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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Mikhail Bershteyn, Cupertino, CA (US);
Charles Berghorn, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Mitchell G. Poplack, San Jose, CA (US);
Mikhail Bershteyn, Cupertino, CA (US);
Charles Berghorn, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Mitchell G. Poplack, San Jose, CA (US);
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and method for compiling a hardware design for performing hardware emulation using synchronized processors is described. The apparatus comprises a plurality of processors defining a processor group for evaluating data regarding a hardware design and a synchronizer for synchronizing the operation of the processor group while emulating at least a portion of the hardware design. The method comprises providing a synchronization signal to a plurality of processors defining a processor group for evaluating data regarding a hardware design, receiving a ready signal from the processor group, and providing an execution signal to the processor group, where the execution signal causes the processor group to evaluate a submodel. The method for compiling the hardware design comprises converting at least one high-level construct into a sequence of operations and identifying a sequence of operations that comprise at least one conditional submodel.