XP 2018

Setting up test environments for hardware and microchip projects can take months of development time, with lots of manual work. These activities are very risky because feedback can only occur after producing a test chip or even the final product.

Applying the software development practices known as Continuous Integration to the hardware and microchip design world is now a reality, allowing these projects to start iterating prior to final systems availability, saving months of development time.

This talk will describe how the blurred lines between hardware and software worlds are vanishing due to the adoption of Continuous Integration practices. Existing technology helps to merge hardware and software flows, allowing teams to build, test and validate the systems with improved quality, faster and more frequently even before the production of the final microchips.