I can hardly believe it. I’ve been in the EDA business since 1980 when I joined TI’s Design Automation Department after graduating from Cal Poly with my BSEE. Since 1995, much of my attention has been focused on EDA standards. I reached a moment of truth this year when I admitted, albeit reluctantly, that I could be called a standards-lifer. So, I decided it’s time to share my perspectives on what’s going on in the standards arena. Welcome to my blog - I can’t wait to hear from you! Look Who’s Supporting VMM!
Posted by Karen Bartleson on August 7th, 2008
Here’s a bit of fun in the standards game. Guess who is supporting VMM, Synopsys’ verification methodology? None other than Mentor Graphics! Mentor’s support for VMM is no longer a best-kept secret.
I expect they were able to make good use of the open source VMM, Synopsys’ donation of VMM to Accellera, or both.Â
Of course, Mentor is still advertising their original AVM and the new OVM, which they created with Cadence. Yet, it’s encouraging from an industry interoperability view to see Mentor supporting VMM for their customers. Plus, Mentor is a very active participant in the Accellera VIP verification standards committee where the VMM donation resides. I’d venture to say that despite all the posturing, Mentor’s support of VMM demonstrates the solidity and broad industry acceptance of VMM.
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Karen,
Where was this announced? A quick Google of leads me to the following page, but I don’t see any press release or other coverage of this? Are you doing Mentor’s marketing for them now
In all seriousness, will Synopsys be announcing support for the OVM soon as well?
Feel the Love!!!
Harry