Part 3 — SoC HW & HW/SW Debug

2-session Live Online Training

Master advanced System-on-Chip (SoC) debugging methodologies by learning how modern hardware and software are debugged together throughout silicon bring-up, system integration, and post-silicon validation. This practical training equips engineers with the knowledge and techniques required to diagnose complex SoC issues using industry-standard debug infrastructures, trace technologies, and hardware/software co-debug workflows.

Format: Live Online
Duration: 2 Consecutive sessions | 4 Hours per session
Pricing: $60

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Whether you're responsible for silicon validation, SoC integration, hardware bring-up, or embedded software development, this course provides the practical methodologies that semiconductor engineering teams use to accelerate debugging, improve system validation, and reduce time-to-market.

Course Overview

Learn how modern System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms are debugged from initial silicon bring-up through hardware/software integration and full application-level analysis.

This intensive two-session training explores the complete SoC debug lifecycle, covering hardware-only debugging, post-silicon validation, trace technologies, peripheral debugging, hardware/software integration, and end-to-end debug workflows used throughout semiconductor development.

Participants will gain practical insight into how experienced silicon validation and bring-up engineers diagnose complex SoC issues using JTAG, trace infrastructure, hardware breakpoints, software debuggers, and industry-standard debug methodologies to accelerate successful silicon validation and product deployment.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this training, you will:

• Understand the architecture and infrastructure behind modern SoC debugging

• Learn how to perform hardware-only debug during silicon bring-up and validation

• Explore JTAG, Debug Access Ports (DAPs), trace technologies, and on-chip debug infrastructure

• Apply structured hardware/software debugging methodologies across complete SoC platforms

• Debug memory maps, peripheral interfaces, interrupts, and exception handling

• Understand multi-core SoC debugging techniques and hardware/software interaction

• Learn practical workflows for Bare-Metal, RTOS, and Linux application debugging

• Build an end-to-end debug strategy from hardware bring-up through software validation

• Develop practical skills using professional tools and real-world debugging scenarios

Topics Covered

Session 1 — SoC Hardware Debug & Hardware/Software Integration

• SoC debug architecture and on-chip debug infrastructure

• JTAG fundamentals and Debug Access Ports (DAPs)

• Hardware bring-up and post-silicon validation workflows

• Trace architecture and debug visibility

• Clock, reset, and power-domain debugging

• Hardware/software debug foundations

• Memory map and address decode debugging

• Peripheral register analysis

• Hardware and software breakpoint methodologies

• Practical SoC bring-up and hardware debugging demonstrations

Session 2 — SoC Program Debug & End-to-End Debug Workflows

• Single-core program debugging

• Register, memory, and call-stack inspection

• Interrupt and exception debugging

• Multi-core SoC debugging methodologies

• Shared-memory debugging and synchronisation analysis

• Bare-Metal, RTOS, and Linux application debugging

• Hardware/software co-debug strategies

• End-to-end debug workflow from RTL to running software

• Debugging complex SoC integration issues

• Complete capstone demonstrating modern SoC debugging methodologies

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for:

• SoC Verification Engineers

• Silicon Validation Engineers

• Hardware Bring-Up Engineers

• ASIC Design Engineers

• Embedded Software Engineers

• Firmware Engineers

• CPU & SoC Architects

• FPGA Engineers working with embedded systems

• Technical Leads responsible for silicon validation and platform integration

• Engineers involved in hardware/software co-development

Training Format

• Live online instructor-led sessions

• Two consecutive training sessions

• Four hours of interactive instruction per session

• Real-world SoC bring-up demonstrations

• Hardware/software debugging case studies

• Practical debugging workflows using commercial and open-source tools

• Interactive technical discussions and Q&A

• Industry-focused examples based on modern semiconductor development

What's Included

• Live instructor-led training

• Comprehensive digital course materials

• Practical SoC debugging demonstrations

• Interactive Q&A sessions

• Certificate of Completion

Key Benefits

✔ Learn professional methodologies for debugging complex System-on-Chip platforms

✔ Understand the complete silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation process

✔ Gain practical experience with JTAG, trace infrastructure, and hardware/software integration

✔ Develop efficient workflows for debugging processors, peripherals, memory systems, and application software

✔ Learn how hardware and software teams collaborate to resolve complex integration issues

✔ Build confidence debugging Bare-Metal, RTOS, Linux, and multi-core embedded systems

✔ Apply structured debugging techniques throughout the complete SoC development lifecycle

✔ Strengthen your expertise in modern SoC validation, integration, and hardware/software co-debug