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Verification Horizons

Part 2: The 2014 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

FPGA Verification Effort Trends This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs related to the 2014 Wilson Research...

By Harry Foster

Embedded Software

Embedded articles: RTOS performance, dev tools, memory utilization, debugging

I have finally caught up and this is the last aggregation of recent articles. From now on, all being well,...

Simulating the Real World

The Electronics Cooling Metaphorical Drinking Game - Part Deux

With Semi-Therm 31 just a week away I thought it would be a good time to expand on the (metaphorical)...

By Robin Bornoff

Embedded Software

Eggheads head to head

Some time ago, I wrote about my participation in the Eggheads TV quiz show [here and here]. We recorded the...

Simulating the Real World

Angry Building Melts Car with Focused Sunlight Weapon

29th August, 2012. A Jaguar XJ parked in Fenchurch Street, London, suffered melted panels between 1200 and 1400, owner Martin...

By Robin Bornoff

Embedded Software

At ECS Syd - talking about memory fragmentation, power management and self-test

Each Fall, just before the weather becomes too horrible, I get to attend ECS [Embedded Conference Scandinavia] in Stockholm, Sweden....

Simulating the Real World

Mentor Graphics at Semi-Therm 31 - 'Dolly the Heatsink' and much more

Semi-Therm, the world’s largest dedicated electronics thermal conference, will take place between March 15-19 at the Doubletree Hotel in San...

By Robin Bornoff

Embedded Software

What is the first day of the week?

February 26, 2015

On a previous occasion, I suggested that it was time for change. I feel strongly that our calendar – 7...

Verification Horizons

Is Gate-Level Simulation Still Required Nowadays??

February 26, 2015

A colleague recently asked me: Has anything changed? Do design teams tape-out nowadays without GLS (Gate-Level Simulation)? And if so,...

By Gordon Allan