What are you ready to mobilize for FPGA debug?

What are you ready to mobilize for FPGA debug?
by Frederic Leens on 12-04-2017 at 7:00 am

There are 3 common misconceptions about debugging FPGA with the real hardware:

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  • Debugging happens because the engineers are incompetent.
  • FPGA debugging on hardware ‘wastes’ resources.
  • A single methodology should solve ALL the problems.
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    Embedded Agility

    Embedded Agility
    by Bernard Murphy on 11-21-2016 at 12:00 pm

    A familiar refrain in software development, as much as in hardware development, is that the size and complexity of projects continues to grow as schedules shrink and expectations of quality can increase dramatically. A common approach to managing this challenge in software programs is agile development practices and one aspect… Read More


    There is more than C to worry about

    There is more than C to worry about
    by Don Dingee on 10-17-2016 at 4:00 pm

    We periodically see that “software ate the world” line – I’m pretty sure I’ve used it a couple times myself. The fact is, software doesn’t run itself; never has, never will. Somewhere there has to be an underlying computer. First it was on beads, then in gears, then in tubes.… Read More


    More on HAPS hybrid prototyping for ARMv8 with Linaro

    More on HAPS hybrid prototyping for ARMv8 with Linaro
    by Don Dingee on 08-19-2016 at 4:00 pm

    A few weeks ago we previewed a Synopsys webinar describing how they are linking the ARM Juno Development Platform with the HAPS-80 and HAPS ProtoCompiler environment. I’ve had a look at the archived event and have some additional thoughts.… Read More


    Not-so-ulterior motive leads SoftBank to ARM

    Not-so-ulterior motive leads SoftBank to ARM
    by Don Dingee on 07-19-2016 at 4:00 pm

    This week’s £24.3B offer for ARM Holdings plc from SoftBank has been widely viewed as Brexit reflexit. It did firm up in the preceding two weeks, but this acquisition offer has been years in the making – and if it sticks, one SoftBank motive many analysts and editors are missing comes front and center.… Read More


    Reusable HW/SW Interface for Portable Stimulus

    Reusable HW/SW Interface for Portable Stimulus
    by Pawan Fangaria on 06-03-2016 at 7:00 am

    Although semiconductor community has ushered into the era of SoCs, the verification of SoCs is still broken. There is no single methodology or engine to verify a complete SoC; this results in duplication of efforts and resources for test creation and verification at multiple stages in the SoC development, albeit with different… Read More


    CEO Insight: Transformation of Vayavya Labs into System Design Automation

    CEO Insight: Transformation of Vayavya Labs into System Design Automation
    by Pawan Fangaria on 05-12-2016 at 7:00 am

    With the advent of SoCs, design abstractions and verification has moved up at the system level. It’s imperative that EDA moves up the value chain to start design automation at system level. The System Design Automation will be the new face of EDA in coming years.… Read More


    Singularity, Semiconductors and Software

    Singularity, Semiconductors and Software
    by Daniel Payne on 04-15-2016 at 12:00 pm

    One of my all-time favorite movies is 2001 A Space Odyssey where one of the leading roles is an AI-based system aboard a spacecraft named Hal that is designed to be a perfect machine yet makes a mistake and then cascades into assaulting and eliminating the human crew members. The future time when semiconductors and software combine… Read More


    You can see it if you look SXSW

    You can see it if you look SXSW
    by Don Dingee on 03-16-2016 at 4:00 pm

    Watching worlds of mobility, entertainment, and social media collide and helping customers navigate through this new technological landscape has been my passion for the last few years since I founded Left2MyOwnDevices. As a new arrival in Texas, I had my first chance to see just how big the convergence is at the premier event in… Read More


    IoT chipsets and enterprise emulation tools

    IoT chipsets and enterprise emulation tools
    by Don Dingee on 10-16-2015 at 12:00 pm

    When most people talk about the IoT, it is usually all about wearables-this and low-power-that – because everyone is chasing the next huge consumer post-mobile device market. Mobile devices have provided the model. The smartphone is the on-ramp to the IoT for most consumers, with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and LTE, and maybe a dozen or … Read More