(Source: Datamonitor)
Mentor Graphics Corp., a provider of high-performance system verification solutions, has announced the introduction of a multimedia platform to accelerate the verification of 3D TV-based products. This platform enables designers to develop and test their software against multiple 3D TV formats on their systems-on-chip, or SoC, before silicon is available.
This platform enables designers to develop and test their software against multiple 3D TV formats on their systems-on-chip (SoC) before silicon is available. The solution includes a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and employs 3D TV analysis tools early in the development cycle, delivering verification at thousands of times faster than software simulation.
The platform consists of the Veloce family of emulators and the iSolve Multimedia product for HTDV and HDMI 3D applications.
The Mentor 3D TV Multimedia Verification platform is used as a part of the strategy for verifying 3D TV chips, where full software applications can be validated against a SoC prior to silicon being available, while analyzing several different 3D formats.
Additionally, the platform provides direct visualizations of the 3D pictures and frames, rather than the limited signal-level displays of traditional simulation tools.
According to the company, the platform can be used with a traditional In-Circuit Emulation as well as a high-performance Transaction-Based Acceleration mode of operation.
"Mentor has led the way for many years in the accelerated verification of Digital TV designs, now including the first 3D TV emulation solution with our iSolve Multimedia product, which is successfully deployed at world-leading consumer electronics companies," said Eric Selosse, vice president and general manager, Mentor Emulation Division. "With the addition of 3D, Mentor strengthens its position as the premier vendor for hardware emulation solutions for Digital TV applications."
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