As the art of chip design began to mature, interconnecting major blocks required more than just ad hoc collections of signals...

Introduction As SoC designs continue to grow in complexity, the communication infrastructure connecting various IP blocks becomes increasingly important. Traditional...

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  There is no doubt that design verification (DV) is an engineering specialty quite distinct from hardware design. Designers write...

  The choice between designing custom chips and using standard hardware has been a factor in electronics development for many...

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