Virtutech
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| Virtutech Inc. | |
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| Type | Corporation |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, CA |
| Key people | CEO: John Lambert, Founder : Peter Magnusson |
| Industry | Software Technology |
| Products | Simics |
| Employees | Private |
| Website | www.virtutech.com |
Virtutech was founded in 1998 as a spin-off from the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS), in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2004, the headquarter was moved to San Jose, California, USA. The Stockholm site remains the company's R&D center. The company's main product is Simics software, used by teams of software developers to simulate computer systems. This facilitates the development, testing, and debugging of embedded software that runs devices such as high-end servers, network hardware, aerospace/military vehicles, and automobiles. Virtutech markets products that allow embedded software developers to create virtual models of hardware using an ordinary desktop computer, run specified sets of tests, and walk the programs through each step of execution, both forwards and backwards. Simics integrates with the Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
In 2001, AMD and Virtutech began working collaboratively on simulation for AMD's Hammer chips. [1]. In July 2005, IBM selected Virtutech Simics for development of its POWER6 platform. [2].
As embedded systems become more complex, especially with the advent of multiprocessors, it has become increasingly difficult to develop and debug embedded software without the use of specialized tools. Virtutech's strategy is to provide the tools that developers need to quickly and efficiently develop embedded software. By modeling a complex hardware system using software running on an ordinary workstation computer, Virtutech claims to reduce the challenge of embedded software development.[3]
[edit] References
- EE Times - Virtutech system-level simulator features Hindsight technology
- Virtual Strategy Magazine - New CEO John Lambert on Virtutech Present and Future
- Dr. Dobbs Podcast - Peter S. Magnusson explains how multiprocessing is driving the need for simulation in systems-level debugging.
- Slashdot - Hindsight: Reversible Computing
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