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TITLE: SYSTEM-ON-CHIP EMULATION
Quickturn provides hardware-based systems which can perform
emulation. Software simulation of a system-on-chip integrated
circuit is often too slow and inaccurate to capture all the
intricacies of complex chips. Moreover, this approach often
fails to model adequately the interactions between the chip and
other system components and software. When bugs show up,
companies are forced to undertake a time-consuming and costly
series of design changes and silicon re-spins. Emulation allows
users to create a hardware model of a chip design using
proprietary emulation software that maps the design onto
reprogrammable circuitry. The resulting "virtual silicon" is a
functional equivalent of the actual chip and works close to real
time. It assures correct timing relationships and enables
designers to run real software. By connecting the emulator to the
target system, engineers can view the chip design as it interacts
with all other components and software. Quickturn provides
modular emulation systems for designs from 50,000 to over 100
million gates. For additional details, access: Quickturn
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FILENUMBER: 1023
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SYSTEM-ON-CHIP EMULATION
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DATE: October 2001
TITLE: SYSTEM-ON-CHIP EMULATION
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