What are hardware emulators and FPGA prototypes? Who are the main players in this market? What are the two modes that HAV platforms operate in, and which is preferable? Two classes of tools—hardware ...

I recently attended an invited talk by a senior manager of a design group within a large networking company. He described the group’s verification flow and it quickly became obvious that hardware ...

A quick glance in today’s design verification toolbox reveals a variety of point tools supporting the latest system-on-chip (SoC) design development. Combined and reinforced by effective verification ...

This article is a condensed version of an article that appeared in the November/December 2022 issue of Chip Scale Review. Adapted with permission. Read the original ...

Defining what a processor is, and what it is supposed to do, is not always as easy as it sounds. In fact, companies are struggling with the implications of hundreds of heterogenous processing elements ...

Software testing, verification and validation encompass complementary activities aimed at ensuring that software behaves correctly, meets specifications and fulfils intended purposes. Testing ...

Computational models and simulations have had an important role in engineering analysis since as far back as the 1960s. It is widely recognized that the use of modeling and simulation tools can make ...

When it comes to verification and validation, medical device companies need to ensure that what they're doing actually makes sense. Known colloquially as "V&V," for many it feels like you're on the ...