Even the most skilled developers and product designers can’t always know exactly what their users want. Software prototyping provides a functional proof-of-concept mock-up that identifies missing ...

This year’s Design Automation Conference (DAC) has just finished and confirmed some of the trends I discussed in my last blog, “The Top Five Trends in Verification to Watch For at DAC 2016”, ...

Most everyone would agree how important FPGA prototyping is to test and validate an IP, sub-system, or a complete SoC design. Before the design is taped-out it can be validated at speeds near real ...

Price – if software is not affordable or justifiable, the product is immediately eliminated. However, there are very sophisticated and full-featured products offered at no cost by some vendors. Ease ...

In previous articles I have talked about prototyping in general “Prototypes: What is a prototype?” and some of the consideration when deciding if a prototype would be beneficial, and then deciding on ...

For basic prototyping, the go-to tool to piece together a functioning circuit is the breadboard. It’s a great way to prove a concept works before spending money and time on a PCB. For more complex ...