CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
25 September 2007
Product News
Synplicity Launches Newest Addition to the HAPS ASIC Prototyping System
Synplicity, Inc announced an addition to its HAPST (High-performance ASIC Prototyping SystemT) product family. The HAPS-51 leverages the Xilinx Virtex T -5 LX330, the industry's largest FPGA, and on-board memory to deliver faster ASIC verification. Previous HAPS systems employed daughter boards for memory access, while the new HAPS-51 uses memory located on the board and next to the FPGA device. As a result, the HAPS-51 system provides a cost-effective, high-performance prototyping solution that reduces development time for today's challenging SoC designs. The HAPS systems are the centerpiece of Synplicity's ConfirmaT at-speed ASIC/ASSP verification platform.
The modular and extensible architecture of the HAPS-51 system offers several beneficial features that are designed to appeal particularly to SoC designers and software developers. As with all HAPS systems, HAPS-51 utilizes the HapsTrak standard: a set of guidelines for pinout and mechanical characteristics to help ensure compatibility with previous and future generations of HAPS motherboards and daughter boards. A tight connection between the FPGA and the on-board DDR2 memory module enables flexible, high-speed memory access making the HAPS-51 a unique verification platform for all SoC designs with embedded processors and large software content. As with all HAPS-50 systems, the HAPS-51 is equipped with programmable clock generators, sophisticated monitoring and self-test features, as well as remote configuration and setup capabilities. Additionally, multiple boards can be stacked or interconnected to support virtually any size ASIC, ASSP or SoC design.
"We have responded directly to customer requests for a HAPS platform that connects memory directly to the FPGA," said Lars-Eric Lundgren, general manager of Synplicity's Hardware Platforms Group. "The unique features in the HAPS -51 system, combined with Synplicity's FPGA synthesis and debug software, equips design teams with an outstanding solution for verifying the functionality of today's most advanced and challenging designs."
Availability
For more information about Synplicity's High-performance ASIC Prototyping System (HAPS) or the Confirma Platform go to http://www.synplicity.com/ , or contact your local Synplicity sales office.
Worldwide Seminar Series
During the months of October and November 2007, Synplicity and Xilinx, Inc. will present design and verification methodologies and provide valuable information to help designers save time and money on current or future design projects. For detailed information on the seminar series, go to http://www.synplicity.com/events/synplicity_xilinx_2007/
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