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What Have Models Got to Do with It? Pre-Silicon SoC Software Bring Up

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February 27, 2012

Transaction-level models are the main building blocks of virtual prototypes, which are used for early software development. In my last blog post, I briefly introduced the different kinds of software tasks and the implications for models. Today, I want to talk about the modeling requirements for early SoC bring up. As I mentioned, understanding the software requirements correctly provides two clear benefits: 1) it makes modeling easier through a more focused application and 2) it increases the value for the software developer through more tailored modeling capabilities such as debug features.

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