The concept of applying a higher level of design abstraction to creative and engineering processes is so closely familiar that we probably take it for granted. From NC machines to SQL database systems ...

About 15 years ago, the assumption in the EDA industry was that system design would be inevitable. The transition from gate-level design to a new entry point at the register transfer level (RTL) ...

Hardware abstraction layers (HALs) are an important layer to every embedded software application. A HAL allows a developer to abstract or decouple the hardware details from the application code.

IP reuse has reduced the urgency for a higher level of abstraction in complex system-level design, but that still could change. Chip designers have been constantly searching for a hardware description ...

In software development, hardly any principle enjoys as much prestige as abstraction. Those who abstract are considered forward-thinking. Those who recognize and combine commonalities are considered ...

The bridge design pattern can be used to decouple an abstraction from its implementation so that both can be changed independent of each other Design patterns are proven solutions to recurring ...

There’s probably no design engineer more familiar with working at a high level of abstraction than a software developer. Whether it’s creating PC software, embedded applications, Web services, or ...

Quantum infrastructure software is redefining quantum computing by automating calibration, optimizing workloads, and letting users program at the problem level Quantum computers promise revolutionary ...

Hardware design in electronic system level (ESL) is becoming mainstream, but there are still a lot of questions about its generality. Many engineers believe that the abstractions that are at the heart ...

What are the five core principles of hardware/software co-design? How do these principles help build a geographically diverse engineering organization that can successfully develop complex solutions ...