"Technology is the backbone of R&D for SoC companies, and so we are compelled to provide solutions that easily scale with the size and complexity of their designs," said Jang Hyun Park, team leader for the ETRI SoC Industry Promotion Center. "Novas' Verdi system meets this challenge and is today used by more than 40 of our member companies to debug their high-performance microprocessors, multimedia and graphics processors, RFID ICs, and memory chips."
"We believe that the new innovative SoC design technologies developed in our institute will make Korea industrially competitive and maintain our leading position in the IT industry," said Byoung Jin Yoon, director of ETRI SoC Industry Promotion Center. "For this reason, we value our collaborative relationship with other technology leaders such as Novas as critical to our mission. Together, we are ensuring that SoC companies have the right tools and infrastructure needed to design platforms for next-generation DVD and mobile telecommunications, digital multimedia broadcasting, wireless communications, graphics display and image sensor devices."
Verdi is a complete mixed-language debug system that automates the process of comprehending how complex IC and SoC designs work or why they do not. It provides a universal debug platform and common interface for accessing all the design knowledge and analysis engines needed throughout the verification tool and methodology flow. Engineers can analyze cause-and-effect relationships and visualize design behavior over time to better understand and accelerate debug of third-party intellectual property, legacy design code and new or unfamiliar components.
"ETRI is a well-respected organization and technology leader in its own right. We applaud their efforts to fuel SoC research and development for the global IT industry, and appreciate their confidence in the ability of our Verdi debug platform to meet their requirements for the long term," said Scott Sandler, president and CEO of Novas.
About ETRI
Established in 1976, ETRI is a non-profit government-funded research organization that has been at the forefront of technological excellence for more than 25 years. The research institute has successfully developed information technologies such as TDX-Exchange, High Density Semiconductor Microchips, Mini-Super Computer (TiCOM), and Digital Mobile Telecommunication System (CDMA). As a recognized leader in the information and telecommunication research institute in Korea, ETRI strives to be the best in the fields of information and telecommunications.
About Novas
Novas Software, Inc. is the leading provider of design comprehension solutions that enhance verification of complex ICs, embedded systems and SoCs. The Novas Verdi(TM) Automated Debug and Siloti(TM) Visibility Enhancement products cut debug time in half while dramatically minimizing simulation overhead. Novas is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. with offices in Europe, Japan and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.novas.com or email info@novas.com.
Verdi and Siloti are trademarks of Novas Software, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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