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images/news/hardware.jpgBOFFINS at the University of Michigan have come up with chip-debugging software which they think can save millions of dollars in R& D.
Dubbed Fogclear, the software uses puzzle-solving search algorithms to diagnose problems in the silicon early on and allow designers to automatically adjust the blueprint for the chip.
It means that it will be possible to fix design bugs and wrong wire connections in computer chips after they’ve been fabricated.
It is essentially a CAD tool that automates the debugging process. Its inventors claim it can catch all those tricky errors that months of simulations would miss.
INQ
Dubbed Fogclear, the software uses puzzle-solving search algorithms to diagnose problems in the silicon early on and allow designers to automatically adjust the blueprint for the chip.
It means that it will be possible to fix design bugs and wrong wire connections in computer chips after they’ve been fabricated.
It is essentially a CAD tool that automates the debugging process. Its inventors claim it can catch all those tricky errors that months of simulations would miss.
INQ
