Date: 06/10/2009

New protocol testing solution to validate of 4G/LTE wireless SoC/ASIC designs

Cadence has announced the development of its new protocol testing solution that enables the validation of 4G/LTE wireless SoC/ASIC designs, and also it integrates the Cadence Incisive Palladium accelerator/emulator and the Rohde & Schwarz CMW500 LTE network emulator, allowing to test complex designs.

The wireless protocol testing required the final silicon to be available before through protocol testing could begin. Users can validate design assumptions of SoC performance and power by using the actual protocol and system-level stimuli, boosting confidence that a design will comply with the advanced protocol.

"Validating 4G/LTE protocol months ahead of having silicon in hand can have a real impact in what has become a most competitive market," said Joerg Deiss, director of business development of Rohde & Schwarz (R&S). "With this solution and our R&S CMW500, customers are now able to use the same tests and equipment from ASIC design to final RF system validation."

"This collaboration highlights our ability and desire to serve the verification needs of a fast-moving market segment like wireless and mobile," said Ran Avinun, system design and verification marketing group director, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. "Teaming with leading companies like Rohde & Schwarz enables Cadence to meet the design and verification needs of engineers working on the most advanced projects."

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