Agilent's PCI Express Jammer inline error injection tool sits between two PCI Express devices and modifies data streams in real-time, creating disruptive test scenarios. The Jammer tool generates test scenarios for almost all conceivable error recovery test cases, including correctable, uncorrectable non-fatal and uncorrectable fatal errors. Synopsys has supplemented its already extensive PCI Express IP verification process with Agilent's Jammer tool to further test error recovery and error handling in real-world situations. This additional verification enhances the quality and interoperability of the DesignWare IP for PCI Express with other PCI Express devices.
"Agilent is pleased to see that our newly introduced PCI Express Jammer test tool is providing our partners, and in turn their customers with so much immediate value," said Siegfried Gross, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Digital Test Division. "By utilizing Agilent's robust in-line error injection tool, Synopsys enables designers to integrate their leading DesignWare IP for PCI Express into high performance designs with less risk and improved interoperability while expediting their time to market."
As a leading provider of PCI Express IP, Synopsys offers a complete IP solution consisting of a suite of digital controllers for endpoint, root port, switch port and dual mode, PHY IP, and verification IP that are all compliant to the PCI Express 2.0, 1.1 and PIPE specifications. Synopsys is an active member of PCI-SIG and has more than 15 years of experience delivering silicon-proven PCI, PCI-X and PCI Express solutions resulting in hundreds of customer designs in volume production. Synopsys continues to take advantage of the latest verification techniques from industry leaders such as Agilent to further differentiate the quality of its IP. This commitment to high quality reduces the risk for designers integrating PCI Express into their high performance applications.
"Agilent and Synopsys have a long history of working together to help drive the adoption of PCI Express into the market. We first worked together to create the Protocol Test Card using the DesignWare IP for PCI Express, which is one of the 'gold tests' required for compliance at the PCI-SIG workshops," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for the Solutions Group at Synopsys. "By extending this relationship with Agilent to be the first IP vendor to pass the Jammer inline error injection testing, Synopsys is providing designers with a high-quality IP solution that they can have confidence in."
About DesignWare IP
Synopsys offers a broad portfolio of high-quality, silicon-proven digital, mixed-signal and verification IP for system-on-chip designs. As a leading provider of connectivity IP, Synopsys delivers the industry's most comprehensive solutions for widely used protocols such as USB, PCI Express, SATA, Ethernet, and DDR. In addition to connectivity IP, Synopsys offers SystemC transaction-level models to build virtual platforms for rapid, pre-silicon development of software. With a robust IP development methodology, extensive investment in quality and comprehensive technical support, Synopsys enables designers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce integration risk. For more information on DesignWare IP, visit: www.synopsys.com/designware.