It is desirable to improve the development of complex systems,
particularly embedded systems, so that products result which satisfy
required constraints (cost, performance, reliability, and schedule, among
others). Many believe that hardware/software codesign (or simply
codesign), a more synergistic approach to system design, can aid in
achieving this objective.
In the last five years, there has been increased interest in the area of
codesign. The area of codesign has attracted an international community
of individuals from academia and industry. These individuals represent
several disciplines: systems engineering, system architecture, software
engineering, and hardware engineering.
