EDN

Emulator, accelerator, prototype – what’s the difference?

In a previous blog, I talked about the confusion that seems to exist about the similarities and differences between emulators, accelerators and prototypes. In that blog I talked about what makes a ...
Electronic Design

What’s The Difference Between FPGA And Custom Silicon Emulators?

For more than 10 years, I was a vocal advocate of FPGA-based emulation systems and continued to tout their benefits through 2013. 1 Since then, I’ve become a consultant with an expertise in all forms ...
Nature

Photovoltaic Emulator and Simulator Technologies

Photovoltaic emulator and simulator technologies serve as essential tools in the research and development of renewable energy systems. By replicating the complex current-voltage characteristics of ...
Electronics Weekly

Broadcom moves from simulation to emulation with Mentor

Chip designs today have more functionality, more black-boxed intellectual property (IP) and shorter tape-out schedules. However, they require even more design verification than in the past, which ...
EDN

Achieve emulator-based simulation at in-circuit speeds

The speed of today's software simulators varies widely, depending on the type of simulator, the performance and memory capacity of the workstation, and the size of the simulated model. Although ...