Synopsys announced the of its ZeBu Server 4 that is build on the proven ZeBu Fast Emulation architecture with 2X the emulation performance over competing emulation solutions. The ZeBu Server 4 offers 5X lower power consumption with half the datacenter footprint, delivering the industry’s lowest cost of ownership. In addition, it delivers software innovation for faster compile, advanced debug, power analysis, simulation acceleration, and hybrid emulation.
The verification and software bring-up of advanced SoCs, including major new classes of SoCs in the automotive, 5G, networking, artificial intelligence, and datacenter segments, requires performance and capacity to handle large verification and software bring-up workloads. Performance-limited legacy emulation systems are challenged with the verification workloads demanded by these new classes of SoCs. These legacy architectures are further constrained by a limited performance improvement with each generation of emulator.
ZeBu Server 4 sets a new standard in emulation performance and capacity by leveraging the Xilinx UltraScale FPGA, the industry’s most advanced emulation chip. With unprecedented capacity, as well as gigabit-per-second (Gbit/s) interconnect, Xilinx UltraScale enables the industry’s largest designs to be supported in emulation systems with high performance, small footprint, and low power consumption. Further, as SoC verification complexity and software workloads continue to increase, Fast Emulation systems scale with double performance and capacity per FPGA generation.
“The growth of FPGA-based emulation continues to remarkably outpace the overall emulation market, which uses traditional ASICs,” said Salil Raje, executive vice president, Software and IP Products, Xilinx. “At 19 billion transistors and 5.4 million logic gates, the Virtex UltraScale VU440 FPGA is purpose-built for the highest-performance applications. We will continue our deep collaboration with Synopsys to deliver future innovations like the ZeBu Server 4 to the emulation market.”
“The need for Fast Emulation continues to grow as our customers increasingly look for shift-left solutions to address SoC hardware and software complexity,” said Manoj Gandhi, general manager of the Verification Group at Synopsys. “Our unparalleled growth in emulation is driven by deep technical collaboration with market makers and Xilinx, as well as increased R&D investments.”
