WILSONVILLE, Ore., Dec. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics
Corp. (Nasdaq: MENT), today announced that Imagination
Technologies, a global leader in semiconductor design IP including
PowerVR™ GPUs and MIPS® CPUs, deployed the
Veloce® emulation platform's virtualized testbench
acceleration (TBX) technology in their internal verification flow
for their PowerVR Wizard GR6500, a ray-tracing-enabled graphics
processing unit (GPU). Imagination's PowerVR Wizard architecture
raises the bar for ray-traced graphics in consumer and mobile
products, delivering amazing realism and performance while meeting
strict power budgets and cost constraints.
"To simplify the verification of complex Imagination IP, we've
chosen an integrated verification strategy where emulation is an
essential technology," said Martin
Ashton, EVP, PowerVR, Imagination Technologies. "The Veloce
TBX technology delivers a total solution with inherent flexibility,
which was essential for us to achieve first-pass silicon success on
the PowerVR Wizard GR6500 design."
The transaction-based Veloce TBX technology, which is part of
the Veloce OS, delivers high verification throughput, flexible
verification use models, and increased debug efficiency. In
terms of performance improvements, with the Veloce TBX technology
Imagination improved test repeatability during regression testing
to a point that is far superior to the non-deterministic regression
tests running in an In-circuit Emulation (ICE) mode. Imagination
also saw increased performance based on optimized memory access and
concurrent modelling techniques supported by the Veloce TBX
technology.
Another key benefit for Imagination was Mentor's uniquely
developed capability to support Imagination's 64-bit drivers with
the Veloce emulation platform. There was no need to change to
custom target hardware for 64-bit operation, which meant that
schedules were not adversely affected while waiting for new
hardware. This capability also made for more efficient platform
integration, allowing for a mix of any CPU architecture and
associated operating system and for streamlined software driver
code development with the ability to execute real content.
"We are pleased by the progress Imagination and Mentor have made
over the last years in the use of the Veloce emulation platform to
make verification more effective and flexible," said Eric Selosse, vice president and general manager
of the Mentor Emulation Division. "Imagination has worked to refine
a verification flow that not only benefits them internally but also
benefits their ecosystem partners who chose to design with
Imagination IP."
About the Veloce Emulation platform
The Veloce
emulation platform is a core technology in the Mentor®
Enterprise Verification Platform™ (EVP) – a platform that boosts
productivity in ASIC and SoC functional verification by combining
advanced verification technologies in a comprehensive platform.
The Veloce emulation platform's success is a result of several
factors: high design capacity, speed of execution, and exceptional
functionality. Now considered among the most versatile and powerful
of verification tools, emulation is used by project teams for
hardware debugging, hardware/software co-verification or
integration, system-level prototyping, low-power verification and
power estimation and performance characterization.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is
a world leader in electronic hardware and software design
solutions, providing products, consulting services and
award-winning support for the world's most successful electronic,
semiconductor and systems companies. Established in 1981, the
company reported revenues in the last fiscal year in excess of
$1.24 billion. Corporate headquarters
are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777.
For more information, please
contact:
David
Smith
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1135
david_smith@mentor.com
Mentor Graphics, Mentor and Veloce are registered trademarks,
and Enterprise Verification Platform is a trademark, of Mentor
Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the
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