Verification
Verification tools support the following:
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Table 1. Simulation
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EDA Vendor
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Tool Name
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Description
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Aldec
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Active HDL
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VHDL
Verilog
C/C++
EDIF
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Riviera
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High-performance VHDL
Verilog
Mixed simulation
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Altium
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nVisage
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VHDL simulation
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Protel
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Circuit simulation
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Cadence
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Incisive
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Single-kernel verification tool
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NC Desktop Family
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Verilog Desktop, VHDL Desktop, and NCSim Desktop for the Windows platform
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Celoxica
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Nexus PDK
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Co-verification
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Mentor Graphics®
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ModelSim®
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Verilog, VHDL, and Mixed-VHDL/Verilog simulator
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Visual Elite
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High-level C/C++
SystemC functional modeling and verification
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Simucad Design Automation
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Silos
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Verilog HDL logic simulation
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SynaptiCAD
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VeriLogger Pro
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Design and verification environment
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Synopsys
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VCS
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Simulator
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VCS MX
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Mixed-HDL simulator
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Table 2. Timing Analysis
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EDA Vendor
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Tool Name
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Description
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SynaptiCAD
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Timing Diagrammer Pro
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Timing diagram editor
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VeriLogger Pro
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Design and verification environment
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TestBencher Pro
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Graphical testbench generator
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WaveFormer Pro
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Optimal clock-speed analyzer
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Synopsys
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PrimeTime
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Static timing analyzer
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Table 3. Formal Verification
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EDA Vendor
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Tool Name
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Description
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| Cadence |
Incisive Conformal |
Formal verification equivalency checker |
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Mentor Graphics
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FormalPro
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Formal verification equivalency checker
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Synopsys
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Formality
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Equivalence checker
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Table 4. In-System Debugging
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EDA Vendor
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Tool Name
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Description
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Aldec
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Active HDL
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VHDL
Verilog
C/C++
EDIF
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Riviera
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High-performance VHDL
Verilog
Mixed simulation
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| HDL Works |
HDL Companion |
Syntax checking and error tracing |
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Synopsys
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VERA
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Testbench automation
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Telecom Workbench
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Telecom standards
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Synplicity
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Identify
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RTL debugging
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Temento Systems
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DiaLite
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On-chip instrumentation tool
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