Mentor Graphics Corp. has made available new high-speed datatypes based on ANSI C++ that the company claims can accelerate algorithm validation by 10 fold.

Algorithmic C datatypes are described as arbitrary-bit-width datatypes and are said to enable algorithm, system and hardware designers to precisely model bit-true behavior in C++ specifications while accelerating simulation speeds by 10-200x. Mentor (Wilsonville, Ore.) said it is making the C++ datatypes immediately available to designers and EDA tool vendors through the company's Web site.

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