Verification IP (VIP): Avery Design Systems Inc., announced availability of its SATA Express/AHCI verification IP.
By targeting the PCIe-based SSD market, Connectikpeople has observed that, this new solution enables an ecosystem for client
storage in which SATA and PCIe solutions can coexist.
Regarding the SATA-Xactor, it works in conjunction with Avery PCI-Xactor PCI Express Verification IP solution to supply a complete SATA Express subsystem verification environment. Therefore it includes:
• AHCI host software BFM
• Host and controller bus adaptor
• Reference SATA Express controller (PCIe/AHCI HBA) and adaptor for emulating SCSI targets
• Compliance testsuite
• Comprehensive protocol checks
• Protocol analyzer tracker and more.
“Our solution enables designers to thoroughly verify their designs functionally adhere to the new SATA Express standard and effectively pinpoint areas of non-compliance or performance bottlenecks.” said Chilai Huang, president of Avery Design Systems.
About Avery Design Systems
Founded in 1999, Avery Design Systems, Inc. enables system and SOC design teams to achieve dramatic functional verification productivity improvements through the use of formal analysis applications for automatic property and coverage generation and RT-level and gate-level X verification; robust core-through-chip-level Verification IP for PCI Express, USB, AMBA, UFS, MIPI, DDR/LPDDR, NVM Express, SCSI Express, SATA Express, eMMC, and SD/SDIO standards. The company is a member of the Mentor Graphics Value Added Partnership (VAP) program and has established numerous Avery Design VIP partner program affiliations with leading IP suppliers.
