The world of the hardware design engineer has changed dramatically in recent years. Designers no longer sit and code RTL in isolation to meet a paper specification, and then wait for a hardware ...

As the software content in today's 2.5G and 3G phones rapidly increases, timely software development is becoming critical for product success. The traditional development flow—in which software design ...

Virtual prototypes, often used as a niche tool in the past, are becoming essential for developing complex systems. In fact, systems companies are finding they no longer can function without them. In ...

While physical prototypes will not soon disappear, they’re certainly becoming a less prevalent part of the design cycle. Reduced costs and the rapid speed-to-market are the driving advantages. As for ...

Much has been written about the rise of field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) -based platforms over application-specific-integrated-circuit (ASIC) implementations. During the last few years, FPGAs have ...

Not so long ago, embedded software developers huddled side by side in chilly bring-up labs, integrating and testing their code on physical prototypes of the final systems. Beyond the inconvenience, ...