Hardware/software co-design: IEEE 1666-2023 Std. for SystemC LRM is free to download

Accellera announced that the recently published IEEE 1666-2023 Standard for SystemC Language Reference Manual (LRM) is now available for free download, courtesy of Accellera as part of the IEEE GET Program. "Our close partnership with the IEEE Standards Association is a tremendous benefit to design and verification engineers around the globe,” stated Lu Dai, Accellera Chair. “SystemC has been in use for more than two decades, and as the standard is revised Accellera will continue to leverage its relationship to provide SystemC and other much-needed standards to the community fee-free.” SystemC addresses the need for a system design and verification language that spans hardware and software. It is a language built in standard C++ by extending the language with the use of class libraries. The language is widely used for Digital Twins in the semiconductor space, allowing early embedded software development and effective hardware/software codesign. “The 2023 revision builds on enhancements and new features contributed by the SystemC community during the last decade,” stated Jerome Cornet, IEEE 1666 Working Group Chair. “More than fifty topics in over ten categories have been considered by the working group. This revision provides a new C++ baseline leveraging a mature ISO C++ version, numerous enhancements, and key new capabilities, notably for communicating with other ...