The resulting software program can execute in its own memory space, as does the hardware model. A software program, such as a driver, can communicate to the hardware model through sockets, directly through the Carbon API, or even through an Instruction Set Simulator (ISS). For embedded software, where the software is loaded into a hardware memory model, a software debugger can be linked to the embedded software through Carbon's API.

SOCcentral Feature Articles
Mixed-Abstraction Virtual System Prototypes Close SOC Design Gaps	4/14/2006
Articles Online
Virtual Prototyping Methodology to Boot Linux on the ARM Cortex A15	3/11/2013
Virtual Prototyping Methodology to Boot Linux on the ARM Cortex A15	3/11/2013
Achieving First-Day Multicore SOC Software Success	2/1/2011
Virtual Prototypes Speed Wireless Development	10/27/2008
Adapting Signal Integrity to Nanometer IC Design	4/10/2006

EDA Tools
DesignPlayer	Functional Verification

News
Carbon Expands Reach of Model-Swap Technology	6/12/2013
ARM and Carbon Expand Partnership to Include Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53 Processors, CoreLink System IP	6/3/2013
Carbon Expands Embedded Systems Offerings with Performance Analysis Kit Featuring the ARM Cortex-R7 Processor	3/11/2013
Carbon Announces Carbon Performance Analysis Kit Featuring the ARM Cortex-R7	3/5/2013
Carbon Design Systems Opens Office in Austin, Texas	10/16/2012
Samsung Invests $4 Million in Carbon Design Systems	9/12/2012
Carbon and Arteris Simplify SOC Optimization	9/4/2012
Carbon Design Systems Partners with Imagination Technologies for Virtual Models	7/13/2012
Carbon Design Systems and Cadence Partner for IP Optimization	5/24/2012
Carbon Design Systems Unveils Off-the-Shelf Performance Analysis for ARM Cortex-A Processors	5/16/2012
Carbon and Arteris Partner to Deliver Interconnect Models to SOC Designers	3/9/2012
Carbon Extends IP Exchange to Include Virtual Reference Platforms	1/17/2012
CEVA and Carbon Design Systems Partner to Offer Fast Simulation Models for CEVA DSPs	6/8/2011
Carbon Design Systems Performance, Power Analysis Tools Added to TSMC Reference Flow 12.0	6/6/2011
Carbon Adds AXI Analysis Capabilities to SoC Designer Plus	5/25/2011
Carbon Design Systems Adds ARM Cortex-A15 Models to Its IP Exchange Web Portal	5/19/2011
Carbon Design Systems and MIPS Technologies Collaborate to Enable Virtual Platforms	5/11/2011
Mentor Graphics and Carbon Design Systems Partner for Model Distribution	4/5/2011
Carbon Releases Solution for AMBA TLM-2.0 Modeling	2/17/2011
Carbon Adds Additional ARM Processor Content to Carbon IP Exchange	12/9/2010
Carbon Design Systems Launches IP Web Portal to Streamline Access to Virtual Platform Building Blocks	10/25/2010
Elliptic Partners With Carbon Design Systems to Create Accurate System-Level Models	10/6/2010
Carbon Design Systems Announces Performance, Power Analysis in TSMC Reference Flow 11.0	6/21/2010
Vivante Adopts Carbon Design Systems' System-Level Modeling, IP Deployment Tools	5/5/2010
Denali Software and Carbon Team for Transaction-Level Model Distribution	3/24/2010
Carbon Unveils New Generation of ARM Models with Availability of Mali Models	3/8/2010
Carbon Design Systems and VeriSilicon Form IP Partnership	2/15/2010
Carbon Expands ARM IP Library to Include All Cortex Processors, AMBA AXI Fabric, and Peripherals	12/10/2009
AMCC Chooses Carbon Model Studio for System-Level Modeling and Validation	11/18/2009
