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	            <title><![CDATA[SystemC and TLM (Q&A #12): ESL now mainstream ?]]></title>
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	            	            Clive,

Very interesting review on SystemC & TLM - thanks !

Many good points made across your 12 questions, though I was a little surprised not to see more of a push for standards in power modelling.

The variety of responses from different users/companies indicates the flexibility of the ESL approach, and perhaps also the fact that this is still an emerging technology domain (despite many companies already using ESL as a mainstream solution).

At a recent meeting of the UK National Microelectronics Institute we reviewed the current state of ESL adoption. I presented the ESL deployment strategy of NXP Semiconductors where we have successfully focussed on methodology improvements with high business impact - early SW development and verification productivity (functional and performance).
In subsequent discussions it was clear that larger companies (such as NXP & ST) have established significant infrastructures to support SystemC/TLM deployment, and are now reaping the rewards. However many SMEs have not yet managed to engage with these technologies as they don't have sufficient resources to climb the first step. For these organisations your question regarding an ESL eco-system are highly relevant, though I fear it may still take several years before 'mainstream use' can be regarded as fully inclusive across the industry.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:34:35 -0600</pubDate>
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