PDTi

SpectaReg integrates register management with Synopsys system-level tools for virtual prototyping, early software development/debug, IP library integration, and protocol support

VANCOUVER, BC – (May 3, 2010) – PDTi, an innovative provider of design automation products for hardware/software interface development, today announced it has become a member of the Synopsys System-Level Catalyst Program, providing further integration and validation between SpectaReg, the industry’s leading register management and collaboration tool and a number of Synposys products including Innovator, Confirma and DesignWare.

SpectaReg is an essential web-application that dramatically streamlines and automates the development of register maps. Providing a single source for all register-related work and code generation, SpectaReg synchronizes hardware/software interface development, including documentation, increasing accuracy and reducing engineering workload. The tool’s web-application architecture provides easy access for every team member across projects and locations on any compute platform. New levels of productivity are achieved for RTL designers through a correct-by-construction GUI and auto-generation of Verilog and VHDL. Firmware schedules are shortened with accurate and consistent register abstractions in C/C++ for IP integration, driver design and testing. Hardware Verification is simplified with automatically generated system and block-level tests.

“Register management is an increasingly critical element in the design process, synchronizing design views while reducing schedules and improving accuracy,” Jeremy Ralph, President and CEO of PDTi said. “Synopsys products play a key role around hardware/software interface development and the System-Level Catalyst Program allows us to improve the design flow for our mutual customers working at higher levels of abstraction.”

SpectaReg Availability

SpectaReg is available now. Customers are welcome to evaluate SpectaReg via http://SpectaReg.com/signup.

About PDTi

PDTi provides EDA products for Register Management, which dramatically improve chip design by accelerating development while reducing the risk of errors. The company is an innovator in simplifying and automating the critical hardware/software interface development process and a leader in bringing SaaS to EDA. PDTi has a diverse set of skills across front-end chip hardware and firmware design, uniquely combined with expertise in web application development. PDTi is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For more information on PDTi visit http://Productive-EDA.com.