Successful, on-time completion of SoC designs requires the tight integration of the processor and tools used to verify the system. Verification of the complex interactions between hardware and software is critical to the success of an SoC design. While testing the hardware and software components individually may yield some return, there are substantial benefits gained by verifying the complete design at the system-level prior to tape out. Seamless Product Benefits Seamless supports both multi-processor homogeneous and heterogeneous environments. This enables MIPS licensees to co-verify MIPS cores along with their chosen DSP or other core combinations.
Patented optimizations deliver high-performance and comprehensive design validation.
Open interfaces for integration of debuggers and third party applications. Collaboration between hardware and software design teams yields optimal system solutions. Seamless Removes Software from the Critical Path Integration of hardware and software design tools is the enabling technology for virtual prototyping. Combining the best in embedded software development tools with logic simulation, the Seamless co-verification environment enables software and hardware development to be parallel activities, removing the software from the critical path and reducing the risk of hardware prototype iterations resulting from integration errors. Seamless gives the designer the ability to make intelligent tradeoffs between detail and performance at different times during the design cycle.