SystemC Users Group Survey
The report, "SystemC Users Group Survey Data Trends Report, April 2007," analyzes user survey data from recent SystemC industry events to illustrate the key trends in user awareness, learning, and application of the SystemC language since it became an IEEE standard in December 2005. Below are some highlights from the survey:
| World-Wide SystemC Usage | |||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Used | 40.2% | 51.7% | 57.5% | 61.6% | 60.9% |
| Under Consideration | 58.3% | 47.9% | 38.8% | 31.8% | 31.1% |
| Not Planned | 1.5% | 0.3% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 8.1% |
| World-wide SystemC Project Experience | ||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| 10 or more designs | — | 6.0% | 14.4% | 15.8% |
| 1 or more designs | 40.4% | 22.1% | 38.3% | 37.7% |
| Next Project | 18.9% | 43.9% | 28.2% | 30.7% |
| Next 2-3 years | 23.8% | 21.2% | 14.0% | 13.2% |
| Using another Language | 16.8% | 6.8% | 5.1% | 2.6% |
| World-Wide SystemC TLM Use-Model | ||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Virtual Platforms for Software Development | 5.3% | 7.2% | 11.8% | 16.9% | 21.2% | 26.3% |
| Specification and Algorithm Design | 37.7% | 32.8% | 28.8% | 18.8% | 26.1% | 17.4% |
| System-Level Modeling and Platform Architecture | 41.9% | 47.9% | 49.0% | 46.7% | 32.3% | 31.7% |
| Reference Model for Functional Verification | 12.4% | 10.2% | 9.4% | 17.3% | 18.9% | 23.9% |
| Others | 2.7% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| 2007 JSCUG SystemC Abstraction Level | |
| Untimed Algorithmic Level | 25.4% |
| Transaction Level (Detail in next table) | 40.3% |
| RTL | 32.1% |
| Others | 2.2% |
| Transaction Level Detail (for previous table) | |
| PV | 31.5% |
| PVT | 33.3% |
| CA (Cycle Accurate) | 35.2% |
| End Product Markets | ||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Microprocessor/DSP | 18.9% | 16.0% | 13.1% | 10.5% | 14.7% | |
| Computer, Peripheral | 22.9% | 21.6% | 18.5% | 24.2% | 19.0% | |
| Wired Network | 11.2% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 4.8% | 5.2% | |
| Wireless Network | 13.1% | 10.4% | 13.1% | 7.3% | 6.9% | |
| Multimedia | 25.6% | 34.2% | 33.8% | 37.9% | 31.9% | |
| Automotive | 1.9% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.3% | |
| Others | 6.4% | 9.7% | 11.9% | 11.3% | 18.1% | |
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