“The DesignVision award recognizes the innovation and industry impact of the Open Verification Methodology, which has been downloaded by hundreds of companies in just its first few weeks,” said Michal Siwinski, group marketing director for Advanced Verification at Cadence. “The OVM is already seeing great interest and praise, and we expect its success to continue to grow during the remainder of 2008.”

“As the first open, language-interoperable, SystemVerilog verification methodology in the industry, the OVM represents a major step forward in protecting our customers’ investment in verification,” said Robert Hum, vice president and general manager of Mentor Graphics Design, Verification and Test Business Unit. “We are pleased that the OVM has been honored with this award for the solutions it provides.”