Design-for-debug to address next-generation soc debug concerns

In summary, DfD has helped to reduce time-to-market in many use cases across the industry. However in general, the need to actual add dedicated debug features to an SoC design is only slowly being realized and accepted. The complexity of next-generation SoCs requires both a holistic approach to system debug, integrating hardware and software debug infrastructures, and extensions beyond current debug capabilities. Semiconductor manufacturers, tool vendors, and academia will have to co-operate to find solutions to the debug challenges of these SoCs.