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Over the past decades the number of transistors that can be integrated on a single silicon die has continued to grow according to Moore’s law [5]. Higher customer expectations, with respect to the functionality that is offered by a single mobile or home appliance, have led to an exponential increase in system complexity. However, the expected life cycle of these appliances has decreased significantly as well. These trends put pressure on design teams to reduce the time from first concept to market release for these products, the so-called time-to-market .
