Press Release
Open Core Protocol International Partnership Announces Availability of SystemC Transactional Models
OCP 1.0 compliant transactional model implemented in SystemC standardize OCP-based communication models
PORTLAND, ORE. — May 5, 2003 — Open Core Protocol International Partnership (OCP-IP) today announced the availability of OCP 1.0 compliant transactional model implemented in SystemC. The models standardize the way OCP-based communication is modeled in various abstraction levels, and their availability ensures increased model interoperability and reusability.
Work on the project was spearheaded by Nokia, in collaboration with Synopsys Inc., Texas Instruments, Prosilog, and Sonics Inc. The models provide an OCP point-to-point channel model for SystemC, which can be used to connect SystemC behavioral models with each other, as well as to complex interconnect models.
“There is clear value in an industry standard socket that eases the process of complex SoC design by promoting IP core reusability and reducing design time,” said Ian Mackintosh, president of OCP-IP. “By providing a standardized OCP-based communication model, designers no longer need to independently resolve how to implement interface protocols and test those implementations.”
The models support OCP 1.0 data interface in the first release. Sideband support will be added during May, and OCP 2.0 support will be added in Q3 of this year. The channel model is based on a generic communication channel released by the OCP-IP working group to the OSCI and is user customizable. The data interface models are now available to members and non-members alike through the OCP-IP Web site.
“OCP has a robust, thriving infrastructure driven by many independent companies providing leading-edge services and products,” said Mackintosh. The models further extend the high level of support and tools OCP-IP provides to members allowing them to focus on their critical design goals while increasing ROI.”
"We are pleased to lead the collaboration with other members of OCP-IP's System-Level Design Working Group," said Anssi Haverinen, Research Manager of Nokia Research Center. "The new transactional channel brings us increased system-level model interoperability and reusability as a part of the OCP socket."
About OCP-IP
The OCP International Partnership Association, Inc. (OCP-IP) was announced in December 2001 to promote and support the open core protocol (OCP) as the complete socket standard that ensures rapid creation and integration of interoperable virtual components. OCP-IP's Governing Steering Committee participants are: Nokia [NYSE: NOK,], Texas Instruments [NYSE: TXN], ST Microelectronics [NYSE: STM], United Microelectronics Corporation [NYSE: UMC], and Sonics, the inventor of OCP. OCP-IP is a non-profit corporation delivering the first fully supported, openly licensed core-centric protocol that comprehensively fulfills system-level integration requirements. The OCP facilitates IP core reusability and reduces design time and risk, along with manufacturing costs for SoC designs. For additional background and membership information, visit www.OCPIP.org.
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