What is HW-SW co-simulation?

• A basic definition:

Manipulating simulated hardware with software

• Goal of co-simulation: To verify as much of the product functionality, hardware and software, as possible before fabricating the ASIC. (Assume that the ASIC contain some significant amount of software)

• In this lecture: Learn the methods and motivations of hardware-software co-simulation.

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