Embedded Device Development Requires Concurrent Hardware and Software Optimization

Today's submicron silicon technology is dramatically changing the nature of embedded device design. Today's embedded devices are much more complex, and they require a rapidly growing body of software to ensure their functionality and make them complete, sellable products.

The very nature of embedded systems requires that hardware and software work closely together. With a traditional sequential embedded device development flow, the hardware is developed first and the software second. For many embedded applications, this approach no longer offers competitive results.