Business/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002

Tenison EDA today introduced a commercial version of VTOC(TM), its Verilog-to-C translator optimized for the hardware-software co-design issues facing SOC design teams. More information on VTOC and a free evaluation copy is available online: www.tenison.com.

By utilizing the tool to create a cycle-accurate model in C, C++, or SystemC, the design team can perform myriad tasks to improve the speed and quality of any SOC design according to Dr. Jeremy Bennett, CEO of Tenison EDA.

"The world works in Verilog," Dr. Bennett said. "Introducing another HDL is unnecessary, but there are a great many reasons to convert that code to C."

Dr. Bennett explained that the software portion of a modern SOC has passed 50 percent of the total time and effort expended on design, and all of that activity takes place in C. "Providing the software designer with a cycle-accurate model in C that is converted from a reliable Verilog description makes perfect sense."

By working with this model, software engineers no longer have to wait for actual silicon prototypes from the fab before beginning their work. In addition, the C-language model can be used for high-speed simulation and hardware acceleration, and provides a handy method for generating easily portable intellectual property models.

VTOC Success With GlobespanVirata

"GlobespanVirata communications processors are used in millions of DSL broadband installations worldwide," said Martin Jackson, chief technical officer of GlobespanVirata, Inc. "VTOC has been instrumental in reducing development costs and reducing time to market for the next generation of these successful products."

Price/Availability

VTOC is available now with a base price of $56,000. A version of the product for VHDL to C translation is currently under development. For additional product and sales information: www.tenison.com.

About Tenison EDA

Founded in 2000, Tenison EDA was a spin out from the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, dedicated to becoming the leading supplier of co-development tool technology. The company's first product, VTOC, has been under development for more than five years, including two years of rigorous beta testing by some of the world's top IC designers.

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