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Altera (News - Alert) has launched the FPGA industry's first virtual target that can enable immediate device-specific embedded software development targeting Altera's newly announced SoC FPGA devices.

The SoC FPGA Virtual Target is based on proven virtual prototyping solutions from Synopsys (News - Alert), and is a PC-based functional simulation of an Altera SoC FPGA development board.

According to a release, the Virtual Target (News - Alert) can ensure that software developed on the Virtual Target can be moved to the actual board with minimal effort.

Also, the Virtual Target enables embedded software engineers to develop their application using familiar tools, maximize legacy code reuse, and gain further productivity from the unparalleled level of target control and target visibility.

"Developing application software for embedded projects typically requires the most time and engineering resources," said Vince Hu, vice president, product and corporate marketing, Altera Corporation. "With our SoC FPGA Virtual Target, we enable engineers to jump-start their software development so they can maximize their productivity and get to market quickly."

"Many semiconductor and systems companies have successfully used virtual prototypes to accelerate software development before and after silicon availability," said John Koeter (News - Alert), vice president of IP and systems marketing, Synopsys, Inc. "Our collaboration with Altera makes proven virtual prototyping technology available in an off-the-shelf, ready-to-use virtual target, delivering an environment to system and software engineers with unrivaled debug capability that is easily deployed to Altera's global customer base."

Delivered as a prebuilt, ready-to-use, binary- and register-compatible PC-based simulation model, the SoC FPGA Virtual Target can be ordered today from Altera.

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