A verification environment for embedded processors

What is RTL?
RTL stands for Register Transfer Level. It is a high-level hardware description language (HDL) used for defining digital circuits. The most popular RTL languages are VHDL and Verilog.

What is an embedded system?
An embedded system refers to any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Embedded systems generally use microprocessors, or sometimes custom-designed chips or both. It is used in various applications such as vehicles, machine tools and consumer electronics.

What's PLD?
Short for programmable logic device, a generic term for an integrated circuit that can be programmed in a laboratory to perform complex functions. A PLD consists of arrays of AND and OR gates. A system designer implements a logic design with a device programmer that blows fuses on the PLD to control gate operation.
System designers can use development software that converts basic code into instructions a device programmer needs to implement a design.
PLD types can classified into the following groups
# PROMs (Programmable Read Only Memory) - offer high speed and low cost for relatively small designs
# PLAs (Programmable Logic Array) - offer flexible features for more complex designs # PAL/GALs (Programmable Array Logic/Generic Array Logic) - offer good flexibility and are faster and less expensive than PLAs