ESL: Systems vs. Semiconductor - Systems 1, Semiconductors 2
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Posted Jul 17, 2009
by Don Kurelich
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What is a Go URL?I was a little surprised by my systems friends recently. They seem more focused on providing a platform for developing SW, implying that HW is largely off-the-shelf. Has HW become that commoditized? I feel the effort ongoing in executable specifications (xUML) should provide a platform to build and refine both HW and SW models and allow better traceability of requirements.
At the same time chip complexity is staggering; anyone brining up a 32nm flow can relate. New process nodes are providing virtually unlimited functionality at the cost of vastly increased power consumption. I see a stronger trend to adopt TLM 2.0 to make the architectural trade-offs and optimize the roles of HW and SW more efficiently. The risk of over-committing functionality to HW is additional power and cost, while relying on SW could sacrifice performance.
Who’s going to drive the standards moving forward?
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Don Kurelich is the Technical Director Americas Sales, responsible for technical programs and field application engineers throughout North and South America. Kurelich also manages executive relationships and product deployment for key accounts worldwide. He has over 20 years of design, management, consulting and sales experience with 5 years of international business/management experience while living abroad. Prior to joining Mentor Graphics in 1996, Mr. Kurelich worked in the telecommunications industry at NEC and Bosch Telecom and in the Military/Aerospace industry at Honeywell in their ASIC design and wafer fabrication facility in various ASIC and systems design roles. He holds a BSEE from George Mason University.
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