Gary Smith, Senior EDA Analyst, Dataquest

"In the Design World we are often accused of not knowing what we are talking about. Unfortunately it is all too often true. The myriad of terms and acronyms that we throw around are astounding. Not only that, but the rapid advance of technology often changes our definitions within a few years. Add to that the propensity of marketing types to hijack terms, redefining them to fit their marketing needs and you have anarchy. This book is the industry's attempt to bring order to the madness. Read it and maybe we won't be fooled again."

Mike Kaskowitz, President, VSIA

"Successful industries must have a firm foundation for the vocabulary that they use to communicate ideas and to avoid misunderstandings. When the RASSP working group completed its work in 1998, the VSIA took up the mantle and has updated and extended this work over the last six years. This has included many fundamental extensions into new areas such as Platform based Design, Verification and the Hardware dependent Software spaces, as well as updating the earlier definitions where the industry has evolved or moved forward. The publication of the material in this book will allow an even greater penetration into the industry and will ensure that it continues to evolve over time."

Richard Goering, group editorial director for design automation, EE Times

"In the complicated world of system-on-chip design, we need a common language so we know what we're talking about. By providing definitions for the terms used in the modeling, implementation and verification of electronic systems, the taxonomies described in this book will help us find a common understanding."