Redesigned tool configuration and preference sharing capabilities
A new out-of-the-box Settings Management Engine simplifies DVT deployment for large teams. Settings are organized in several easily customizable precedence levels such as project, user, and common in order to allow fine-grained control.

Streamlined GUI experience
Version 3.5 introduces new features and enhancements like:

• ContentFiltersthathelpeliminateirrelevantinformationdisplayedinViewssuchas compilation issues, in-line reminders, or internal API introduced by 3rd party libraries like UVM.
• ThepopularQuickSearchbar,whichallowsuserstoeasilylocateaspecificelement by typing a few letters from its name, is now available in all Views.
• AcompletelyunifiedfeaturesetacrossalllanguagesintheDVTPerspective–the visual container for the various Views and components within the DVT window. For example, Check View and Coverage View can now be used in both e language and SystemVerilog projects.
• Redesignedicons,toolbars,andmenus. o Simplifiedtracedriveandtraceload.

Other enhancements available in DVT 3.5:

•  Improvedcompilationperformanceanderrorsrecovery.
•  Amorerobustandcustomizablecode-formattingengine.

The new enhancements and capabilities added in DVT version 3.5 will further help design and verification engineers overcome the limitations of plain text editors and benefit of the advanced features of a totally integrated code development solution that works across languages, enabling them to:

•  Increasethespeedandqualityofnewcodedevelopment
•  Simplifythemaintenanceoflegacycodeandreusablelibraries o Manageeffectivelymulti-languageprojects
•  Acceleratelanguageandmethodologylearning
•  BuildUVM-compliantverificationenvironments
•  Copeeasierwithincreasinglycomplexhardware

AMIQ EDA is exhibiting at DVCon, Booth 704, on March 3 – 5, 2014, in San Jose and showcasing DVT version 3.5. 

March 3, 2014, San Jose, CA – AMIQ EDA, a pioneer in integrated development environments (IDEs) for hardware design and verification, today announced the release of version 3.5 of the Design and Verification Tools (DVT) IDE. This version brings enhanced compilation, improved UVM support, a streamlined GUI, and capabilities that simplify DVT deployment.

The DVT IDE is a complete and powerful code development environment for the design and verification languages e, SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL. It is built on the Eclipse Platform and includes an IEEE standard-compliant parser, which continuously runs in the background. The tool integrates within a single window a smart code editor with a comprehensive set of features that help with code inspection, navigation, documentation, and debugging. It also includes an innovative linting framework, supports the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM), and enables engineers to build UVM-compliant environments effortlessly.

The key enhancements and new capabilities that DVT version 3.5 brings to its users include:

Enhanced compilation for SystemVerilog and VHDL
The internal compiler now checks on the fly whether each identifier is properly declared and used. This enhancement further reduces the number of compilation cycles required to get compilation error-free code as you type.

Improved UVM Support
The newly added capabilities simplify browsing the structure of an UVM-based verification environment. Users will benefit from:

• UVMBrowserViewthathelpsexploretheUVMclassesgroupedbycategoriessuchas agents, drivers, and sequences as well as easily inspect the UVM flow-specific API like overridden phases and fields registered to the factory.
• VerificationHierarchyView,whichletstheuserseethetop-downtopologyofanUVM verification environment based on UVM factory “create” calls. 
• UVMFactoryQueriesfor”configdbsetters”,”configdbgetters”,and”factoryoverrides” that help quickly and accurately locate UVM factory-related constructs that may influence the behavior of a testbench.