Functional Verification Suite Covers More In Less Time

July 8, 2002

The latest release of Specman Elite (version 4) delivers significantly improved functional verification performance. With a 27% average speed increase for compiled mode and about 15% for interpreted mode, users will benefit from faster verification in either mode or in mixed-mode verification runs. The tool also offers enhanced functional coverage analysis, including integration with Verisity's SureCov code-coverage tool. A new generation debugger enables users to view all aspects of the generation process, tracing events by displaying key generation information graphically. Other new features include a data browser, a new memory manager, and support for mixed hardware description languages. The tool works with numerous simulators, both from Verisity and from other vendors. Running on Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX platforms, the tool costs $50,000 for a floating LAN license.

Verisity Design Inc.
www.verisity.com; (888) 446-7732

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.