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Hybrid emulation
A configuration that runs part of the system as a fast virtual platform model, typically the CPU subsystem, while the RTL of interest runs in an emulator. It reaches operating-system boot and application workloads far sooner than pure RTL emulation.
- Also known as
- Hybrid prototyping
- Type
- Technology
- Domain
- Verification & Validation, Emulation & prototyping
Notes
The usual motivation is skipping billions of boot cycles to reach the driver or workload actually under test.
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