ALAMEDA, Calif. — July 22, 2026 — In a move set to redefine how Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools are built and deployed, Verific Design Automation, the industry’s foremost provider of front-end parser platforms, has announced the upcoming launch of the Verific App Store. Scheduled to go live on July 27, 2026, to coincide with the opening of the 63rd Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Long Beach, California, the platform represents a strategic shift toward a modular, accessible ecosystem for hardware design engineers.
By providing a repository of high-performance, downloadable example applications, Verific is lowering the barrier to entry for developers looking to create sophisticated EDA point tools. This initiative leverages Verific’s battle-tested SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL, and UPF Parser Platforms, which have long served as the backbone for both commercial EDA suites and proprietary in-house design flows.
The Strategic Vision: Democratizing EDA Tool Creation
For decades, the development of specialized EDA software has been an arduous, resource-intensive undertaking, often restricted to large semiconductor firms with the capital to build proprietary infrastructure from the ground up. Verific’s new App Store seeks to disrupt this model.
"We want to show how you can build really cool EDA products with our platform," explains Rob Dekker, founder, president, and CTO of Verific Design Automation. "In the Verific App Store, we have started with a number of useful EDA point tools that are fast-running, simple to license, and easy to use by both AI and Human Intelligence (HI) alike."
This philosophy of "Human and Artificial Intelligence" collaboration is at the heart of the store’s design. As AI-assisted coding becomes a staple in hardware engineering, the Verific App Store provides the foundational structure—the "building blocks"—that allow developers to integrate AI agents more effectively into the EDA stack. By offering modular tools that perform specific tasks like linting or signal tracing, Verific is effectively providing the "plumbing" for the next generation of automated design workflows.
Chronology: From Parser Platform to App Ecosystem
The launch of the Verific App Store is the culmination of years of iterative development. Since its founding in 1999, Verific has shipped over 80,000 copies of its parser software. The company established its reputation by becoming the de facto standard for front-end parsing, enabling users to focus on their unique value-add—be it synthesis, formal verification, or low-power design—rather than the complexities of HDL language parsing.
- 1999–2025: Verific focuses on licensing its core Parser Platforms to major EDA vendors and semiconductor design houses, cementing its role as the industry’s "hidden engine."
- Early 2026: Recognizing the growing need for rapid, lightweight EDA utility tools, the company begins curating a suite of "point tools" built on its platform.
- July 22, 2026: Official announcement of the Verific App Store.
- July 27, 2026: Public launch at the 63rd Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Long Beach, CA.
- Post-DAC 2026: Roadmap to expand the store with community-driven contributions and increasingly complex feature sets.
Supporting Data: The Four Pillars of the Initial Offering
At its launch, the Verific App Store will feature four primary applications designed to address common bottlenecks in the RTL (Register-Transfer Level) design cycle. These tools demonstrate the power and versatility of Verific’s underlying parsing technology.
1. HierRTL: Structural Visualization
HierRTL acts as a powerful hierarchy explorer. Unlike traditional tools that require a full design elaboration—a time-consuming process for large-scale SoCs—HierRTL operates directly from the parse tree. It provides an immediate structural report, allowing engineers to visualize complex module relationships and navigate design hierarchies with unprecedented speed.
2. LintRTL: Intelligent Code Quality
LintRTL is an advanced linter for SystemVerilog and VHDL. It goes beyond simple syntax checking by incorporating configurable linting rules and synthesizability checks. By identifying design issues early in the development lifecycle, it significantly reduces the technical debt associated with poor coding standards and non-synthesizable constructs.
3. SnapRTL: The Modern HDL Editor
SnapRTL is an automated HDL editor designed to modify and export designs while maintaining strict adherence to original formatting. In an era where automated refactoring is becoming essential, SnapRTL provides syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and real-time error detection. It is designed to act as a specialized environment that keeps the engineer firmly in control of the design integrity.
4. TraceRTL: Debugging Efficiency
TraceRTL focuses on signal traceability, a chronic pain point in modern hardware design. By monitoring and analyzing signal behavior during simulation, it provides deep insights into how data flows through a design. This visibility is critical for rapid debugging, allowing engineers to isolate logic errors in a fraction of the time required by traditional waveform viewers.
Implications for the Industry
The launch of this store has several profound implications for the semiconductor industry:
Accelerated Time-to-Market
By utilizing these pre-built, high-quality modules, EDA tool developers can bypass months of front-end development. Instead of writing a parser for a complex language like SystemVerilog, a developer can simply download a Verific app and spend their time innovating on the "value-add" functionality, such as novel power-optimization algorithms or security checkers.
Lowering the Barrier for Startups
In the competitive landscape of hardware startups, the ability to build custom EDA flows is often a competitive advantage. The availability of free base tools from Verific allows smaller organizations to build enterprise-grade toolchains without the prohibitive costs usually associated with EDA development infrastructure.
The Role of AI in Hardware Engineering
As mentioned by CTO Rob Dekker, the tools are optimized for both HI and AI. As large language models (LLMs) continue to be trained on hardware description languages, having a standardized, high-performance platform like Verific—which can be easily queried and manipulated via API—provides an ideal substrate for AI-driven automated design optimization.
Official Responses and Accessibility
Verific has opted for a tiered, accessible pricing model to ensure widespread adoption. "Currently, most base products are free of charge, and we only charge a small fee for more advanced product features," states Dekker. This "freemium" model is designed to encourage experimentation and rapid adoption among the engineering community.
How to Get Involved
Starting July 27, 2026, interested developers and engineers can access the store at https://store.verific.com/.
- Registration: All users, including existing Verific customers, must register for a "Verific Passport" account to access the toolkit.
- Evaluation: A 14-day free trial period is available for advanced features, allowing organizations to integrate the tools into their existing workflows before committing to a subscription.
- Direct Engagement at DAC: For those attending the 63rd DAC in Long Beach, Verific will be exhibiting at Booth #1052. Attendees are encouraged to schedule private demonstrations by contacting the company at [email protected].
Conclusion: A New Chapter for EDA
The introduction of the Verific App Store marks a transition from a closed-door, vendor-locked ecosystem to a more open, developer-centric environment. By providing high-fidelity, reliable parser-based tools, Verific is empowering the next generation of engineers to tackle the increasing complexity of semiconductor design.
As the industry moves toward more advanced process nodes and increasingly complex SoC architectures, the ability to iterate quickly and maintain high standards of code quality will be the primary determinant of success. With its new App Store, Verific Design Automation has provided the tools to make that possible, ensuring that the foundational work of EDA parsing remains robust, scalable, and—most importantly—accessible to all.
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