Cadence Design Systems Announces Verification IP Support for USB4

Cadence Design Systems announced availability of Verification IP (VIP) in support of USB4, due to be released midyear. Engineers using the Cadence VIP will be able to develop standard-compliant SoC designs for mobile, consumer and display applications, it said Thursday. The USB Promoter Group announced pending release of the USB4 spec this month, saying it doubles the bandwidth of USB and enables multiple simultaneous data and display protocols. Based on Intel’s Thunderbolt protocol, USB4 is said to enable two-lane operation using existing USB Type-C cables and up to 40 Gbps operation over certified cables.