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Coontec to Provide Technical Support and Distribution to Embedded Systems Customers in Korea

Oxford, United Kingdom, September 20, 2016 - Imperas Software Ltd., today announced a new partnership with Coontec Co., Ltd., a Korea-based provider of embedded software solutions. This distribution and support partnership combines technology-leading Imperas high-performance software simulation and virtual platforms with the power of Coontec’s expertise on embedded systems for the automotive, IoT and mil-aero markets, to further drive the adoption of virtual platforms in Korea.

"Embedded software time to market, quality and security issues have emerged as key business drivers," said Simon Davidmann, CEO of Imperas. "We…

Imperas Exhibits Solutions Supporting Software Debug and Test for the ARM-Based Embedded Systems

Oxford, United Kingdom, September 27, 2016 - Imperas Software Ltd., the leader in high-performance software simulation and virtual platforms, today announced that they will exhibit and deliver a technical paper at the 2016 ARM TechCon. Imperas invites attendees to register for a demonstration of Imperas embedded software development, debug and test solutions for ARM-based systems.

Demonstration Highlights:

  • Solutions:  Imperas will demonstrate solutions for custom/proprietary processor modeling, early software development and more comprehensive…

They may not be a silver bullet, but they are a good first step when it comes to securing cars and the Internet of Things. Problems start when people believe the job is complete.

Brian Bailey is Technology Editor/EDA for Semiconductor Engineering and has written a very informative article on issues related to Hypervisors.

Another day, another car hacked and another report of a data breach. The lack of security built into electronic systems has made them a playground for the criminal world, and the industry must start becoming more responsive by adding increasingly sophisticated layers of protection. In this, the first of a two-part series, Semiconductor Engineering examines how hypervisors are entering the…

Embedded Software Development with Virtual Platforms

Shifting Left with Imperas

No one builds a chip without simulation, right? In this week’s Fish Fry, Amelia Dalton of Electronic Engineering Journal takes a closer look at the value of virtual prototypes to simulate embedded software. Simon Davidmann (CEO - Imperas) and Amelia chat about about why Simon thinks no one should design embedded software without simulation, and the benefits of using virtual platforms to develop a verification and test environment.

 

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Abstract:

In November 2016, Simon Davidmann of Imperas gave a talk on how Imperas technology is being used for Timing Analysis, Power Analysis and Fault Simulation
to assist with Software Verification. Here are the slides. The talk was split into two sections.


The first section covers software verification for embedded systems and provides an overview of the challenges of many processors
in current embedded systems. It leads into the requirements for software verification and introduces specific embedded software development issues. It then
explains using simulation / virtual platforms and advanced tools to make embedded software development easier, quicker, and more affordable.


There are explanations of how simulation can be…

eSOL TRINITY, Imperas Partner, Developed the RL78 Model

Oxford, United Kingdom, May 31, 2016 - Imperas™ and eSOL TRINITY announced today the release of the Open Virtual Platforms™ (OVP™) Fast Processor Model for the Renesas RL78 CPU.  Example virtual platforms have also been released, as well as support for the new model in the Imperas M*SDK™ advanced software development tools.  The model of the RL78 was developed by eSOL TRINITY, Imperas’ partner in Japan, providing technical support for Imperas customers as well as services for embedded software development. 

The processor core model and example platforms are available from the Open Virtual Platforms website, www.…

ARMv8 Support From Imperas Accelerates Embedded Software Development

Oxford, United Kingdom, May 24, 2016 - Imperas Software Ltd. (www.imperas.com), the leader in high-performance software simulation, announced the availability of models and virtual platforms for the Cortex-A72 ARMv8 processors, in addition to the previously released Cortex-A53 and A57 models.  This boosts the Imperas Open Virtual Platforms™ (OVP™) processor model library to over 160 models across a spectrum of IP vendors.  Over 40 ARM cores are supported including Cortex-A, Cortex-R and Cortex-M families.

Imperas support for ARMv8 cores, such as the Cortex-A72, includes models, Extendable Platform Kits™ (EPKs™), integration…

As a member of the prpl Foundation and its security working group, Imperas is working with several member who are using OVP technologies to develop and explore the use of hypervisors to improve device security, amongst other things.

In this article on EBN online, concern over automotive security is discussed and a hypervisor from SELTECH is introduced.

car hijacked using security breach

As a founding member of the Security Working Group of the prpl Foundation, Imperas is supporting the definition of a new open security framework for deploying secured and authenticated virtualized services in the Internet of…

The impact of the chip’s changing role in the system is becoming clearer.

Ann Steffora Mutschler of Semiconductor Engineering has written an interesting article on System Level design and its automation.

There are comments from Wally Rhines (chairman & CEO of Mentor), Simon Davidmann (president & CEO Imperas), Nandan Nayampally (VP marketing ARM), Nimish Modi (snr VP Cadence) and John Koeter (VP Synopsys).

Change is underway in the chip design world, creating opportunities and challenges that reach far beyond questions about whether Moore’s Law is slowing or stopping.

Never before in the history of semiconductors has design been so complex and sophisticated, and never has it touched so many lives in so many interesting ways. This is...