EDN

Virtual prototyping boosts model-driven Design for Six Sigma methodology: Part 3 of 3 – Design example: Electronic throttle control

Part 1 of this 3-part series described how a model-driven development process and virtual prototyping tools help address the challenges of implementing a DFSS methodology in a complex automotive ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Come Together Right Now Over… Virtual Prototypes

As a frequent traveler and gadgets enthusiast I love the concept of all my devices being connected. However, more often than not I experience a divide which is sometimes caused by bad software and ...
Embedded

Adopting virtual prototyping

Virtual prototyping platforms provide fast, fully functional software models and enable software engineers to develop production quality code much before the hardware can arrive in the lab. In theory, ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Blurring The Lines On Prototyping

Prototyping is an integral part of every SoC today, with two main approaches being used: virtual or software-based, and physical, which includes FPGA-based boards as well as hardware emulation systems ...
Electronic Design

FPGAs And Virtual Prototypes Share Common Design Space

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 ...
EDN

Virtual prototyping speeds mixed-signal IC design

Current design trends for high performance systems-on-chip (SoCs) are prompting designers to adopt more and more analog/mixed signal (AMS) contents in the overall design. Unlike digital designs that ...