How Far Left Can You Shift?

Complex chips require much more work earlier in the flow.

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More steps in the design flow are shifting left, which makes a complicated design process even more complex. This includes early software prototyping, workload mapping, verification, multi-physics integration, verification, IP qualification. Frank Schirrmeister, executive director of strategic programs for System Solutions at Synopsys, talks about the increasing number of steps, the potential trouble spots, how reuse and chiplets impact the flow, and what engineers need to know in order to get a working chip out the door and on schedule.



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