Product Launch - "Argon Streams" - Comprehensive Coverage for HEVC Validation
Drawing on extensive experience in semiconductor video IP and formal verification techniques, Argon Design has produced a suite of HEVC bit streams that test and verify the complete space of valid HEVC bit streams. The suite includes a coverage tool that computes the proportion of the specification validated by any set of bit streams.HEVC/H.265 is a new video coding standard that will halve the bandwidth requirement for video and it is expected to become the industry standard video codec which enables migration to 4K video. It is an evolution of H.264, with many new features and the flexibility to support all kinds of encode architectures.?
By writing a compiler for the HEVC specification, that directly understands the pseudo-code and equations contained in the HEVC specification, Argon Design has created a mathematical model of the entire coding process. This mathematical model is used to generate a comprehensive set of HEVC encoded bit streams and a coverage tool that details exactly which sections of the specification are covered by any set, or subset, of bit streams. The resulting coverage report is cross-linked to an interactive version of the HEVC specification that highlights exactly which sections and equations are
being verified.
Mark De Souza, Executive VP of ChipStart LLC, the industry’s leading supplier of semiconductor IP, stated that, “Semiconductor Verification is always challenging. The number of variables in HEVC makes the verification of HEVC devices a huge challenge. Argon Streams is designed by taking a formal approach that has resulted in a comprehensive verification suite. We expect Argon Streams to become the default verification platform for HEVC”.?
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