An emulation system having platform device and integrated circuit device redundancy

A method comprising:

• detecting a failure in a first platform device of an emulation system, the emulation system configured to emulate a circuit design for verification of the circuit design;
• disconnecting the first platform device from a second platform device of the emulation system based on detecting the failure;
• and
• connecting the second platform device to a third platform device of the emulation system, wherein the circuit design is emulated using the second platform device and the third platform device.

An emulation system comprising:

• a first platform device;
• a second platform device;
• a third platform device;
• interconnection circuitry that connects the first platform device, the second platform device, and the third platform device with each other;
• and
• a processing device connected to the first platform device, the second platform device, and the third platform device, the processing device configured to:
• perform a first emulation of a circuit design by outputting emulation data to the first platform device and the second platform device;
• and
• stop the first emulation and perform a second emulation of the circuit design by outputting the emulation data to the second platform device and the third platform device based on a failure associated with the first platform device being detected.