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Revolutionizing Embedded Software Development

Imperas is now a part of Synopsys

SemiEng: Big Changes In Embedded Software

Integration and re-use are shifting the focus from minimal footprint to reusability and flexibility.

Semiconductor Engineering

 

Every good hardware or software design starts with a structured approach throughout the design cycle, but as chip architectures and applications begin focusing on specific domains and include some version of AI, that structure is becoming more difficult to define. Embedded software, which in the past was written for very narrow functions with a minimal footprint, is increasingly getting blended into the overall system design and re-used wherever possible….
 

To read the full Semiconductor Engineering article by Ann Steffora Mutschler, 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:

ARM TrustZone Platform Modeling Application Note

NSITEXE’s RISC-V Success Using ImperasDV and Cadence

Using OVP Fast Processor Models with OVPsim and other simulators

Comments

  • Han Jin Cho, executive director

    ETRI Korea

    We have seen that virtual platform based methodology can accelerate IoT product development. Imperas OVP models combined with the Imperas embedded software tools, supported by Coontec’s experienced staff, is a great solution for the Korean market.

  • Dr. Luciano Ost

    Embedded Systems and Communications Research Group, University of Leicester

    The lack of electronic design automation (EDA) tools combining model flexibility, and fast and accurate evaluation of performance, power, and reliability is one of the major challenges currently faced by embedded researchers. Even expensive, commercially available tools don't often meet modeling and simulation needs for emerging technologies.The description of processors – i.e., register or gate-level – is rarely available to universities, and commercial licenses are quite expensive. Having free tools with different state-of-the-art processor models allows the exploration of new system architectures.