Trends In Embedded Systems Technology

While there has been much talk on the necessity of a major breakthrough in design methods and advanced CAD to support the multi-million gate chips that are already a reality, there has not been a clearly identified new direction which will produce a major productivity breakthrough. This paper attempts to identify one of these productivity breakthroughs, through: 1. an analysis of designer needs, 2. a study of embedded systems trends in the industry, 3. case studies in wireless communications and multi-media.

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