On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 01:48:29AM -0500, Gabriel Sechan wrote:
> You're worrying too much.  Even if they gave you the VHDL, that doesn't prove 
> there weren't bugs in the mask.  Or in the software that interpreted the 
> mask.  Or bugs in the manufacturing process.  Your best bet is to run it on a 
> decent emulator, and if it works there I'd feel pretty safe.  Besides, in 
> embedded it's rarely the CPU that's the issue-  its the ASICs, or the other 
> hardware, or a weird OS, or just crappy tools.

Ug, you just pointed something else out I hadn't thought of....yes the hardware
itself isn't immune from bugs.

Chris


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