The Planets are Aligning around DVCon

Source: EDACafé If I were to study the astrological charts for the week of February 29, I’d see many of the planets aligning around DVCon, the center of our verification universe. As always, it will be a special week chock full of topics related to verification. Tutorials, paper sessions, panels and exhibits should keep all attendees … Read more

Moving to Deterministic ICE

A happy medium between in-circuit emulation (ICE) and a virtual environment with software-based test perhaps exists with Deterministic ICE Source: Electronic Design Admittedly, I have biases. For one, I’m partial to Italian food and the occasional Japanese sashimi. I’m also biased regarding the deployment modes of hardware emulation. I’m not fond of the in-circuit-emulation (ICE) mode, … Read more

For Software Developers, Hardware Emulation Rules!

Booting an OS such as Linux gets the designer to the starting line, but how does the real work commence for complex multicore designs destined for gaming, digital signage, and more? Source: Embedded Systems Engineering When software developers hear the word emulation, they often think software emulators and not hardware emulation. That’s changing, though, as the … Read more

A Match Made in Chip Verification Heaven: Simulation and Emulation

Given the complexity of chip designs and the various verification stages along the way, project teams use both simulation and emulation in their verification flows Source: EETimes Simulators — for both analog and digital design — have been around for so long (~40 years now) that most project teams take them for granted. Hardware emulation has … Read more

Hardware emulation answers Brooks’ Law

Given the complexity of chip designs and the various verification stages along the way, project teams use both simulation and emulation in their verification flows Source: Tech Design Forum Someone reminded me recently about Brooks’ Law. It states that adding more software developers to a late-running project will make it even later, and is credited to Fred … Read more

2016 Prediction: More Hardware Emulation Experts Than Ever Before

Source: EDACafé Industry onlines have been posting 2016 predictions since the beginning of the year, so why should EDACafe be any different? Herein is my 2016 prediction: The Electronics Industry will see more hardware emulation experts and specialists this year than ever before due in large measure to the widespread proliferation of hardware emulators. These experts … Read more