# Where Software Meets Silicon: A Digital Twin Playbook

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2026-09-04
- Length: 23m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2026-09-04-where-software-meets-silicon-a-digital-twin-playbook
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/155136743/

## Summary

VJ Chobisa, Senior Director at Siemens EDA, explains how digital twins and virtual platforms enable early software-hardware co-development to address system-level verification challenges in massive designs. He details the transition from architectural exploration to emulation and FPGA prototyping, highlighting how connected platforms help teams find power, performance, and DFT issues before tapeout. Chobisa argues that digital twins extend beyond electronics to model entire systems, such as automotive scenarios involving sensors and actuators, ensuring safety and reliability in complex products.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2026-09-04-where-software-meets-silicon-a-digital-twin-playbook#t=4) Introduction: VJ Chobisa and Siemens EDA
- [2:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2026-09-04-where-software-meets-silicon-a-digital-twin-playbook#t=133) The Shift to Software-Defined Systems and Silo Challenges
- [5:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2026-09-04-where-software-meets-silicon-a-digital-twin-playbook#t=349) Architectural Exploration and Virtual Platforms
- [10:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2026-09-04-where-software-meets-silicon-a-digital-twin-playbook#t=605) System-Level Verification: Power, Performance, and DFT
- [13:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2026-09-04-where-software-meets-silicon-a-digital-twin-playbook#t=824) Balancing Virtual, Emulation, and Prototyping Platforms
- [17:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2026-09-04-where-software-meets-silicon-a-digital-twin-playbook#t=1061) Digital Twins: From Electronics to Full System Modeling

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Veloce (product)
- Metro Graphics (company)

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- [480: Surprises Early In The Game](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-06-27-480-surprises-early-in-the-game) (Embedded.fm)
- [What Are Digital Twins, and How Are They Evolving? | BaseN's Pasi Hurri](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-05-05-what-are-digital-twins-and-how-are-they-evolving-basens-pasi-hurri) (IoT For All Podcast)
- [System Designer Lets You Try Every Part with Michael Gielda](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-03-24-system-designer-lets-you-try-every-part-with-michael-gielda) (The Amp Hour)
- [VC-Backed Hardware Design Collaboration is the (All) Spice of Life](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2023-05-30-vc-backed-hardware-design-collaboration-is-the-all-spice-of-life) (Moore's Lobby)

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