The MathWorks Announces EDA Simulator Link DS

Co-simulation Interface Between MATLAB and Simulink and Synopsys VCS MX Accelerates Hardware Verification

Cambridge, UK – March 25, 2008 – The MathWorks today announced the availability of EDA Simulator Link DS, which provides a co-simulation link between MATLAB and Simulink and the Synopsys VCS MX functional verification solution.

EDA Simulator Link DS enables reuse of system-level models as test benches for hardware description language (HDL) and register transfer level (RTL) implementations by coordinating the execution of Synopsys’ VCS MX solution with MATLAB code and Simulink models. This integration accelerates functional verification by automating stimulus and response generation between the two environments, reducing manual recoding of test benches and providing enhanced debugging capabilities to system and verification engineers. Engineers using Synopsys’ VCS MX functional verification solution can now use EDA Simulator Link DS to improve product quality and reduce verification time and costs.

Key Features in EDA Simulator Link DS

EDA Simulator Link DS lets design, verification and system engineers use MATLAB and Simulink to efficiently model, analyse and verify HDL and RTL implementations. Key features include:

Full VHDL, Verilog and mixed-language co-simulation support
MATLAB test bench capability, enabling the use of MATLAB code to stimulate HDL code and check its response
MATLAB component capability, enabling simulation of MATLAB code in place of entities not yet coded in HDL
User-selectable shared-memory and TCP/IP-socket communications modes
Interactive or batch mode co-simulation, debugging, testing and verification of HDL
Pricing and Availability
EDA Simulator Link DS is available immediately. U.K. list prices start at £1400 plus VAT for an individual license.

About The MathWorks

The MathWorks is the world’s leading developer of technical computing and Model-Based Design software for engineers and scientists in industry, government and education. With an extensive product set based on MATLAB and Simulink®, The MathWorks provides software and services to solve challenging problems and accelerate innovation in automotive, aerospace, communications, financial services, biotechnology, electronics, instrumentation, process and other industries.

The MathWorks was founded in 1984 and employs more than 1,600 people worldwide, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts. For additional information, visit www.mathworks.com.

The MathWorks United Kingdom operation is based in Cambridge, England. For additional information, visit www.mathworks.co.uk.