Automotive virtual integration platforms: why´s, what´s, and how´s

In this paper, we present the new concept of virtual integration platform for automotive electronics. The platform provides the basis for a novel methodology in which the integration of sub-systems is performed much earlier in the design cycle. As a result, cost reduction in the final implementation and in the design process can be achieved. In addition, early and repeatable fault analysis can be performed therefore easing the task of system safety proving.