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Cadence VIP CatalogSimulator SupportCadence VIP Catalog products supportlogic simulators from all the major electronicdesign automation (EDA) providers.This ensures that customers can makemaximum use of their EDA investmentwhile performing consistent, high-qualityverification of standard interfaces.AXI4LiteStreamMIPIDigRFMIPIUniProMIPIM-PHYONFIEthernetJEDECAllianceAMBAHDMIOCP.orgMIPIAlliance USB.org SATA-IOPCI-SIGMIPISLIMbusPCIeGen3Super-SpeedUSBEthernet40G/100GEEEOCP 3.0 SATA 6G HDMI1.4DDR4LRDIMMFlashONFi 3.0Common Testbench InterfaceAll the VIP and memory models provide acommon testbench interface that reducesthe learning curve for verification teamsand simplifies the maintenance of complextest environments. For advancedSystemVerilog users, the VIP supports theindustry-standard UVM. Integration examplesare provided to ensure quick bring-uptime in SystemVerilog testbenches andreduced time-to-first-test.Emerging Protocol LeadershipCadence invests heavily in early support foremerging protocols, often providing VIPwell before the new protocol specificationsreach the 1.0 release level. This investmenttakes the form of active participation inprotocol committees and working groupsand close collaboration with leading-edgecustomers. By providing early deliveryof VIP, Cadence is helping the industryto deliver game-changing products builtaround these new protocols.CMSEnabling First-to-Market Support of Emerging StandardsThe CMS provides a protocol-specific,metric-driven verification environmentthat includes:• Executable verification plan mapped tothe protocol specification• Library of constrained random tests toisolate design-under-test (DUT) cornercasesSupport Across EDAFigure 1: Cadence supports the rapid adoption of emerging protocols with early introduction ofnew VIP• Integrated coverage model to gradeverification completeness• Compliance checks and metrics toidentify DUT verification gapsProtocol compliance starts with theVerification Plan (vPlan). All verificationobjectives are captured in the vPlan andcorrelated to the protocol specification ona paragraph-by-paragraph basis. A libraryof constrained-random test sequencesVerifying Protocol ComplianceThe Cadence VIP Catalog offers twosolutions for advanced compliance verification—theCompliance ManagementSystem (CMS), and PureSuite.CMS provides parameterized test scenariosfor exploring the coverage space ina constrained-random simulation environment.Users set constraints to guide thegeneration of random test sequences toexplore areas of interest. Tight correlationbetween functional coverage results andthe protocol specification make it easyto interpret results and identify coverageholes.PureSuite provides an extensive library ofdirected compliance tests that are easy toimplement. The quick bring-up reducestime-to-first-test and the large test suitesprovide extensive compliance testing.Figure 2: CMS example showing AMBA AXI vPlan with coverage resulting from multiplesimulation runswww.cadence.com 2