Verivue deploys VMM and Synopsys VCS solution

MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: Synopsys Inc. announced that Verivue, Inc. has standardized on the production-proven VMM verification methodology and VCS functional verification solution, both key components of Synopsys' Discovery Verification Platform, for the verification of their flagship product, the MDX 9000 Series Media Distribution Switch.

The VMM-based approach allows Verivue to implement a transaction-based verification methodology that provides reusable test environments for higher test coverage, ease-of-use and scalability from block to system-level. The combination of the VCS solution and VMM enables faster turn-around with accelerated compile times and optimized performance for system designs, contributing to a productivity boost of up to 4x over traditional approaches.

A major benefit of VMM-based verification environments is verification reuse. With VMM, Verivue is able to create fifteen "plug-and-play" transaction models that can generate large volumes of data. Engineers are able to boot the entire system as soon as the hardware becomes available. Additionally, the VMM Applications, such as Register Abstraction Layer (RAL), speed up and simplify verification.

"With hundreds of successful deployments in highly complex verification environments, VMM is the most widely used verification methodology," said Swami Venkat, senior director of Marketing in the Verification Group at Synopsys. "Engineers using VMM and VMM Applications consistently achieve higher quality verification results and greater verification productivity, as evidenced in a large number of VMM user papers and tape-outs. Synopsys continues to invest in verification methodology innovations with new technologies such as the VMM for Low Power to address complex functional verification challenges."