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Revolutionizing Embedded Software Development

Imperas is now a part of Synopsys

Is Hardware-Assisted Verification Avoidable?

Simulation is no longer up to the task of system-level verification, but making the switch to hardware-assisted verification can lead to some surprises if you do not fully plan ahead.

Semiconductor Engineering

 

Emulation is emerging as the tool of choice for complex and large designs, but companies that swap from simulation to emulation increasingly recognize this is not an easy transition. It requires money, time, and effort, and even then not everyone gets it right.
Still, there are significant benefits to moving from simulation to emulation, providing these systems can be utilized efficiently enough to warrant the investment. HDL simulation, which has been the industry workhorse for functional verification since the dawn of the semiconductor industry…

To read the full Semiconductor Engineering article by Brian Bailey, click here.


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Related Resources

There are many Imperas documents available. Some of them are accessed only from the Imperas User site and are available only to Imperas customers under license.

On the OVPworld website there are many documents that introduce the various APIs and technologies developed by Imperas and made available as part of Open Virtual Platforms. Click here for the OVPworld documentation list.

Publicly available Imperas documents:

Using OVP Fast Processor Models with OVPsim and other simulators

RISC-V Custom Instruction Flow Application Note

ARM TrustZone Platform Modeling Application Note

Comments

  • Hideki Sugimoto, CTO

    NSITEXE, Inc., a group company of DENSO Corporation.

    The NSITEXE Akaria processors, developed with the use of Imperas RISC-V verification technology, are targeted to address the high-performance requirements for AI and automotive requirements with the necessary features and quality to achieve the ISO 26262 ASIL D functional safety standard, in addition to optimized and efficient processors for the next generation embedded applications.

    As the NSITEXE Akaria processors are adopted across a wide range of next generation of automotive, safety critical, and embedded applications, the partnership with Imperas now also provides the dependable reference models that support developers across the entire design and development phase of an SoC project.

  • Shuzo Tanaka

    Vice President and Director (Tool Development and Sales) of eSOL TRINITY

    Our customers needed a fast model of the RL78 for software development and testing.We found the OVP technology to be very powerful and easy to use for development of the high performance RL78 processor core model.  The Imperas debug and software analysis and test products also provide an excellent software development environment.We are committed to help reduce time and cost for embedded software development with comprehensive solutions including Imperas products, technical support, and consultation and engineering services.