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Embedded systems gain an increasing popularity in industrial applications and especially on the consumer market. Automotive applications and cellular phones are well-known examples. Embedded systems contain processors running specific software while in traditional digital systems most functionality is implemented in hardware. Embedded systems leave only computation intensive functions as well as system parts that require fast response times or high concurrency to the dedicated system hardware to reduce the cost per unit because they are commonly produced in large amounts. This also applies to low area or low power requirements.
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Wolf, F. (2002). Introduction. In: Behavioral Intervals in Embedded Software. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3649-6_1
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