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Wednesday, January 09, 2013

#CHIPS: "Verifying System-on-Chip (SoC) Easier from the Inside"

Designing, verifying and testing the chips that power today's mobile devices--systems-on-a-chip (SoC)--is extremely difficult using old-school test probes that can only reach the input/output ports of a chip. However, by embedding special test routines inside the chip to exercise its functions, design, verification and testing can be performed in simulation before prototyping, resulting in faster to market and more reliable designs...

Designers add a PCM (power control module) to handle powering-up/-down, saving/restoring states, and enabling/disabling isolated blocks on a modern SoC.
Learn inside-out testing techniques for SoCs at DesignCon 2013 session Meeting the Challenge of SoC Low-Power Verification on Wednesday, January 30 at 10:15 AM at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Ballroom B.
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