10 things you should know before SoC Validation 1. Validation and verification are different things 2. Emulators do not replace prototypes (and the other way round) 3. There are silicon bugs left to be found during validation 4. Design size matters 5. Each FPGA size matters 6.Read more →
FPGA prototyping with massive visibility is the key to successful validation FPGA prototyping - an essential step of ASIC validation FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) is a key technology for the prototyping of silicon chips and IPs. FPGA use similar silicon processes and is configured on basis ofRead more →
Delivering High Quality Semiconductor IP with confidence Because they are the essential building blocks of modern ASIC and SoC chips, semiconductor IPs are used in a wide variety of environments, in which they are in service during extended times. Verifying that they run flawlessly in all theseRead more →
Is FPGA Prototyping really optional? We conducted a survey on LinkedIn 2 weeks ago about the usage of FPGA prototyping vs. Emulation vs. Simulation. By no means this survey is representative of the whole industry - the sample is simply too small and probably biaised, as theRead more →
Exostiv boosts RTL simulation It is essential to reduce the wasted machine cycles used for simulation workloads. Simulation dominates ASIC/SoC/FPGA verification process 'The 2020 Wilson Research Group ASIC and FPGA Functional Verification Study' reports that an ASIC, SoC or FPGA designer can spend up to 40% ofRead more →
On-Demand Webinar: 'How to capture Gigabytes of traces from FPGA. At speed.' In this post, you have the opportunity to catch up with our Webinar that ran live earlier this year. In this -now 'on-demand'- webinar we introduce and demonstrate EXOSTIV and show how it can boostRead more →
Does FPGA use define verification and debug? You may be aware that we have run a first survey on FPGA design, debug and verification during the last month. (By the way, many thanks to our respondents – we’ll announce the Amazon Gift Card winner in September). In
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