Disclosed is simulation of circuit behavior by running a central electronic core simulation in a high level simulator up to and including initial microload, creation of a post-IML (initial microcode load) state, and transferring the post-initial microcode state from the central electronic core simulation...http://www.google.de/patents/US20090144043?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20090144043 - POST INITIAL MICROCODE LOAD CO-SIMULATION