Virtual prototypes and hardware design: More powerful and complex integrated circuits and System-on-Chip (SoC) designers have a daunting task at both the hardware and software level. SoC architects ...

A Mentor Graphics announcement at DAC today highlightsthe cultural gulf between IC design and embedded software development teams,the degree to which the two are inextricably braided together in ...

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imperas Software Ltd., the leader in high-performance software simulation, today announced the availability of new Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) models for ARM, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESI Group, leading innovator in Virtual Prototyping software and services for manufacturing industries, invites professionals overseeing manufacturing and ...

Achim Nohl was taking a well-deserved vacation last week and asked me to be his guest blogger. To many of you who are regular readers of Achim’s blog, I am new to Synopsys and joined only a few weeks ...

The PZFlex 2.1 3D virtual-prototyping software is now available in two versions: PZFlex Professional and PZFlex Standard. Finding favor with industrial designers and academic researchers, the ...

Excerpts from a white paper. Today's automobiles contain many complex electronic systems, each of which may incorporate a large number of electronic control units (ECUs) performing a single function, ...

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 ...

Electronic systems are no longer generic hardware blocks assembled into a system that executes the software. That time-honored hardware design approach proceeded without considering the application ...

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 ...

Right now, embedded developers who choose Linux face a bombardment of "what if" questions: What if it doesn't work? What kind of technical support is available? What if it isn't robust enough? What if ...

Virtual prototyping involves using various technologies—from computer-aided design software to simulation tools—to create highly detailed prototypes before making the physical versions. Car ...