Knowlent Announces Opal Electrical Verification Platform and Support for PCI Express, Serial ATA
Knowlent Corporation, a silicon-valley based Electronic Design Automation and Intellectual Property startup, today announced Opal - industry’s first electrical verification platform for high-speed interface verification. The rapid adoption of high-speed interface technology has led to a significant change in interface verification requirements. Designers now have to thoroughly verify the electrical layer of the interface because this layer is most vulnerable to failures at higher speeds. Until now, interface verification offerings were limited to functional level. With Opal, electrical verification is now available to complement functional.
(PRWEB) March 14, 2005 -- Opal Electrical Verification Platforms directly
address this growing market demand for comprehensive electrical verification of
interfaces. By providing persistent test bench setups for each specification
measurement, consistent, reliable and complete coverage is obtained. A process
that took weeks to complete is now accomplished in days with consistent
results.
“Verification platforms and the verification IP market is
established for the digital design side. There is now a very clear need for
electrical verification platforms and the associated electrical verification
IP”, said Sandipan Bhanot, CEO of Knowlent Corporation. “We are fortunate to be
leading this change in the industry with the support of our customers and
partners.”
Knowlent will be releasing Opal Electrical Verification
Platforms for various standard interfaces in tandem with the customer demand.
The company announced today that it has released Opal PCI Express EVP and Opal
Serial ATA EVP.
“ARM’s high-speed PHYs are at the forefront of the
high-performance interface IP market. Our customers hold us to a high standard
of quality, and Knowlent's OPAL EVP tools play an important role in helping us
achieve that standard," said Callan Carpenter, ARM’s VP and GM of PHY Solutions.
"The OPAL PCI Express EVP helped us save valuable time during the design of our
3G PHY, and introduced a measure of independence between the design and
verification process - an important characteristic of any good verification
strategy. We anticipate working closely with Knowlent as they develop EVPs to
support additional interface standards.”
“High-speed interface design is
truly becoming the bottleneck in overall system performance. Making the
interfaces run correctly at multi-gigahertz rates across the silicon, package
and board variations is a challenge that is high on the list of many executives.
Knowlent is solving a very important problem”, said Jim Hogan, EDA veteran and
general partner, Telos Ventures. “Industry observers and investors are watching
this space very closely – this could be a big opportunity."
Additionally,
the company announced that it has completed its first round of funding. The
amount will provide a significant step for future growth. Investors include
Denali Software Inc., AsiaTech Ventures and recognized industry leaders from the
Silicon Valley hi-tech investment community.
"Denali is the market leader
in chip interface design verification technologies at the digital level. We see
Knowlent as completing the verification stack for standard interfaces by
providing solutions for the electrical layer.” said Sanjay Srivastava, CEO of
Denali Software Inc. "Their offerings are complementary to ours and we are
partnering to develop value-added solutions for our customers." As part of the
recent financing, Mr. Srivastava joined the Board of Directors of
Knowlent.
Opal PCI Express and Opal Serial ATA EVPs are available now.
Supported platforms include Solaris and Linux. Pricing starts at $65,000 for a
one-year license.
About Knowlent Corporation
Knowlent Corporation is
headquartered in Santa Clara, California. For more information, please visit
Knowlent at www.knowlent.com or call (408) 748-0600 or email e-mail
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