To accelerate adoption of amba axi technology, ARM and Synopsys are collaborating on applicable verification IP. AMBA AXI technology is a next-generation on-chip interface that supports multilayer interconnect designs and provides 1.6 Gbytes/s of per-layer data throughput at 200 MHz. The verification IP provides built-in support for coverage-driven constrained-random test verification, including features expected to be published in the SystemVerilog Verification Methodology Manual, jointly created by ARM and Synopsys. It will be available at no charge to Synopsys DesignWare subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2004. For more, visit www.designware.com.
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