Book demand signifies virtual prototyping uptake

Synopsys has translated the book in Mandarin, with Japanese translation to become available by the end of the year.

Better Software. Faster! is a practical guide for using virtual prototypes to develop, test and debug software before hardware availability. The book captures the benefits and best practices of virtual prototyping as used by a range of companies that have deep experience in deploying virtual prototypes to enable software development much earlier and accelerate project schedules.

Virtual prototypes are fast, fully functional software models of systems that execute unmodified production code and provide development, debug and analysis efficiency, which mitigate software development challenges and increase productivity, resulting in better products, faster. Virtual prototypes eliminate the need to wait until hardware becomes available to start software development and enable users to "shift left" software development by up to 12 months.

"With the trend toward multi-core designs and increasing software content, we need to start software development earlier," said Tzu-Yi Yang, division director of design automation technology at ITRI. "Informative publications like the Better Software. Faster! book are vital for educating developers about virtual prototyping best practices. The rapid adoption of the book underscores the growing usage of virtual prototypes by companies worldwide."

"We published this book to share best practices that help developers accelerate software development and complete projects sooner," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and prototyping at Synopsys. "It's rewarding to see this book come to fruition and be so widely read since its introduction. It shows the industry is eager to adopt virtual prototyping as a method to accelerate software development tasks and deliver higher quality products faster."