MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —
Highlights of this announcement:
- The industry’s first 10 MHz emulation solution – ZeBu EP1
- The industry’s first SoC power-aware emulation system – ZeBu Empower
- Optimized debugging for multi-billion gate designs and billions of software cycles – ZeBu System Level Debug
- 70-100x emulation throughput gain with Virtualizer – ZeBu Hybrid Emulation
- Rapid Software Development for PCI Express (PCIe) 5.0, USB3, SATA, Ethernet and NVMe Based Design – ZeBu Virtual Host and Device Templates
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced disruptive emulation innovations delivering 10 MHz performance to accelerate hardware and software verification of complex system-on-chips (SoCs) in areas such as high-performance computing (HPC), 5G , the GPU, artificial intelligence (AI) and automotive . New Zebu® EP1 The emulation system leverages Synopsys’ proven direct-connect architecture to optimize design communication and deliver unprecedented emulation performance. Additionally, ZeBu’s unique emulation supporting power supply, system-level debugging, hybrid emulation, and virtual host and device capabilities accelerate the readiness of SoC products in both hardware and software domains. Synopsis Zebu EP1 is available now.
“We continue to accelerate innovation for our verification hardware by collaborating with industry-leading customers,” said Manoj Gandhi, Managing Director of the Verification Group at Synopsys. “ZeBu EP1 represents the convergence of multiple hardware and software technologies to deliver breakthrough performance and debugging. ZeBu’s unique fast emulation capability enables electronics companies to develop and verify the most advanced SoCs with software stacks complete.”
To keep up with customers’ growing SoC size, increasing software complexity, stringent power requirements, and increased chip-to-chip and external communication requirements, Synopsys is relentlessly innovating in emulation to deliver breakthrough performance, industry-leading hardware-software power verification, a unique system of next-level debugging capabilities, comprehensive hybrid emulation solutions, and the widest range of virtual interfaces. As electronics companies invest in emulation and rapid prototyping farms to speed up software builds, SoC verification, and system validation, Synopsys verification hardware has emerged as the market leader in industry. Synopsys’ next-generation emulation and prototyping systems feature the Xilinx Virtex UltraScale+ VU19P device. Collaboration between Synopsys and Xilinx drives continued innovation on FPGA compilation, runtime performance, and rapid debugging.
As part of the Synopsys Verification Continuum® Platform, ZeBu is the industry’s best and most capable emulation platform and supports a full range of use cases. ZeBu’s recent innovations include:
- Zebu EP1, The industry’s first 10 MHz emulation system, using Synopsys’ proven direct-attach architecture, optimizes design communication to accelerate hardware and software verification for SoC designs up to 2 billion gates.
- Empower ZeBu emulation system, the industry’s first SoC power-aware emulation system, enabling multiple iterations per day with actionable power profiling in the context of the entire design and its software workload.
- ZeBu System Level Debuggingthe proven approach to efficiently debug complex SoCs with billion-cycle software workloads, leveraging the high-bandwidth host interface for continuous data flow and deterministic replay to eliminate runtimes. redundant emulation.
- ZeBu hybrid emulation with virtualizer® Virtual prototyping, supported by an extensive library of vCPUs, memory and interface models, provides a 70-100x throughput gain for OS boot, enabling more complex software validation and faster tape output.
- ZeBu Virtual Host and device models for PCIe 5.0, USB3, SATA, Ethernet, and NVMe enable validation of the host-to-device software stack with real complex SoC operating system, driver, and application software.
- Speeding up the ZeBu simulation Technology with unified testbed and design compilation, and speed-optimized protocol transactors deliver 100x simulation speed for faster RTL regression performance and environment set-up.
- ZeBu Speed Adapters connect ZeBu emulation systems to real-world environments for in-circuit emulation (ICE) use cases. Based on proven Synopsys DesignWare® IP, they support PCIe, CXL 2.0, Ethernet, USB, SATA, display port as well as 5G testers, network testers and customer specific hardware.
“IT innovation is happening at a rapid pace in the Arm partner ecosystem,” said Tran Nguyen, Senior Director of Design Services, Arm. “As more and more software-intensive Arm-based HPC, 5G, GPU, AI and automotive applications are developed, there is a growing demand for faster emulation and accelerated verification, and we continue to work in close collaboration with Synopsys to meet this need of our common customers.
“Extensive technical collaboration between Xilinx and Synopsys over many years has accelerated industry adoption and innovation around FPGA-based emulation and prototyping,” said Vamsi Boppana, senior vice president, Central Products Group at Xilinx. “With the increasing complexity of SoC designs and software, we look forward to continuing our close collaboration with Synopsys to advance a robust technology pipeline for FPGA compilation, runtime performance, and rapid debugging.”
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to Software™ partner for innovative companies that develop the electronic products and software applications we rely on every day. As an S&P 500 company, Synopsys has long been a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor intellectual property and offers the broadest portfolio of testing tools and services in industry application security. Whether you’re a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced semiconductors or a software developer writing more secure, high-quality code, Synopsys has the solutions to deliver innovative products. Learn more about www.synopsys.com.
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