IEEE RATIFIES FIRST OPEN 'e'
LANGUAGE STANDARD FOR VERIFYING COMPLEX SYSTEM-ON-CHIP
DESIGNS
Contact:
Yaron Kashai, Chair of The 'e' Functional Verification
Language Working Group
+1 650-934-6855; yaron@verisity.com
or
Karen McCabe, IEEE Senior Marketing Manager
+1 732-562-3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 5 April 2006 A new standard
from the IEEE addresses the challenge of verifying
complex system-on-chip (SoC) designs from block to
system levels. The standard, IEEE 1647(TM), "Standard
for the Functional Verification Language 'e'",
is the first uniform, open e-language specification.
This language, which contains advanced constructs
and facilities not found in other verification languages,
is widely used by chip and computer makers the world
over.
The standard creates a stable and well-defined language
that provides a base for creating advanced e-based
design automation tools to deal with today’s
massive verification tasks. It defines the 'e' language
independent of implementation and specifies e-language
constructs and their interactions with other simulation
languages.
“Standardization of the 'e' language is a true
milestone for the electronics industry,” said
Yaron Kashai, chair of the P1647 Working Group and
Engineering Group Director of Verification Research
at Cadence Design Systems. “As chip features
approach 65 nm or less, manufacturers need the most
advanced methods for system verification so as to
design and produce advanced SoCs economically and
efficiently.
“IEEE 1647 seeks to meet this need. It arms
engineers and others with a powerful, aspect-oriented
language that allows extensible verification of involved
electronic designs. It also gives the 'e' language
the stability needed by the user community, which
includes more than 75 percent of the world's largest
electronics companies. This stability ensures that
the language will remain viable as advanced tools
based on it are developed.”
"Siemens A&D has proven expertise in 'e'
and advanced verification methodologies on complex
IP blocks and entire systems," said Dr. Andreas
Dieckmann, Verification Manager of Siemens A&D.
"We are happy that the 'e' language is now an
open standard, and we are also pleased to see Cadence's
continued investment in 'e' technology. Therefore
we are confident that we can rely on this proven technology
in our projects."
IEEE 1647 was developed by a diverse working group
and then reviewed and approved by 55 experts from
industry and academia. "We appreciate the time
and hard work of those in the volunteer IEEE community
who developed, reviewed and balloted this important
standard,” said Kashai.
The 'e' language was pioneered by Verisity, Ltd.,
which contributed the technology base for the new
standard to the IEEE so an open e-language standard
could be created. Verisity was acquired by Cadence
Design Systems in April 2005.
IEEE 1647 is sponsored by the Design Automation Committee
of the IEEE Computer Society.
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