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Press Release31 January 2023Digital IndustriesPlano,
Texas, USA
Siemens advances integrated circuit verification with new, data-driven Questa Verification IQ software
Questa Verification IQ helps global engineering teams collaborate in real time to accelerate the verification management process and provide real-time project visibility
Logic verification traditionally consumes over 70 percent
of the overall IC development cycle. Achieving design closure – knowing
engineers have done enough of the right kind of verification to ensure your
design will work flawlessly – is an ever-increasing challenge as each new
generation of IC designs introduce high-levels of complexity. According to a
2022 Wilson Research industry study, verification teams achieving first silicon
success has declined from 31 percent in 2014 to just 24 percent in 2022, which
represents the lowest level recorded in the past 20 years.
Engineered to help design teams achieve design closure
faster, Questa Verification IQ is tightly integrated with Siemens’
industry-leading Polarion™ REQUIREMENTS software to deliver a platform that
automatically captures all data from every engine run across the life of a
project, helping customers manage requirements, coding, testing and release
management across the design and verification process. This powerful combination provides a tight digital thread optimized for functional safety
compliance tasks, providing a traceable solution from requirements down to
verification results and implementation.
Questa Verification IQ unifies coverage data from the
formal and simulation engines within Siemens’ Questa™ platform, OneSpin®
software, Symphony™ platform for analog and mixed-signal simulation, as well as
Siemens’ Veloce™ hardware for emulation and prototyping. The machine learning
functionality in Questa Verification IQ then analyzes the data to predict
patterns and holes, identify root causes, and prescribe solutions to potential
issues; thereby helping to improve efficiency and giving teams the information
needed to signoff with confidence.
“Companies across the globe on the cutting edge of
chip design and verification are leveraging big data to spark innovation,
streamline operations and boost efficiencies,” said Abhi Kolpekwar, vice
president and general manager of Design Verification Technology for Siemens
EDA. “With the launch of Questa Verification IQ, Siemens is transforming IC
verification with a state-of-the-art, data-driven verification solution that
can speed and simplify the verification process using analytics, collaboration
and traceability – especially when married to Siemens’ Polarion REQUIREMENTS
software.”
Questa Verification IQ is implemented in a web-based
application framework, providing scalable verification management with minimal
install cost, while achieving device and OS independence. Supporting public,
private and hybrid cloud configurations with native collaboration and
centralized data access, Questa Verification IQ helps
global engineering teams collaborate in real time to accelerate the
verification management process and provide real-time project visibility. Questa
Verification IQ is also fully integrated with popular Continuous Integration
(CI) tools such as Jenkins to automate workflows.
Industry leaders on Questa Verification IQ
“The rapid pace of innovation today means that
time-to-market is more critical than ever for us to meet the growing demand for
computing power,” said Tran Nguyen, senior director of Design Services for Arm.
“The Questa Verification IQ solution from Siemens allows for greater
collaboration across teams and geographies during the verification process, and
enables analytical navigation to improve productivity, significantly reducing
our closure times.”
“Nordic Semiconductor specializes in wireless
communication technology that powers the IoT. Knowing the verification status
of the design throughout the development cycle is critical to planning,
execution, and the final quality of our products,” said Christoffer Amlo
verification team lead for Nordic Semiconductor. “As an early adopter, Questa
Verification IQ provides us with a central portal with high level trending. The
live status automated by the tool replaces the manual effort of gathering our
regression information. And for investigating uncomplete verification work,
Questa Verification IQ provides an efficient collaborative workflow for
coverage closure.”
Siemens’
Questa Verification IQ is available now. For more information, please visit
https://eda.sw.siemens.com/en-US/ic/questa/simulation/verification-iq/
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Siemens Digital Industries (DI) is an innovation leader in automation and digitalization. Closely collaborating with partners and customers, DI drives the digital transformation in the process and discrete industries. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, DI provides companies of all sizes with an end-to-end set of products, solutions and services to integrate and digitalize the entire value chain. Optimized for the specific needs of each industry, DI’s unique portfolio supports customers to achieve greater productivity and flexibility. DI is constantly adding innovations to its portfolio to integrate cutting-edge future technologies. Siemens Digital Industries has its global headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and has around 76,000 employees internationally.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power.
In fiscal 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €72.0 billion and net income of €4.4 billion. As of September 30, 2022, the company had around 311,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
In fiscal 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €72.0 billion and net income of €4.4 billion. As of September 30, 2022, the company had around 311,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.