Emulation Replicate Brings Efficient Verification

Jan. 21, 2002

Ikos VStation-5MX Replicate Station multiplies the power of emulation for in-circuit and targetless system-level verification of SoC designs. It uses the compiled database from Ikos' VStation-5M emulator, providing a known-good database and...

David Maliniak

Ikos VStation-5M^XReplicate Station multiplies the power of emulation for in-circuit and targetless system-level verification of SoC designs. It uses the compiled database from Ikos' VStation-5M emulator, providing a known-good database and environment for the total hardware and software design team. The hardware de-sign team chooses when the design is stable enough for the balance of the team to start system integration verification. At that point, the existing database is then loaded onto one or more 5M^X emulation replicates.

Replicate models are 100% binary-compatible with VStation-5M systems. No recompile is required with guaranteed identical functionality. Ikos' Virtual Wires technology interconnect scheme ensures that a database compiled for one VStation functions exactly the same in all VStation platforms.

VStation-5M^X replicates are bundled with VStation-5M emulation systems with up to five or more replicates. Price per replicate gate is as low as $0.039.

Ikos Systems Inc., (408) 284-0400; www.ikos.com.

About the Author

David Maliniak | MWRF Executive Editor

In his long career in the B2B electronics-industry media, David Maliniak has held editorial roles as both generalist and specialist. As Components Editor and, later, as Editor in Chief of EE Product News, David gained breadth of experience in covering the industry at large. In serving as EDA/Test and Measurement Technology Editor at Electronic Design, he developed deep insight into those complex areas of technology. Most recently, David worked in technical marketing communications at Teledyne LeCroy. David earned a B.A. in journalism at New York University.