industry news
Subscribe Now

Vector Software Announces Partnership with Solid Sands for Compiler Validation

London and Amsterdam – December 8, 2015 – Vector Software and Solid Sands are pleased to announce their partnership. Vector Software, the world’s leading provider of innovative software solutions for robust embedded software quality and Solid Sands, the supplier of SuperTest, the industry-leading and largest compiler test and validation suite for C and C++,  have joined forces to integrate VectorCAST with SuperTest. This will reduce compiler revalidation time to the absolute minimum by only executing test cases which are impacted by compiler code changes and reporting in a standardized format, thus giving Project Management minimal disruption and an immediate shift back to on-time delivery.

“VectorCAST’s powerful Change-Based Testing now supports compiler revalidation through SuperTest, addressing customer demand to reduce or remove the impact of compiler changes on projects,” said William McCaffrey, COO at Vector Software. “Additionally, SuperTest users now have access to the power and reporting of VectorCAST’s test automation platform.” 

“We are very excited that with this integration we are able to answer the demand we receive from compiler developers and users. For the compiler developer, SuperTest uses VectorCAST to examine the internal structure of the compiler to highlight points where unit tests need to be developed,” said Marianne Damstra, CCO at Solid Sands. “For end users of open source compilers, particularly in safety-critical domains, this opens up a feasible route to improve compiler quality by tracing the impact of changes in new versions. It significantly reduces the effort required to qualify a compiler update by focusing on the new change through change-based testing.” 

About Vector Software, Inc.

Vector Software is the world’s leading provider of software testing solutions for safety and business critical embedded applications. Companies worldwide in the automotive, aerospace, medical devices, industrial controls, rail, and other business critical sectors rely on Vector Software’s VectorCAST™ test solution. The VectorCAST environment enables software development teams to easily automate complex testing tasks to improve software quality, using Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Change-Based Testing processes to engineer reliable software for accelerated time-to-market release cycles. Vector Software is headquartered in East Greenwich, Rhode Island USA with offices worldwide, and a world-class team of support and technology partners. To learn more, visit: www.vectorcast.com. Follow Vector Software on FacebookGoogle+, LinkedInTwitter, and YouTube.

About Solid Sands

Solids Sands is the one-stop shop for C and C++ compiler testing, validation and safety services. With SuperTest, Solid Sands offers the largest compiler test and validation suite with a unique level of compiler test coverage. SuperTest starts where other suites end. SuperTest supports its customers to achieve a high software quality level required by several ISO standards. More information on Solid Sands product and services is available at www.solidsands.nl and you can follow us on LinkedIn.

Leave a Reply

featured blogs
Apr 2, 2026
Build, code, and explore with your own AI-powered Mars rover kit, inspired by NASA's Perseverance mission....

featured paper

Quickly and accurately identify inter-domain leakage issues in IC designs

Sponsored by Siemens Digital Industries Software

Power domain leakage is a major IC reliability issue, often missed by traditional tools. This white paper describes challenges of identifying leakage, types of false results, and presents Siemens EDA’s Insight Analyzer. The tool proactively finds true leakage paths, filters out false positives, and helps circuit designers quickly fix risks—enabling more robust, reliable chip designs. With detailed, context-aware analysis, designers save time and improve silicon quality.

Click to read more

featured chalk talk

Nexperia GaN Power Proliferating in All Things Motor Control/Drive
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Nexperia
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Art Gonsky from Nexperia and Amelia Dalton discuss the biggest challenges of electric motors and controllers and how GaN power solutions can help solve these issues. They  also investigate how silicon, silicon carbide and GaN power solutions compare and how Nexperia and NXP technologies can get your next motor control design up and running in no time!     
Mar 25, 2026
25,574 views