System and method of cost oriented software profiling

A method for use on a computer of cost oriented profiling of input software application code, said method comprising:

• analyzing the behavior of said input application code utilizing one or more cost oriented static and dynamic analysis engines and associated static and dynamic rules;
• determining one or more lines of code, blocks or functions that can potentially be optimized for cost;
• determining whether storage utilization costs can be optimized according to usage of said application code;
• and
• simulating the usage of said input application code using a cost oriented simulator to generate a dynamic analysis indicating any costly code found thereby providing a measure of the total cost of ownership of said application code.

An apparatus for cost oriented profiling of input software application code, comprising:

• one or more cost oriented static and dynamic analysis engines;
• a static rules database;
• a dynamic rules database;
• a behavior analysis module operative to analyze the behavior of said input application code utilizing said one or more cost oriented static and dynamic analysis engines and said static and dynamic rules databases;
• and
• a cost oriented simulator coupled to said behavior analysis module and operative to simulate the usage of said input application code to generate a dynamic analysis indicating any costly code found by said behavior analysis module thereby providing a measure of the total cost of ownership of said input application code.

A computer program product for detecting unchecked signals in simulation tests of a circuit design, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer usable code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
• computer usable code configured for analyzing the behavior of said input application code utilizing one or more cost oriented static and dynamic analysis engines and associated static and dynamic rules;
• and
• computer usable code configured for generating one or more cost reports based on the results of said behavior analysis.