verification IP offerings based on OpenVera Assertions. - How does using OVA affect productivity compared to HDL?
Using OVA instead of hardware description language-based verification IP more than doubled their own productivity. - Can these tools help reduce design cycle times?
Yes, they significantly reduce the time necessary to create verification infrastructure and ensure thorough protocol checking. - Who distributes these OVA-based verification IP solutions?
The solutions are available through Silicon Cores, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silicon Interfaces. - Does the OVA community support this new offering?
Yes, James Watts stated that the OpenVera community welcomes the availability of Silicon Cores' OVA-based verification IP. - What specific feature is highlighted for the Bluetooth checker?
The article lists the Bluetooth 1.1 Checker Key Features section but cuts off before detailing them.
