For Platform-driven ESL Design, CoWare Platform Architect is the SystemC-based graphical environment for capturing the entire product platform and the dash board for initiating the platform analysis functions. Platform Architect speeds the concurrent design of SoCs with embedded software, enabling users to rapidly create and validate SoC designs at the transaction level in SystemC. Together with CoWare Model Designer and the CoWare Model Library, CoWare Platform Architect enables most comprehensive system-level design solution available for SystemC.

CoWare Processor Designer dramatically accelerates the design of both application-specific processors and configurable accelerators through automated software development tools, RTL and instruction set simulator generation from a single, high-level specification. These application-specific processors and configurable accelerators are increasingly essential to convergent system-on-chip (SoC) functionality. Processor Designer is used to develop a wide range of processor architectures, including architectures with DSP-specific and RISC-specific features as well as SIMD and very long instruction word (VLIW) processors.

CoWare Signal Processing Designer accelerates the design of complex, digital signal processing (DSP) systems. It is a C-based modeling and simulation environment that facilitates structured modeling and model reuse across design teams. Its efficient creation of complex DSP system models and extremely fast simulation makes Signal Processing Designer the premier choice for today's complex, multi-standard designs in the wireless and multimedia markets. It is tightly integrated with the CoWare Platform Architect and CoWare Processor Designer products supporting the CoWare Platform-driven ESL Design solution.

The CoWare Virtual Platform product family delivers new tools and technologies that support the creation, distribution, and use of virtual hardware platforms for device software development and validation. Virtual hardware platforms are models of the device hardware and the environment it evolves in, and are suitable for the development and validation of an entire device software stack up to the application level. They also enable electronics companies to engage more effectively with their customers and ecosystem partners. The solution is integrated with and supports the CoWare platform-driven ESL strategy.

The CoWare Model Library provides designers with high-quality, high-performance models that ease design and debug. The Library contains a collection of SystemC IP models such as embedded processors, bus simulators (including on-chip buses like AMBA and OCP), peripherals and memory. These models were developed in partnership with leading IP providers including the market leaders ARM and MIPS.

Moving to ESL is not a trivial undertaking. Similar to any new technology, there needs to be investment in new tools, new design flows, new design skills, all require training of your engineers. Without expert help, there will be much trial and error, which can significantly delay achievement and reduce the effectiveness of the ESL design flow. With CoWare's ESL Consulting Services, you can tap into the experience gained through more than 60 successful customer projects. CoWare’s service delivery experts will help to significantly accelerate your move to ESL, bringing earlier and larger return on your investment.