MachineWare

Why we’re paying attention

MachineWare is a 2022 spin-off from the RWTH Aachen institute that has sat at the center of virtual prototyping for almost fifty years. We’re telling the story in two parts — the history that explains why it matters, and the architecture that explains why it fits the next era of chip design — with the practical, action-oriented pieces to follow.

●  Aachen, Germany ●  Founded 2022 ●  RWTH ICE spin-off ●  RISC-V + Arm · SystemC-native ●  Open-source modeling library

The stack on the truck

What MachineWare builds

A small, sharp, deliberately interoperable suite — fast by construction, open where it counts.

A View from the Watchtower

The series

Two foundational pieces, written for the engineers and leaders who have watched virtual prototyping rise, consolidate, and quietly bide its time. Read them in order.

Part One · The History The Aachen Lineage How one institute built virtual prototyping — twice — and why the people who shape the field keep coming from one place. Read part one →

Part Two · The Architecture The Virtual Platform Becomes the Substrate Why MachineWare carries the legacy forward — and why the virtual platform is no longer a tool, but the executable model the whole lifecycle runs on. Read part two →

The launch continues

More to come

Two practical pieces land later this month as part of the MachineWare launch — the case for putting a modern virtual platform at the center of your flow.