Press Release
OCP-IP Announces Availability of Mentor
Graphics CheckerWare Library of Verification IP
PORTLAND, ORE. — May 10, 2005 — Open Core Protocol
International Partnership (OCP-IP) today announced that the OCP interface is
the latest addition to the Mentor Graphics® CheckerWare® library of
verification IP. The CheckerWare solution is comprised of a library
exceeding 100 assertion checkers and protocol monitors, making possible the
quick adoption of cutting edge assertion-based and formal verification
methodologies without the cost and risk often associated with the adoption
of new tools. The monitor currently supports OCP v2.1, the organization’s
newest standard, announced in March. OCP 2.1 includes profiles for the most
commonly coupled OCP features and an advanced tagging scheme for
enhancements in out-of-order processing.
The CheckerWare monitor is an advanced verification technology that can be
used to verify OCP during simulation and formal functional verification.
Additionally, the monitor collects detailed coverage information, such as
protocol interface behaviors of industry standard interfaces, to identify
coverage weaknesses in the user’s verification scheme. CheckerWare
components are added to the designs and used throughout the verification
flow. This in turn facilitates faster more complete verification, and
ensures that devices fully comply with the OCP specification.
“OCP has a robust, thriving infrastructure supported by many independent
companies such as Mentor that provide excellent services and products,” said
Ian Mackintosh, president OCP-IP. “This is a testament to the tremendous
adoption we have seen throughout the industry.”
“Mentor Graphics is proud of being a contributor to the OCP-IP
organization, with OCP as a leading interconnect to our customers designing
complex SoCs,” stated Steve White, general manager of Mentor Graphics’ 0-In
Functional Verification business unit, which provided the CheckerWare
library. “The addition of the CheckerWare OCP monitor enables these
customers to quickly adopt the advanced methodologies needed to reach
verification closure.”
About OCP-IP
The OCP International Partnership Association, Inc. (OCP-IP), formed in
2001, promotes and supports the Open Core Protocol (OCP) as the complete
socket standard ensuring rapid creation and integration of interoperable
virtual components. OCP-IP’s Governing Steering Committee participants are:
Nokia [NYSE: NOK], Texas Instruments [NYSE: TXN], STMicroelectronics [NYSE:
STM], Toshiba Semiconductor Group (including Toshiba America TAEC), and
Sonics. OCP-IP is a non-profit corporation delivering the first fully
supported, openly licensed, core-centric protocol comprehensively fulfilling
system-level integration requirements. The OCP facilitates IP core
reusability and reduces design time, risk, and manufacturing costs for SoC
designs. VSIA endorses the OCP socket, and OCP-IP is affiliated with the VSI
Alliance. For additional background and membership information, visit www.OCPIP.org.
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