NC Verilog from Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (HDL-based logic simulation software) Platforms: Sun Solaris and HP UNIX workstations Price: ($40,000 for floating license; $32,000 for node-locked license URL: http://www.cadence.com

The NC Verilog simulator supports register transfer level (RTL) sign-off methodologies required for complex ASICs, while offering an evolutionary path to more advanced methodologies for the emerging class of high-end deep- submicron (DSM) processes. It uniquely combines fast native-compiled code simulation technology with a multi-paradigm verification strategy, enabled by the Cadence Interleaved Native Compiled-code Architecture (INCA).