Patent ID: 7401015
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: simulating a first hardware component in a circuit design with a first simulation model in an electronic design automation (EDA) simulation environment; simulating a second hardware component in the circuit design with a second simulation model in the EDA simulation environment; identifying state information comprising a transfer from the first simulation model in the EDA simulation environment, said transfer being directed to the second simulation model; receiving the state information from the first simulation model; and making the state information available to the second simulation model without simulating the transfer in the circuit design, wherein receiving the state information and making the state information available comprises storing the state information in a coherent state memory space that is part of the EDA simulation environment and corresponds to an element in the circuit design being simulated, said coherent state of memory space being accessible to both the first simulation model and the second simulation model, wherein the coherent state memory space is accessible to a plurality of additional simulation models.