LTE and WiMAX are key contenders for next generation mobile phone system. Both standards are excellent examples to highlight the huge complexity involved in modern communication algorithms. This increasing complexity is the trigger for new design methodologies and tools. This white paper provides a detailed analysis on the elements that determine algorithm design and verification efficiency for LTE and WiMAX communications systems. The concept of efficiency is discussed for modeling, simulation, reuse, and verification. Different methodologies and simulation solutions are then compared, providing the reader with specific algorithm design requirements.
Markus Willems, Ph.D., Product Marketing Manager, Synopsys and Holger Keding, Ph.D., Corporate Application Engineer, Synopsys.

This white paper provides a quantitative summary of the gains realized in Synopsys' USB OTG driver development project through the use of virtual platforms, as well as an outlook of how to apply the lessons learned from the USB OTG driver development to other connectivity IP such as SATA, Ethernet, DDR2 and DDR3.
Frank Schirrmeister, Synopsys, Inc.

Virtual Platforms are a solution for addressing slipping schedules in software-dominated chip designs. They allow pre-silicon software development and also link effectively to verification and power analysis.
Frank Schirrmeister, Director of Product Marketing Shay Benchorin, Director of Business Development, Filip Thoen, Solutions Architect, Synopsys, Inc.