On Chip Instrument application to SoC analysis

Complex SoC, including multicore technology is increasing the need for embedded instruments in ASSP, ASIC, and FPGA. This is recognized need in industry with many competing design for debug (DfD) approaches and solutions being proposed and implemented. On Chip Instruments, a hardware based method of inserting data gathering and analysis IP into a SoC, is one of the cornerstones of DfD.