MediaTek Adopts Carbon Design's System-Level Modeling Tools	11/1/2009
Carbon Adds Support for Fast Models from ARM	10/22/2009
Carbon Automates AXI Interconnect Model Creation	10/2/2009
Carbon Design Systems Adds Co-Simulation Model Library to System-Level Validation Tool Suite	9/10/2009
CoWare and Carbon Announce CoWare Model Library Availability of Implementation-Accurate Models of ARM IP	4/27/2009
Carbon and MIPS Technologies Partner for Model Distribution	4/9/2009
Carbon Announces Availability of ARM Cortex Models	3/12/2009
Carbon and Tensilica Partner for Pre-Silicon Firmware Development	11/19/2008
Carbon Design Systems Releases Latest Version of SoC Designer	11/5/2008
Carbon Design Systems Opens Southern California Development Facility	10/2/2008
ARM SoC Designer Final Release v7.1 Now Available	8/18/2008
Carbon Design Systems Acquires SoC Designer from ARM	7/9/2008
Carbon Supports New STARC Transaction Level Modeling Guidelines	6/3/2008
Enhanced Carbon Model Studio Reduces Time to Create Models	5/13/2008
Ricoh Integrates Carbon Design Systems into ESL Design Flow	3/6/2008
Carbon Becomes Fujitsu Cedar-ESL Services Partner	2/20/2008
Carbon Design Systems Raises $6 Million in Venture Funding	1/9/2008
Carbon Adds New Distributor in Israel	12/12/2007
Carbon Design Systems Adds Support for Latest Version of ARM Tools	11/12/2007
Sarnoff Selects Carbon Design Systems Model Studio	10/31/2007
CoWare and Carbon Design Systems Team to Accelerate Availability of Virtual Hardware Platforms	10/29/2007
Carbon Design Systems Unveils Carbon Model Studio	10/1/2007
Carbon Design Systems Offers Free Tenison Migration Program	7/26/2007
AMCC's Cycle Accurate Simulator Enables Earlier Software Verification for nP3705 Packet Processor Designs	5/29/2007
Carbon to Introduce Revolutionary Performance Technology	5/16/2007
Carbon's Virtual Hardware Models Plug-and-Play with CoWare Platform Architect	3/1/2007
Additional $5M Funding Fuels Carbon Design's Growth	9/14/2006
Carbon Adds Replay to its SOC-VSP Offering	7/22/2006
NetEffect Validates 10Gb Ethernet Channel Adapter with Carbon's VSP	5/15/2006
Astute Networks Validates new Processor with Carbon's VSP	4/21/2006
Carbon Continues European Expansion	3/2/2006
AMCC Validates Network Processor Software with Carbon's VSP	2/23/2006
Carbon Establishes Japanese Subsidiary	1/23/2006
Carbon Expands Sales Channel Into Taiwan	1/12/2006
Carbon Adds PCI, PCI-X, USB2.0, SDRAM Bus Protocol Support to VSP Product Line	12/21/2005
Carbon Breaks Down ESL Adoption Barriers	12/5/2005
Pacific Design's VUPU Available on Carbon's VSP	10/26/2005
Solutions from Interra Systems Accelerate Carbon's Product Development	8/15/2005
Carbon Launches Virtual System Prototype Product	6/13/2005
Carbon's DesignPlayer Selected as a DesignVision Awards Finalist	1/26/2005
Carbon Enables CoWare to Bridge RTL Implementation and ESL Design Gap	12/20/2004
Carbon Adds VHDL and Mixed Language Support	9/13/2004
Carbon's DesignPlayer Engine Executes in CoWare's SystemC Simulator	6/29/2004
Carbon Design Systems and SC Hightech Sign Distribution Agreement	5/11/2004
Carbon Extends Product Line to Accelerate Verification Regression	4/19/2004
System Validation Demonstration from Carbon Design Systems Featured at TI Developer Conference	2/11/2004
Carbon Design Systems Raises Additional $10M in Funding	1/12/2004

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