A big Thank You for all of your effort of 1364-2001 Version C

From: Michael McNamara (mac@verisity.com)
Date: Fri Dec 19 2003 - 14:40:03 PST

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    > Hi,
    > The following news release is being disseminated today to the trades/media
    > covering computer technology, electronics and semiconductors.
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    > Contact: Michael McNamara, Chair, IEEE 1364(TM) Working Group
    > +1 650-934-6888, mac@verisity.com
    > or
    > Karen McCabe, IEEE Senior Marketing Manager
    > +1 732-562-3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
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    > VERILOG(R) MARKS 10th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS IEEE STANDARD AND 20th ANNIVERSARY
    > OF ITS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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    > IEEE Also Issues Updated Standard for Verilog Hardware Description Language
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    > PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 19 Dec. 2003 The Verilog(R) language, the
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    > predominant language for chip design and verification, celebrated two
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    > anniversaries in late 2003. One was the 10th anniversary of the first
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    > meeting of the IEEE 1364(TM) Working Group, which created the Verilog
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    > standard. The other was the 20th anniversary of the commercial development
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    > of the Verilog language
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    > In addition, the IEEE 1364 Working Group this month released a
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    > revision of IEEE 1364-2001, "Standard for the Verilog Hardware Description
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    > Language (HDL)". The revision corrects certain inconsistencies and
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    > includes important editorial changes missing in the last printing.
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    > The IEEE Standard Verilog HDL is a common language for chip design,
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    > simulation, verification and implementation. Chip designers use Verilog to
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    > specify hardware in simple and concise terms with little need for redundant
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    > entry of information. A rich ecosystem of tools exists from many suppliers
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    > allowing users to easily and economically create chips that match the
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    > design specified.
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    > The Verilog HDL was developed in 1983 at Gateway Design Automation,
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    > which was purchased by Cadence Design Systems. In 1990, Cadence formed
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    > Open Verilog International (OVI) to promote the language as an
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    > international open standard. In 1993, the IEEE approved OVI's request to
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    > create a Verilog standard and accepted OVI's donation of the copyright to
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    > the language.
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    > The IEEE Verilog Standard Working Group first met in October 1993.
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    > The standard it produced was approved in December 1995 and published in
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    > 1996. A revision to the standard was published in September 2001.
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    > Use of Verilog HDL grew rapidly as design complexity went from the 20
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    > thousand gates per chip typical of the early 1990s to 20 million gates per
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    > chip today. The Verilog simulator market, which totaled about $70 million
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    > in 1995, has grown to nearly $350 million in 2002. More than 100 companies
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    > now create and sell Verilog tools for simulation, synthesis, analysis,
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    > power and timing estimation, functional and formal verification, and other
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    > areas. Over 200,000 licenses for Verilog simulators are now in use.
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    > "The creation of the Verilog standard was a major step for Verilog
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    > users and suppliers," says Michael McNamara, who is Chair of the IEEE 1364
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    > Working Group and Senior Vice President of Technology at Verisity. "By
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    > making the language an IEEE standard, all vendors gained the opportunity to
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    > develop tools that accepted this format.
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    > "Due to the competition between tool suppliers, customers got a
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    > better product for less money. And due to the creation of a stable format,
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    > suppliers could confidently invest resources in developing tools for it
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    > without fear of imminent obsolesce.
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    > "The quantity and quality of tools supporting Verilog have improved
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    > dramatically since 1993, so the language has remained relevant for
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    > successive chip generations. At this time, the IEEE 1364 Working Group is
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    > developing the next IEEE 1364 version that will address the complex needs
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    > of today's circuit design teams. The new version will remain true to the
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    > roots of the original language, yet leverage higher levels of abstraction
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    > and add a range of proven packages containing powerful constructs and
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    > utilities. We hope to complete this effort in mid 2005."
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    > About IEEE 1364 Working Group
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    > To learn more about the IEEE 1364 Working Group and the next version
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    > of the Verilog standard, visit http://www.verilog.com. The group holds a
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    > teleconference at
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    > 8:30 a.m. Pacific time on the first Monday of each month. Work on the
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    > standard is done through task forces, each of which focuses on a specific
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    > aspect of the language. Participation in the IEEE 1364 Working Group is
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    > open to anyone is interested in the IEEE 1364 standard.
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