Real Problem: Design Complexity
Design team size > 250 people for flagship uP
Design team growing ?1/feature size
Designs take longer and have fewer changes
Hennessy’s verification to design team ratio ??
ROI negative:
- 200people x 3years x 167K$/personyear = 100M$
- NRE/unit = 1K$ for 100,000 units
“Consolidation” has been and will continue
- In the number of architectures
- In the number of distinct designs