MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the
availability of the industry's first Verification IP (VIP) for
Compute Express Link™ (CXL™) 2.0 designed for
breakthrough performance in data-intensive system-on-chips (SoCs).
CXL is the next-generation open standard interconnect that enables
an ecosystem for high-speed communication between the CPU and
workload accelerators, such as GPUs, FPGAs and other purpose-built
accelerator solutions, as well as memory expansion devices. The
technology is built upon the well-established PCI
Express® infrastructure, leveraging the PCI Express 5.0
physical and electrical interface.
Synopsys VIP for CXL uses next-generation native SystemVerilog
Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) architecture that enables
ease of integration within existing verification environments and
speeds up simulation performance allowing users to run greater
number of tests and accelerate time to first test. VIP for CXL is
natively integrated with Synopsys Verdi® Protocol and
Performance Analyzer and includes built-in coverage and
verification plans for faster verification closure. In addition,
Synopsys' silicon-proven DesignWare® CXL IP delivers a
x16 link for maximum bandwidth with low latency, supporting all
three CXL protocols (CXL.io, CXL.cache, CXL.mem) and device types
to meet specific application requirements.
"Synopsys' cache coherency verification IP portfolio, including
CXL 2.0, CXL 1.1 and CCIX, enables support of emerging applications
with massive data throughput requirements," said Vikas Gautam, Vice President of R&D for the
Synopsys Verification Group. "Our growing portfolio of
industry-first verification IP and close collaborations with
standards organizations and memory vendors enable designers to
adopt and integrate the latest interconnect technologies
rapidly."
"The advancement of CXL as an open standard interconnect
technology to accelerate next generation data center performance is
our singular focus," said Jim
Pappas, Chairman at CXL Consortium. "We appreciate Synopsys'
support of CXL Consortium to help advance the adoption of CXL
technology."
"Bringing to market the next major interconnect advancement for
data intensive applications, such as artificial intelligence,
memory expansion, and cloud computing requires a robust ecosystem,"
said Dr. Debendra Das Sharma, Intel
Fellow and Director I/O Technologies and Standards. "Collaborating
with industry-leaders like Synopsys to advance CXL propels the
industry forward and enables our customers to meet the performance
and data connectivity requirements of their SoCs."
The CXL 2.0 protocol comes with an increased fan-out, pooling
feature set for both physical layer and application layers. New
features supported by CXL 2.0 are:
- CXL switching and support for multiple logical devices
(MLD)
- IDE (security) for both CXL.io & CXL.cache/mem
- Ability to negotiate CXL 2.0 devices during APN phase
and hot plug, CXL enumeration to view CXL device as PCI Express
endpoint
- Updates for system level manageability through QoS
telemetry, function level reset, global persistent flush, memory
interleaving and compliance test assertions
Availability & Additional Resources
Synopsys VC VIP for CXL 2.0/1.1 is available today. DesignWare
CXL IP Solution is also available now. For more information, visit
VC Verification IP for CXL and DesignWare CXL IP
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to
Software™ partner for innovative companies developing
the electronic products and software applications we rely on every
day. As the world's 15th largest software company,
Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic
design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and is also growing
its leadership in software security and quality solutions. Whether
you're a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced
semiconductors, or a software developer writing application that
require the highest security and quality, Synopsys has the
solutions needed to deliver innovative, high-quality, secure
products. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
Compute Express Link and CXL are trademarks of the CXL
Consortium.
Editorial Contacts:
Simone
Souza
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-6454
simone@synopsys.com
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