ControlNet Releases IEEE 1394 Verification IP for OpenVera Hardware Verification

Design and Verification Service Company Provides IP for High-Speed Serial Bus Standard

CAMPBELL, Calif., April 15, 2002--ControlNet India Pvt. Ltd., a leading provider of electronic integrated circuit (IC) and software development services, announced the immediate availability of IEEE 1394 OpenVera™ verification intellectual property (IP). This verification IP provides pre-verified, standards-compliant, plug and play OpenVera modules that cut down overall verification time for engineers using Synopsys, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:SNPS) VERA® testbench solution to validate IEEE 1394-based designs.

"As a provider of design and software services for complex ASICS, we have broad experience with some of the most widely used protocols," says P. Sridhar, CEO of ControlNet India. "Our membership in the OpenVera Catalyst Program enables us to use our expertise in design and verification to satisfy the rapidly growing demand for verification IP solutions for the OpenVera user community. Our OpenVera verification IP lets users generate IEEE 1394 compliant stimulus quickly, enabling them to find more design errors in less time."

IEEE 1394 link-layer OpenVera models support the full functionality of the IEEE 1394a-2000 and IEEE 1394b standards. The verification IP provides randomized command and data generation, auto response generation and coverage modules for monitoring protocol violations. The verification IP interfaces to a stand alone 1394 PHY layer or to any other device that incorporates the PHY layer.

"Contributions from companies such as ControlNet are essential to the growth of OpenVera," said Jim Watts, OpenVera program manager, at Synopsys, Inc. "Synopsys launched the Catalyst Program last September to accelerate the creation and availability of OpenVera verification IP. The program complements Synopsys Professional Services' existing design and verification offerings by expanding the services and IP options available to customers for meeting their system-on-chip (SoC) verification challenges. ContolNet's IEEE 1394 verification IP is a welcome addition to the growing portfolio of verification IP solution available for OpenVera."

Key features of ControlNet's OpenVera verification IP are:

• Fully compliant with IEEE 1394a-2000 and IEEE 1394b standard.
• Multiple DUT verification in a single system environment.
• Full support of automatic random, constrained random, and directed test case creation.
• Coverage analysis incorporated with Enable/Disable feature.
• Automated generation of "Cycle Start" and "Acknowledge Packets."
• Provision for inserting error conditions on the bus.
• Logging of transmitted and received packets in file.
• Support for score-boarding.
• Provision for checking the received data with other environments and vice versa.

Pricing and availability

The IEEE 1394 OpenVera verification IP is available now and it supports Verilog and VHDL designs. It comes with full documentation, along with samples test cases. Please contact: sales@controlnet.co.in for pricing information.

About OpenVera

OpenVera is an open source hardware verification language developed specifically to meet the unique requirements of functional verification. The language enables users to describe the target application environment, including complex protocols and data objects, at a high level of abstraction, which dramatically increases productivity, readability and reusability. The latest OpenVera developments will be featured at the ninth semiannual Synopsys EDA Interoperability Developers' Forum in Sunnyvale, CA on Tuesday, April 16, 2002. For more information on OpenVera and OpenVera verification IP solutions, visit www.open-vera.com.

About ControlNet India

ControlNet India is a wholly owned subsidiary of ControlNet Inc, headquartered in Campbell, California, USA. ControlNet India delivers state-of-the-art ASICs, IP cores, rapid proto-typing (FPGA), design consulting services and software to the global electronics industry. ControlNet India offers total one-stop solutions for SoC realization, featuring RF, analog and mixed-signal ASIC capabilities. The mission is to create a world-class organization, by creating a center of excellence, where constant technology innovation, focus on quality, timeliness and cost effectiveness are the key strengths. ControlNet India develops and delivers design solutions right from concept to systems in niche areas using the latest technology and tools from leading EDA vendors. To learn more, please visit www.controlnetindia.com

Synopsys and VERA are registered trademarks of Synopsys, Inc. OpenVera is a trademark of Synopsys, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned in this release are the intellectual property of their respective owners.

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