Systemc is a set of classes in c++ developed with the intention of designing and representing hardware at higher levels of abstraction than provided by classical hdls. The higher levels of abstraction prove useful in developing software early for complex socs and help identify transaction complexities via architectural exploration. Systemc has been adopted throughout the semiconductor industry as an abstract modelling language and has been maintained as an ieee standard since 2005. Various methodologies like transaction level modeling (tlm), ams (analog and mixed signal) extensions have been developed using systemc for specific targeted areas of modelling. Complete designs that are built at higher abstraction levels are called virtual platforms.
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