Online lab lets designers try Cadence tools

Xuropa Inc. is opening an online lab for evaluators of verification tools from Cadence Design Systems. Approved visitors to Xuropa Online Labs can access the Cadence Incisive MIPI verification IP Components and run simulations on example circuits. The service is free to Xuropa Community members.

Users can begin to test drive applications in minutes vs. the days or weeks it used to take to get agreements signed, software downloaded, and keys installed, according to Xuropa. "Having our technology available through Xuropa Online Labs enables customers to move beyond the datasheet to view presentations and videos, and actually use the technology themselves at their desktops, and at their convenience," said Susan Peterson, Verification IP Marketing Director at Cadence.

"Generic online communities are generally consumer-centric and electronic design companies tend to get lost in the noise," Xuropa CEO and founder James Colgan explained. " The Xuropa Online Lab, featuring the Cadence VIP, exemplifies our goal—to economically bring technology to engineers so they can make better purchase decisions faster."

Xuropa Online Labs was fomed by veterans from the Internet, IT, and electronics industries and integrates professional networking, collaboration, marketing, and product evaluation tools.