Computational storage devices are the new must-have peripherals for intensive storage applications. Semiconductor Digest BEN WHITEHEAD, Storage Product Specialist, Mentor, a Siemens Business, and LAURO RIZZATTI, Verification Expert July 2020 In the world of computing, moving data is an expensive proposition, slowing performance and increasing power consumption. The challenge is magnified as storage developers attempt … Read more

CSD systems are emerging as the must-have peripherals for intensive storage demands required by leading-edge industries. But their complexity leads to issues with traditional pre-silicon verification, which raises the need for a new virtualization-based method. ElectronicDesign Ben Whitehead | Lauro Rizzatti The path to success of the solid-state drive (SSD) as the ultimate replacement for … Read more

Tech Design Forum By Lauro Rizzatti – Dr Lauro Rizzatti is a verification consultant and industry expert on hardware emulation. Only a few months ago, a speck in the flow of time, 2020 began with the promise of being another successful business year. Yet here we are at the start of June, distressed and concerned … Read more

EEWeb By Lauro Rizzatti, Verification Expert The future of hardware emulation has been proclaimed impressive, as shown by its upward market performance trend. As revealed by a recent ESD Alliance Market Statistics Service (MSS) report, the total revenue in 2019 stood at over $10 billion, representing an 8.3 percent increase over 2018 performance. The hardware-assisted … Read more

timestech.in By: Lauro Rizzatti, Verification Expert, www.rizzatti.com April 17, 2020 A 5G system-on-chip (SoC) design is a multifaceted system with complex communications, computing and memory requirements, and many blocks that must work together seamlessly for it to effectively perform its duties. Verifying a such an intricate design is not a matter of just running a … Read more

EEWeb By Lauro Rizzatti (Contributed Content) | Thursday, February 20, 2020 More and more new system-on-chip (SoC) designs at leading semiconductor companies embody software algorithms conceived and developed on host computers and in earlier embedded designs. Migrating such algorithms to cutting-edge SoC projects that power up AI, deep or machine learning, high-performance compute, automotive, 5G, … Read more

Part 2 of this two-part series on designing and using a modern hardware emulation platform highlights how to become an expert in using a modern hardware emulator vis-à-vis a hardware-description-language (HDL) simulator. Lauro Rizzatti In Part 1, we reviewed the process of designing a modern hardware emulation platform. Here, we’ll look at the skills and training … Read more

This first part of a two-part series authored by two leading experts in the field of hardware emulation explores how to build a platform that meets today’s needs. Electronic Design Lauro Rizzatti & Charley Selvidge Jan 13, 2020 Unlike other electronic-design-automation (EDA) point tools, developing a hardware emulation for functional verification requires mastering multiple disciplines. … Read more

Tech Design Forum By Jean-Marie Brunet and Lauro Rizzatti December 17, 2019 Jean-Marie Brunet is senior marketing director for the Emulation division at Mentor, a Siemens business. Lauro Rizzatti is a verification consultant. What’s more complex than a system? Well, multiple systems connected together seems like a logical next step. With the combination of technology … Read more

It is reasonable to predict that hardware-assisted verification revenue will break through $600 million by the end of 2019. EETimes By Jean-Marie Brunet and Lauro Rizzatti 12.16.2019 It is reasonable to predict that hardware-assisted verification revenue will break through $600 million by the end of 2019. Hardware emulation was conceived in the mid-1980s by a … Read more