64-Bit Simulator Mimics AMD’s Hammer CPU

April 15, 2002

Now available is the first publicly available version of Simics/x86-64 LE, also known as VirtuHammer. The simulator allows software developers to write and test 64-bit programs for AMD's next-generation Hammer family of...

David Maliniak

Virtutech's Simics software enables a standard x86 computer to simulate the operations of a 64-bit Hammer processor-based computer. This allows developers to use currently available technology to quickly and accurately test and debug their 64-bit software for AMD's next-generation processors, which are planned for commercial introduction in the first half of 2002.

Simics/x86-64 LE (Limited Edition) is priced at $4995 per year and can be ordered today. Virtutech will start shipping the product to customers in late February. The price of the Limited Edition is significantly lower than the full version of Simics, which starts at around $25,000 for a minimal installation.

Virtutech Inc.
www.virtutech.com; (408) 879-2606

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.