In recent years, the United States has been exploring the electronic system-level (ESL). Through the hard work of the Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI), SystemC has experienced broadening interest, widespread adoption and increasing supplier support. Driven by chipset and IP providers, Europe, a very early adopter of ESL and SystemC, has established various groups and initiatives to set standards that can drive even wider adoption and best practices for ESL success. On the other hand, Japan is moving fast forward into production based on the merits of the SystemC language "as-is", with yet little or no methodology infrastructure. The US, however, is still lagging behind as more emphasis is placed on SystemVerilog. This panel will discuss the status of ESL in the US, the challenges to US leadership positioning, and the 'question' of the right roadmap and strategy to expand ESL in the US to tackle System-on-Chip modeling, design and verification.
Panelists:
- Emil Girczyc - Summit Design, Los Altos, CA
Brett Cline - Forte Design Systems, San Jose, CA
H. Tony Chin - HD Labs, Shin Yokohama, Japan
Maurizio Vitale - Philips, Hoffman Estates, IL
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