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C++ reference parameters - the downside

Something that I have discovered over the years is a great pleasure. When I am giving information – presenting, teaching,...

Verification Horizons

Free at Last! UVM1.0 is Here!

By now you’ve probably heard that Accellera approved the Universal Verification Methodology Standard (UVM1.0) today. This announcement is the culmination...

Embedded Software

The happy ending

I always think that a good story should begin with “Once upon a time …” and end with “… and...

Embedded Software

A different angle on multicore

Multicore is a hot topic at the moment. The subject crops up in numerous articles and I have written about...

Simulating the Real World

Beer Fridge - A Case Study in Thermal Design. Part 6 - Baffles and Bottlenecks

For a blog series focused on thermal design there has been precious little design presented so far. Design is the...

Verification Horizons

Parameterized Classes, Static Members and the Factory Macros

Somebody asked me a simple question: Why do need two different macros (`ovm_object_utils and `ovm_object_param_utils) to register classes with the...

Embedded Software

Jubilee!

In mid-1971, I was 14 and very idealistic. So I started writing a journal. It began with whole pages about...

Embedded Software

Who needs hardware designers?

I was recently asked to participate in a “panel” article in a UK electronics publication. The topic was the apparent...

Embedded Software

Big vs little

I have written before about my lack of understanding of some of the basic assumptions of the Western business world....