Processor verification is challenging, and yet critical to RISC-V adoption.
ImperasDV is the first commercially available RISC-V processor verification solution, and the achievement of the tight integration with Cadence is key to the successful use of ImperasDV by NSITEXE.
Chuanhua Chang, Chair of RISC-V International P Extension Task Group
Andes Technology Corp.
Flexibility within a framework of compatibility is the essential foundation of the RISC-V ISA.
The RISC-V P extension defines a rich set of integer SIMD/DSP instructions operating on existing integer registers to support complex data processing within the constraints of real-time applications. However, the hardware specification is just the start - adoption and success depend on the software ecosystem, which is supported with the reference models and test suites from Imperas.