sw engineers are from pluto and hw engineers are from mercury: can esl bridge the gap? john e....
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SW Engineers are from Pluto and HW Engineers are from Mercury:
Can ESL Bridge the Gap?
John E. BlylerEditorial Director: Chip Design Magazine, Embedded Intel magazine and Design Trends Reports
DAC 2006
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My Background
BS Engineering Physics, MS EE (digital and RF) Engineering Background
18 years - Complex hardware-software systems Teaching Background
Develop/taught courses for industry and university Affiliate Professor – PSU, Systems Engineering
Print/Online Media Background Editor-in-Chief, Chip Design magazine Senior Tech Editor – Wireless Systems mag Freelance, Edutopia magazine and others Associate Editor, IEEE I&M magazine Book author, IEEE Press
Contact: [email protected], (503) 614-1082
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Different Worlds
Different languages RTL or C/C++
Different architectural constructs Today’s design mandate co-development Questions:
What do SW guys need from HW guys? And vice versa?
Where is the gap between SW and HW? How do we bridge it?