Threadmill
Allon Adir, Maxim Golubev, Shimon Landa, Amir Nahir, Gil Shurek, Vitali Sokhin, Avi Ziv · 2011
Post-silicon validation poses unique challenges that bring-up tools must face, such as the lack of observability into the design, the typical instability of silicon bring-up platforms and the absence of supporting software (like an OS or debuggers). These challenges and the need to reach an optimal utilization of the expensive but very fast silicon platforms lead to unique design considerations - like the need to keep the tool simple and to perform most of its operation on platform without interaction with the environment.