Integration & Debug

How AMD coupled a virtual PC and transaction-based emulation to accelerate the verification of its latest GPU

Part three of our series looks at the choices you face as you decide whether to build or buy a board.

Part two of our series on FPGA-based prototyping looks at two critical factors to address before a project begins: budgeting and high-level implementation.

Embedded systems developers are turning to agile techniques and continuous integration. To make these processes possible, you need an environment that supports easy access to virtual prototypes throughout the life cycle.

This multi-part series addresses various aspects of FPGA-based prototyping. Future installments will address budgeting and implementation, but we start by looking at why the technique is generating so much interest.

What hardware designers can learn from software verification techniques such as agile, behaviour-driven development, code coverage and zero known defect strategies

Combining assertion-based verification techniques with emulation makes for easier debug, better coverage and greater functional efficiency.

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A look at a tool and a flow that makes it easier to put designs on to a HAPS physical prototyping system for verification, debug and software development purposes

This article introduces hybrid emulation, a combination of emulation and virtual prototypes, and its application to tasks such as architecture validation, early software development and software-driven verification.