An SOC (system on chip) includes many components, such as processors, timers, interrupt controllers, buses, memories, and embedded software. It is a complete system that designers a few years back ...

Silicon real estate advances have inevitably led to the complete integration of microprocessor subsystems together with custom hardware and software on single devices. This advancement has brought ...

Here's a list of debugging tips and secrets from Li Mei, a character in Lisa Simone's nonfiction book on programming recounting the fictional adventures of a team of software developers working on ...

The complexity associated with the development of embedded systems is increasing rapidly. For instance, it is estimated that the average complexity of software projects in the automotive industry has ...

In the world of embedded software development, defects can cripple projects, delay releases, and ultimately lead to failures that affect everything from consumer electronics to mission-critical ...

It’s no surprise to anyone that newly written software is rarely 100% bug-free. However, steps can be taken in the beginning to help reduce the number of issues that may appear in your code. Or, to ...

IC design software specialist SpringSoft has launched its Siloti visibility automation system flow for SoC verification and debug. The latest software release incorporates a new reusable behavior ...

Developers of embedded software face unique challenges, including running systems reliably for extended periods, with limited memory and processing power. To build cost-effective systems, embedded ...

For real-time software and hardware debugging chores, the SuperTrace Probe provides users with a 1-GB trace buffer that can capture several hundred-million processor cycles of execution and data trace ...